Paul Unruh’s 25-year career at Bechtel began in 1978 as the manager of financial systems development and culminated in 2003 as vice chairman and member of the three-person senior management group, where he managed the company’s service organizations including information systems and technology, finance, legal, external affairs, and shared services.

From 1997 to 2001, Unruh was president of Bechtel Enterprises, the project finance, development, and investments arm of the company, with more than $40 billion in projects developed and financed. Highlights during this period include: lead entrepreneur and founding board member of Genuity (later sold to GTE); and founding board member of Shell-Bechtel Joint Venture, InterGen N.V., which grew to a multi-billion asset base of 22,000 megawatts.

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