Richard Whitehead

Richard Whitehead serves as Chief Executive for Global Buildings + Places at AECOM since January 2013, contributing extensive expertise in the buildings and infrastructure professional services sector. Additionally, Richard holds multiple leadership roles, including Board Member at Perfect Circle and Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Trustee at CRASH - Construction Industry's Charity, and Governor at Oaklands College. Previous positions include Chair of Hertfordshire IQ, Executive Director of Operations at Jacobs Engineering, Senior Engineer at Atkins, and Chartered Engineer at AECOM (Bullen and Partners). Richard earned a B Eng in Civil Engineering from the University of Liverpool between 1986 and 1989.