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Steve Edwards is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Black & Veatch. Edwards assumed this position in November 2013 and has overall responsibility for the company's engineering, consulting, construction and related infrastructure businesses in the power, oil and gas, water, telecommunications, and security markets worldwide. With revenues of $3 billion, Black & Veatch is consistently ranked in the Top 10 categories for power generation, power delivery, water infrastructure development and telecommunications in Engineering News-Record magazine and is ranked in the Top 150 of the Forbes list of Largest Private Companies. The company is the 12th largest employee-owned corporation in the United States, according to the National Center for Employee Ownership. Since joining Black & Veatch in 1978, Edwards has been responsible for a variety of global projects and business lines. He was named Chief Operating Officer in March 2013 in a transition role before becoming Chairman and CEO. He was appointed to the Black & Veatch Board of Directors in 2012. Edwards is a registered professional engineer and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri.

Kowalik came to Burns & McDonnell in 1987 as a structural engineer after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in civil engineering. He began his career in the firm’s Energy Group, where he met his close friend and mentor, Greg Graves.

Brad has been with Olsson since 1996 having served as an executive team member since 2007 where he held the titles of Executive Vice President and President before being named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman in 2016. Brad has been a member of the firm’s Board of Directors since 2014 and also serves as Corporate Treasurer.Olsson is a nationally-recognized, employee owned, engineering and design firm headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, providing planning and design, engineering, environmental, technology, and field services to public agencies, private businesses and institutional clients. As CEO and Chairman, Brad is responsible for developing and communicating the company’s vision as well as defining the firm’s long range strategic plan. Brad is also responsible for evaluating growth strategies, allocating capital, communicating with shareholders, engaging the community, nurturing key client relationships, and recruiting and developing the next leaders for the firm.Prior to his executive leadership, Brad served as a senior project manager for commercial and residential development projects, directing site layout and entitlement processes for large retail shopping and lifestyle centers located in several mid-west metropolitan centers. Brad has been, and continues to be, involved with several community groups. Brad is currently serving as the Chairman of Support Nebraska, a non-profit organization responsible for organizing and hosting the annual Pinnacle Bank Championship, a Web.com professional golf tour stop in the Omaha, Nebraska area. The event benefits Teammates, a mentoring organization serving children throughout the state of Nebraska. As a resident of La Vista, Nebraska, Brad is also involved in serving the local municipality through memberships on various planning boards and committees and is a Trustee for the Business Ethics Alliance based in Omaha.

Don Manhard is a President/CEO at MANHARD CONSULTING LTD.

Mr. Brian F. Bortell is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Timmons Group and is based in United States.