AGC members are developing young professionals to lead their firms and the construction industry into the future through a group of programs that form AGC’s Construction Leadership Council (CLC). AGC chapters give them different names — Construction Leadership Council, Young Constructors Forum, Emerging Leaders Group, Young Executives Committee, Future Leaders Forum, Young Leadership Program — but they share the mission of nurturing talent.
“The Construction Leadership Council is invaluable to professional development,” says Bryan Kelley, a vice president with Howard S. Wright Construction, a Balfour Beatty Company, a member of multiple AGC chapters. “It bridges the gap between the expectations of company leadership — that its young employees know the industry and its key players and learn to market and develop work — and the untapped potential of a future leader who has the skills but not necessarily the forum to showcase them.” Read more here.