Robert G. 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. As of 2014, Clayco has over 1555 employees. Its 2014 revenue was $1.1 billion. In Engineering News Record (ENR)'s prestigious annual survey of the top 100 design-build contractors, Clayco was named the 22nd-largest design-builder in the United States. In 2014, Clayco ranked 61st on ENR's list of 400 top contractors.

Affiliations

Civic

• Member of St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA)^[1]
• National Finance Committee Member for Senator Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008^[2]
  and served as the Missouri chair for the "Committee for Change"^[3]
• Presidential Appointment to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House^[4]
• Member of the Economic Club of Chicago^[5]

Business

• Board Member, LaBarge, Inc., a publicly traded company^[6]
• Member, Young Presidents Organization (Past Chapter Chair)

Educational

• Member of the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) Board of Trustees^[7]
• 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

• 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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