Riley Bechtel & family
former Chairman and CEO, Bechtel Corp.
$2.83B
as of 10/04/24
About Riley Bechtel & family
Riley Bechtel ran Bechtel, his family's construction and engineering firm, from 1990 to 2014.
He stepped down as CEO in 2014 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
His son Brendan is the current chairman and CEO and the fifth generation to run the company.
Together, Riley and his four siblings hold an estimated 80% stake in Bechtel.
Bechtel is the company behind projects such as the Hoover Dam and San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Engineering, constructionResidence
San Francisco, CaliforniaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/25/52 (age 72)Number of children
3Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Stanford University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Calif DavisSelf-made
inherited and growingRiley Bechtel & family’s fortune is worth
47K
troy ounces of gold
44K
median U.S. household
28K
median U.S. income
0.057%
U.S. credit card volume
0.011%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Riley Bechtel joined Bechtel in 1981 as a contract coordinator.
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