Riley Peart Bechtel CBE (born March 25, 1952)[1] is an American billionaire heir and businessman.
[3] He joined Bechtel full-time in 1981 and was elected president and chief operating officer in March 1989.
[3] He sits on the board of directors of the international council of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (since 1995), the Fremont Group (owned by Bechtel Corporation), the Fremont Group (which in turn runs Trinity Ventures, LP), Fremont Investors, Inc. (owned by Bechtel Corporation), and Sequoia Ventures, Inc. (limited partner of Bechtel Corporation).
[3] He sits on the corporate council of the Conservation Fund and the Board of Trustees of the Ocean Exploration Trust.
In 1998, he and his father were presented with the Honor Award from the National Building Museum for their company's contributions to America's built environment.