Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tufts University; Northwestern University.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tufts University; Northwestern University.
A graduate of Tufts College, Berger received his Master"s degree in soils and geology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Doctorate in soil mechanics from Northwestern. After completion of the contract he opened a second office which often employed local labor to fulfill international contracts. He was involved in designing and building highways, railroads, bridges, and airfields in 120 countries.
His companies grew to become the Louis Berger Group.
He was a former faculty member of Pennsylvania State University"s engineering department which designed a large portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.