Hull To Deliver First Lecture in Perspectives on Critical Infrastructure Systems Series
Cordell W. Hull on Infrastructure in the 21st Century
Monday, November 28, 2005
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
MIT E40-298
About the Series: Perspectives on Critical Infrastructure Systems is a series co-sponsored by MIT's Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development (CTPID) and Engineering Systems Division (ESD), which will feature industry leaders who are experts in critical infrastructure systems. The series will focus on the cascading effects among systems such as transport, water, power, energy, power, and telecommunications.
About the Lecture: Infrastructure in the 21st Century
The vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure systems are a huge area of concern especially in light of terrorism attacks and recent natural disasters. Is there good news as far as the resiliencies of these systems? What do our engineering systems specialists need to plan for in the 21 st century?
About the Speaker:
Cordell W. Hull
Venture Investor and Developer; Former Chairman of Bechtel Enterprises, and Executive Vice President of the Bechtel Group
Cordell W. Hull is a retired director of Bechtel Group, Inc., former Chairman of Bechtel Enterprises, and Executive Vice President of the Bechtel Group. He is a director of the Fremont Group, a Bechtel-related major investment company and previously served on the Executive Committee of Fremont. Mr. Hull also serves on the board of The Accenture Energy Advisory Board and is a Trustee at the University of Dayton . He has served on numerous boards in the past.
Mr. Hull's previous responsibility at Bechtel was as chairman of Bechtel Enterprises, which includes the Bechtel Group's global project financing development and investment activities, and ownership and operation of major projects. He also had executive responsibility for various other Bechtel Group activities including finance, legal and insurance, treasury and controller operations, and internal audit. His previous positions in Bechtel have included president of Bechtel Power, where he was responsible for Bechtel's global fossil and nuclear power business. Mr. Hull also was previously the senior Bechtel executive responsible for Bechtel's civil engineering business, including ports and airports, rail and highway transportation, and building and infrastructure projects.
Mr. Hull graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering with honors from the University of Dayton , and also was named a distinguished military graduate. He received a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Juris Doctor degree ( cum laude ) from Harvard Law School , a diploma in economics from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and an honorary doctorate from Dominican College . He is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts , a member of the Ohio Bar (inactive), and a licensed contractor in California (inactive).
Formerly Mr. Hull served as director of Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd., an international investment company; served on the Board of Gilead Sciences, an independent biopharmaceutical company, where he was also chairman of the Audit Committee; chairman and chief executive officer of InfrastructureWorld, Inc; chairman and director of Energy Asset Management, LLC; chairman of the Western Regional Council; chairman of the Advisory Board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; chairman of the Pacific Basin Council of Dominican College; a member of the board of directors of SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute); a director of Dillon Read and chairman of its audit committee; president of the American Society of Macro-Engineering; chairman of the International Engineering & Construction Industries Council; and a member of the Services Policy Advisory Committee to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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