PRESIDENT, R.D. OLSON CONSTRUCTION
WHY: At construction firm affiliate of R.D. Olson Development for over 25 years, spearheading projects including Lido House, Irvine Spectrum Marriott, Paséa Hotel and Spa, and Chapman University’s Reeves Hall. Among the country’s top general contractors.
IN THE NEWS: Work moving ahead at mixed-use Bolsa Row in Westminster’s Little Saigon district, to include a 200-unit apartment complex, retail and the city’s first full service and four-star hotel by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
NOTEABLE: Graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. Later went on to study at USC, where he completed the university’s Management Development Program followed by Harvard University’s Executive Finance Program.
