Riley Bechtel

Riley Peart Bechtel is an American billionaire heir and businessman. He was the chairman of the Bechtel Corporation until April 2017. 

• 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 Brendan own an estimated 20% of the company; Riley continues to serve as a Bechtel board member.
• Bechtel is the company behind projects such as the Hoover Dam and San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.