WILLIAM STOUT
William M. Stout, P.E., is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Gannett Fleming, Inc., an international planning, design and construction management firm which has been providing quality, multi-disciplinary engineering services in the United States and abroad since 1915. As Gannett Fleming continues to grow and expand, the focus is on our key mission—to make our clients successful. The firm employees engineers, architects, planners and allied professionals in several offices located strategically throughout the United States.
As Chairman of the Board and CEO, Bill is responsible for all of Gannett Fleming and its subsidiary operations. He has been a Member of the firm’s parent company’s Board of Directors since 1996.
Prior to assuming the chairmanship in 2008, Bill was Director of Gannett Fleming’s Administrative Division, responsible for corporate services including accounting, billing, legal, human resources, telecommunications, motor pool, mailroom, and building services. Duties also included evaluation and management of acquisitions, retirement programs, and incentive compensation plans.
Bill was also the President of Gannett Fleming’s Valuation and Rate Division from 1994 to 2007. He was responsible for the conduct of studies for public utility and railroad management that supported regulatory, tax, and operating decisions. Bill started as a valuation engineer conducting studies related to utility plant depreciation and performing service life studies for clients such as Union Pacific Railroad Company and Burlington Northern Railroad Company. He appeared as an expert witness in over 120 proceedings related to utility regulation and tax litigation.
Bill received a B.S. in Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania.
Bill is married, has three children, and currently resides in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania with his wife, Sherry. In addition to his family, Mr. Stout enjoys music and theater as well as golf. Bill is involved in his church choir and teaches an adult Sunday School class.
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