Robert G. Clark

Robert G. Clark
Born Robert Gene Clark
January 30, 1959 (1959-01-30) (age 53)
St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation Chairman & CEO at
Clayco Inc. (1984-)
Predecessor Harold L. Clark

Robert G. Clark is a U.S. businessman. He is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Clayco Inc., one of the nation's largest, privately owned real estate, architecture, engineering, design/build, and construction firms, which he founded in July 1984. Currently, Clayco has over 995 employees and a 2010 annual revenue of $880 million.[1]

Clayco consistently moves up in the annual rankings of the prestigious Engineering News Record (ENR). In the magazine's annual survey of the top 100 design/build contractors, Clayco was named the 24th largest design builder in the United States.[2] Clayco also ranked 52nd on ENR's 2011 list of top 400 contractors, up from 60th in 2010.[3]

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Civic Affiliations

Member of St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA)[4]

National Finance Committee Member for Senator Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008[5]
and served as the Missouri chair for the "Committee for Change"[6]

Presidential Appointment to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House[7]

Member of the Economic Club of Chicago[8]

Business Affiliations

Board Member, LaBarge, Inc., a publicly traded company[9]

Member, Young Presidents Organization (Past Chapter Chair)

Educational Affiliations

Member of the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) Board of Trustees[10]

Board Member, Central Institute for the Deaf (Past President of The Board)

Board of Trustees, Saint Louis University (Serves on Executive Committee)

Scientific Advisory Council for Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Advisory Board Member, Urban Health Initiative - University of Chicago

Cultural Affiliations

Board Member, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Board Member, Forest Park Forever

Awards & Honors

Named Construction Man of the Year in 1997 and Entrepreneur of the Year by the AFL-CIO Building Trades Council of St. Louis

NAACP – Commitment to St. Louis – 2008

St. Louis Business Journal – Heroes of the Planet – 2008, Sustainable Communities Winner

Engineering News-Record – Top 100 Green Contractors – 2007-2008

Focus St. Louis – What’s Right with the Region Awards – 2007, for Improving Racial Equality and Social Justice

St. Louis Business Journal – St. Louis Influentials – 2005 - 2010

March of Dimes – Building the Community Lifetime Achievement Award – 2003, for on-going commitment to the St. Louis community

St. Louis Chapter of the American Jewish Committee - John D. Levy Human Relations Award – 2003, for leadership and commitment through volunteer activities that have improved human relations within the St. Louis region

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