Black & Veatch is an employee-owned engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction company with a 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, they have helped their clients improve the lives of people in over 100 countries by addressing the resilience and reliability of our world’s most important infrastructure assets. Check out their website and follow them on social media to learn more.
Black & Veatch’s culture and values transcend differences in age, gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation. As a global company having performed projects in more than 100 countries, Black & Veatch values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and joining Women+Power advances these efforts.
“Diversity of experience, leads to diversity of thought, leads to diversity of action” -Bobby Umar
“I want my daughter’s generation to see the electricity sector as a welcoming, inclusive industry. I want them to see themselves in our leaders and know that there are no artificial limits to their possible success in our sector.”
“One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals.” -Jean Vanier
“Please do more to hire, support, and encourage talented women who want to work. Women don’t look or talk like Perry Mason, and you don’t want us to. We often are more creative, smarter, more persistent, and harder-working than men, and we actually win cases. So call me a Lady Lawyer. Just don’t underestimate me in Court.” -Lisa Blatt
“Women have always been powerful and strong. We have made our mark throughout history. When women come together, energy is created, great things happen and we forge our path today and for tomorrow. We are making our history mark now – why not make it even more awesome through initiatives like Women+Power!”
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” -Epictetus
“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” -Ryunosuke Satoro
“Leadership is causing something to happen that otherwise wouldn’t. Women+Power is leading a positive shift in the power industry that customers, stakeholders, and shareholders will benefit from for years to come.”
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” -Michael Jordan
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made … It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” -Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“It is critical that women have a safe place to come together, to support and empower each other in this industry. We will all benefit when we create a strong community.”
“Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” -Anne Sweeney
“You can tell who the strong women are, they're the ones building each other up instead of tearing each other down.” -Brene Brown
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” -Margaret Thatcher