This article first appeared in the 200901
issue of BD+C.
 Stephen W. Fort, 38
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VP, general manager Turner Construction Company, Chicago EDUCATION BS CE, Pennsylvania State University ACCOMPLISHMENTS Leads Chicago business unit for the firm (2007 total billings: $9.4 billion, according to BD+C's Giants 300). Local billings: $700 million. General manager for Illinois business unit. Oversees 220-person staff, day-to-day business operations, and business development. Responsible for procuring more than $2 billion in construction projects since 2003. Leads in-house Turner School of Construction Management. EXTRACURRICULAR Founder, Turner Charity Network. Raised $1.5 million in seven years for local nonprofits. Chair, Board of Directors, Heller School of Business, Roosevelt University. Officer, U.S. Navy, Civil Engineer Corps (1992-1999). OFF THE CLOCK Can't live without his Bruce Springsteen Live box set. Favorite read: Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, by Stephen E. Ambrose. SECRET LIFE Father was an admiral in the U.S. Navy. |
