Riley P. Bechtel

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bechtel Group, Inc.

In March 1989, he was elected president and chief operating officer of Bechtel Group, Inc. He became president and chief executive officer in June 1990, and chairman and chief executive officer in January 1996. In February 2014, Mr. Bechtel stepped down as Bechtel’s chief executive officer and continued to serve as chairman of its board. In April 2017, he retired as chairman of the board, but remains active as a non-executive director. Fourth-generation head of engineering giant Bechtel Corp., firm that built Hoover Dam and Chunnel. Father, Stephen, became president 1960, chairman 1973. Riley started as mechanic's helper at age 14; still has first Bechtel paycheck. Chairman and chief executive in 1990. Sales up 32% to $27 billion in 2007; firm booked $34 billion in new work last year. New jobs include a 1,600-megawatt, coal-fired power plant in Illinois and a liquefied natural gas processing plant in Angola. Completed U.K.'s first high-speed rail line and Tacoma Narrows Bridge near Seattle earlier this year. Believed to still have stake in privately held money management firm Fremont Group. Mr. Bechtel is a director of Fremont Investors, Inc. and a member of Fremont Group’s Board of Advisors. He is a member of the Conservation Fund's Corporate Council, and The Thacher School Board of Trustees. He is an associate member of the American Society of Corporate Executives.

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Richard M Kovacevich	Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Ricky Gill
Dale L Dykema	Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Rick Berg, Golden State Congressional Victory Fund
Donald G Fisher	David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Ralph Straus Regula, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Care Political Action Committee, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Michael Bennet, John F Seymour
Andrew F Barth	David Timothy Dreier, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg
Richard Hohlt	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Ralph Straus Regula, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Care Political Action Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina
Diane B Wilsey	David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham
Richard Riordan	David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, John F Seymour, Ricky Gill
Gerald Parsky	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina
William E Oberndorf	Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Jeff Denham, Ricky Gill
C Boyden Gray	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, American Crossroads, Jeff Denham
Barron Hilton	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, John F Seymour, Rick Berg
Jim Click	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Rick Berg
Kelly Day	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Carly Fiorina, Rick Berg
Red Emmerson	Dianne Feinstein, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham
Keith Lindner	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Richard Green Lugar, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Ohio's Future PAC, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Rick Berg
William Charles Powers	Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg, Ricky Gill
Kathy Baxter	Dianne Feinstein, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Rick Berg
Gary Winnick	David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Michael Bennet, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina
John W Childs	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Claude B Hutchison Jr, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, American Crossroads, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg

Types	Person, Business Person, Lawyer
Gender	Male
Birthday	Mar 25 '52
Aliases	Mr Riley P. Bechtel, Riley Bechtel

Riley P. Bechtel

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bechtel Group, Inc.

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