Riley Bechtel & family

former Chairman and CEO, Bechtel Corp.

$12.53B

$216.5M (1.8%)

as of 05/12/26

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, his siblings and their children hold an estimated 40% 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 America

Source of wealth

Engineering, construction

Residence

San Francisco, California

Marital status

Married

Birth date

03/25/52 (age 74)

Number of children

Education

Doctor of Jurisprudence, Stanford University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Calif Davis

Self-made

inherited and growing