Martin

Craig Martin is the retired president and CEO of Jacobs, one of the world’s largest providers of construction services. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Denver.

Craig joined Jacobs in 1994 after more than a decade of senior management positions with CRSS. He began his career with the Martin K. Eby Construction Company. At Jacobs, his BeyondZero corporate safety campaign reshaped the organizational culture. For his efforts and the resulting success of the program the National Safety Council’s magazine named him as one of 10 “CEOs Who Get It.” He also helped form the Incident & Injury Free (IIF) Executive Forum, a twice yearly gathering of industry senior executives who then share strategies on safety.

Since retiring in 2014, he and his wife, Diane, established the National Center for Construction Safety (NCCS) at the University of Kansas. He now acts as an advisor to the center, helping identify and develop life-and-injury saving ideas and technologies. Among his many honors, Craig is the recipient of the Carroll H. Dunn Award of Excellence, the highest award given by the Construction Industry Institute.