Leadership

Barbara Laflin Treat

President and founding member of IW executive team
Former Principal Vice President of Bechtel Corporation, VP Bechtel Enterprises and first woman named a Principal VP in Bechtel company history
Responsible for development of major infrastructure projects world-wide over three decades
Formerly Research Director - Harvard’s Kennedy School -Energy & Environmental Policy Center, Senior Editor Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and oil industry executive

Founding Chairman (now Emeritus) of IW
Former Director of Bechtel Corporation, President of Bechtel Power and founder of Bechtel Enterprises
Founder and former President of American Express’ worldwide merchant banking operations
Former Director – Dillion Read, Fremont Group and Darby International
Former Board Director - Gilead Sciences
Former Chairman, Advisory Board of US Export-Import Bank
Former Director of Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco
Former President and Board Director of C&I Girdler International
Deep industry experience in engineering, construction and major project development & finance

Former Executive Vice President, and Managing Director, now Senior Advisor to IW
Co-founder and former President of Pacific Enterprises International (international development arm of then largest gas distribution company in the Western Hemisphere)
Former President of Pacific Energy, which built and operated geothermal, biogas, bio mass and hydro power projects
Financial services and IT industry executive
Former McKinsey & Company consultant