Ehret

Jeff Ehret is the Chairman of The PENTA Building Group, Las Vegas, NV. He earned a bachelor’s degree in construction and an MBA from Arizona State University, both with high honors. One of the three original founders of the company, Jeff has helped lead PENTA to now have over 200 salaried employees, with offices in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. He began his career with the Perini subsidiary, Mardian, in Phoenix as a project engineer. He worked upward through project assignments to the executive level, ultimately serving as vice president of operations for the Western U.S. for Perini. He also garnered international experience with the company, overseeing execution of  overseas projects in Africa, South America, and the Pacific Rim, where he rose to the position of Vice President for International Operations. Jeff’s 20 years with PENTA have seen the company’s portfolio expand to numerous markets, including hotel/resort, healthcare, higher education, Native American, sports facilities, industrial, mining, and others across the U.S. He is a trustee of Arizona State University and serves on the executive board of Construction in Indian Country as well as on the Executive Committee for the Industry Advisory Council, both with the Del E. Webb School of Construction at ASU.