Background
Yates, Alden Perry was born on July 12, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of John Perry and Sybill Norma (Kerr) Yates.
engineering and construction company executive
Yates, Alden Perry was born on July 12, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of John Perry and Sybill Norma (Kerr) Yates.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1951.
Field engineer, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, 1953-1970; vice president, Bechtel Power Corporation, San Francisco, 1970-1975; vice president, deputy division manager, International Bechtel, Inc., Kuwait City, Kuwait, 1975-1978; vice president, deputy division manager, Bechtel Overseas Corporation, London, 1978-1980; president, Bechtel Petroleum, Inc., Houston, 1980-1983; president, Bechtel Group, Inc., San Francisco, 1983-1989; vice-chairman, Bechtel Group, Inc., San Francisco, 1989. Director 1st City bank corporation of Texas, Inc. Chairman, director Bechtel Western Power Corporation, Bechtel Eastern Power Corporation, Bechtel Inc., Bechtel National Inc., Bechtel Civil Inc.
Board directors San Francisco Opera, Socially Responsible Investment International, United Way of Bay Area, Bay Area Council, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. Trustee Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center. Chairman San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair, 1988-1989.
Member advisory council Stanford School Engineering Served to lieutenant junior grade United States Coast Guard, 1951-1953. Member of Pacific Union (San Francisco). San Francisco Golf; Cypress Point (Pebble Beach, California).
Thunderbird Country (Rancho Mirage, California). The Links (New York City). Menlo Circus (Atherton, California).
Married Dawn Blacker, December 16, 1950. Children: Stephen, Michael, Karen, Jeffrey, Russell, Patricia.