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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Donor	Common Recipients
Stephen Bechtel Jr	Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Bechtel PAC Committee, Tom Campbell, Claude B Hutchison Jr, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Michael Bennet, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg, Ricky Gill
Frank Baxter	David Timothy Dreier, Richard Green Lugar, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, 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, Tim Pawlenty, Michael Bennet, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg, Ricky Gill
A Jerrold Perenchio	Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, 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, Angus King, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg
Charles R Schwab	Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Ralph Straus Regula, Pat Toomey, 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, Tim Pawlenty, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg, Ricky Gill
Doris Fisher	David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Kevin McCarthy, Ralph Straus Regula, Pat Toomey, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Care Political Action Committee, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Michael Bennet, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Rick Berg, Ricky Gill, Golden State Congressional Victory Fund
Elizabeth Bechtel	Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Jones, Bechtel PAC Committee, Tom Campbell, Claude B Hutchison Jr, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Michael Bennet, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg, Ricky Gill
Alex Spanos	Elizabeth Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Claude B Hutchison Jr, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Ricky Gill, Golden State Congressional Victory Fund
George P Shultz	Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, 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, Ohio's Future PAC, Bechtel PAC Committee, Tom Campbell, Claude B Hutchison Jr, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Ricky Gill
John J Fisher	Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Kevin McCarthy, Ralph Straus Regula, Pat Toomey, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Care Political Action Committee, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Michael Bennet, Carly Fiorina, Ricky Gill, Golden State Congressional Victory Fund
Helen Schwab	Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg, Ricky Gill
Howard H Leach	David Timothy Dreier, Richard Green Lugar, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Ohio's Future PAC, Tom Campbell, Claude B Hutchison Jr, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads
Marc I Stern	David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, 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, Tim Pawlenty, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg
Robert A Day	Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Kevin McCarthy, Ralph Straus Regula, 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, Carly Fiorina, Rick Berg
Dana K Anderson	Elizabeth Dole, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, 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, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Golden State Congressional Victory Fund
Bradford M Freeman	Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, Pat Toomey, 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, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Rick Berg
Duane R Roberts	Elizabeth Dole, 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, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Jeff Denham, Rick Berg
Stephen I Chazen	Elizabeth Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, 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, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, American Crossroads, Jeff Denham
Robert J Lowe	David Timothy Dreier, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, 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, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Golden State Congressional Victory Fund
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
Richard M Rosenberg	Dianne Feinstein, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Claude B Hutchison Jr, George H W Bush, Angus King, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Rick Berg

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Aliases	Mr Riley P. Bechtel, Riley Bechtel

Riley P. Bechtel

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

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