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Tom Leppert
was elected mayor of Dallas in June 2007. Prior to his
election, Tom was recognized as both a Dallas business
and community leader. He has decades of experience
working for prominent U.S. corporations and a long
history serving the Dallas community.
Tom most recently served as Chairman and CEO of The
Turner Corporation, one of the world’s largest
construction companies. Under his leadership, the $7
billion company experienced tremendous growth. And, in
2005, Tom led Turner to achieve over $1 billion in
minority contracts – a first for the construction
industry.
A lifelong community volunteer, Tom has served numerous
community groups and charitable organizations on both
the local and national levels. He is a former Chairman
of the Greater Dallas Chamber and currently serves on
the organization’s Executive Committee. He is also
Chairman of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations
and a member of the Texas Governor’s Business Council.
Tom also serves as a board member of local organizations
including the West Dallas Initiative, Dallas Zoological
Society, The Dallas Citizens Council, Episcopal School
of Dallas, Trinity Trust, Willis M. Tate Distinguished
Lecture Series at Southern Methodist University, Texas
Environmental Research Consortium and the Circle Ten
Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
On a national level, Tom is a board member of the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce and the CEO Advisory Council of the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). He is also a member
of Young Presidents Organization, World Presidents
Organization and Chief Executives Organization.
In 2006, Tom received the Global Cross Millennium Award
for Corporate Environmental Leadership from Global Green
USA and the Torch of Conscience Award from the American
Jewish Congress.
Tom holds an M.B.A. with Distinction from Harvard
Business School and graduated cum laude from Claremont
McKenna College in California where he served as student
body president. Currently, He is a member of the Alumni
Board of Directors at Harvard Business School and is
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Claremont
McKenna College, where he also sits on the Executive
Committee.
After Tom received his M.B.A., President Reagan
appointed him as a White House Fellow. In this
prestigious position, he worked for the Department of
the Treasury and White House staff.
Mr. Leppert and his wife Laura live in Dallas and have a
son Christian and twins, Catherine and Ryan. They are
members of Park Cities Baptist Church |
