Richard (Rich) Bub

Richard (Rich) Bub is the Chairman and leader of special projects for GRAEF, an engineering and consulting firm, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has held this position since January 1, 2012 and focuses on mergers and acquisitions, as well as training new managers. He also teaches a leadership in engineering class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Until becoming Chairman in 2012, Bub served as GRAEF’s President and CEO from 1995. He has experience as a Project Manager and as Principal-in-Charge on industrial, municipal, commercial, and institutional projects.

Bub was named the Corporate Leader of the Year in 2011. Bub also received the STEM Forward Engineer of the Year award in 2011.

Professional Background
Bub earned his MBA in Management from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Business Administration in 1996. He earned his Master of Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1982 and his BSCEE in Structural Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975.

Professional Societies & Community Activities

 * American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE
 * Coalition of American Structural Engineers, CASE
 * Past President of ACEC Wisconsin
 * Past Member of the National ACEC Board of Directors representing Wisconsin
 * Chair of the UW-Madison Department of Civil Engineering Visiting Committee
 * President of the City of Mequon Police and Fire Commission
 * Past President of the Mequon Thiensville Sunrise Rotary