Portrait of Robert Clark

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Robert Clark

Net worth $3.7B

Construction · United States

Born
Jan 30, 1959
Age
67
Source
Construction
Residence
St. Louis, Missouri
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Robert Clark is the founder and executive chairman of Chicago-based construction firm Clayco, which he started in 1984 as a college dropout.
  • The St. Louis native owns most of the company and built it into a $7.6 billion (2024 revenue) U.S. construction giant.
  • Clayco's projects include the Washington University School of Medicine and several Amazon e-commerce centers.
  • Clark briefly stepped down as Clayco's executive chairman in September 2021 to become the commissioner general for the U.S. pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.