Richard "Rick" Burt

Richard "Rick" Burt On March 26 at age 62. Rick was a highly regarded member of the international business community. He had vast experience in the civil and environmental engineering industries as well as global infrastructure development projects. Most recently he had been appointed as a consulting faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. Before joining Stanford, Rick was a member of the Board of Directors of Bechtel, Inc. in San Francisco as a senior vice president, director and general counsel. He joined Bechtel in 2002. Prior to Bechtel, Rick held a similar position at Asea Brown Boveri, Inc., the North American subsidiary of ABB Group of Zurich, Switzerland. He previously served with distinction as a vice president and general counsel at Sandoz Corporation. Rick was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Gettysburg College and the Dickenson School of Law. He will be deeply missed by his wife Susan Burt; daughters, Corinne Burt and Julie Burt; sister, Susan Burt-Collins and mother, Louise Burt. A Memorial Service will be held at Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., in San Francisco on Monday, April 2. Donations in Rick's name can be made to The San Francisco Night Ministry, 1031 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94109.