Stephen Davison Bechtel Jr. (born May 10, 1925) is an American businessman and engineer. He is, with his son Riley, co-owner of the Bechtel Corporation. He is the son of Stephen Davison Bechtel Sr. and grandson of Warren A. Bechtel who founded the Bechtel Corporation.
Education
Stephen Bechtel attended Purdue University, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1946. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1948.
Political appointments
Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Bechtel to the President’s Committee on Urban Housing. Richard Nixon named him to membership on the National Industrial Pollution Control Council, the National Commission on Productivity, the Labor Management Advisory Committee, and the National Commission for Industrial Peace. Gerald Ford asked Bechtel to serve on the President’s Labor-Management Committee.
The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and the Stephen Bechtel Fund
The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and the Stephen Bechtel Fund support many non-profit groups, especially in the San Francisco Bay area.
Bechtel is a former chairman of Bechtel Group, a global engineering and construction company. The San Francisco-based business has worked on more than 25,000 construction projects, including the Hoover Dam and Hong Kong airport. He’s chairman emeritus of Fremont Group, the family’s closely held investment company.
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