Rajan Sheth has more than 48 years of experience in the consulting engineering and architecture business. He recently retired from Mead & Hunt; a firm founded in the year 1900. He joined the firm in 1977 as a structural engineer. He was Chairman of the Board from 1994 to 2020 as well as the CEO of the firm from 1994 to 2018. Mead & Hunt is a national firm providing consulting services in the fields of transportation and water infrastructure, architecture, food and beverage industry, and cultural resources. Mead & Hunt grew under Raj’s leadership from a local Wisconsin company in 1994, to a national company with offices in 20 states. The company revenue has grown from $10 million in 1994 to over $191 million in 2020. The growth and success of the firm has continued under the leadership of Raj’s successor. Mead & Hunt is an employee-owned company (not an ESOP), with nearly 30% of employees as shareholders.

Raj was instrumental in promoting people focused values at Mead & Hunt. He attributes the company success to staying highly focused on people, while pursuing smart growth organically and by acquisitions. Mead & Hunt has successfully acquired and integrated twelve companies in the last 20 years. The company has been consistently named as one of the fastest growing, and one of the best places to work. The Mead & Hunt Board of directors was awarded the “Private Company Board of the Year” award in 2016 by a national magazine for its best governance practices.

Raj serves on the boards of directors of several consulting engineering and architectural companies. They range from a 100-person architectural firm to a 900-person international engineering firm. With some of the firms, he has facilitated several sessions on employee-ownership, strategic planning, acquisition strategies, and organization restructuring. He has also assisted several companies in CEO selection and leadership transition.

He served for several years on the Board of Trustees for the College of Engineering at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, as well as on the Dean’s Industrial Advisory Board for the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was the commencement speaker at the University of Wisconsin- Platteville, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science for the graduating class of 2018.

In the past, he has served in leadership positions in various professional associations such as the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Council of Engineering Companies. He was one of the trustees of the ACEC Retirement Trust. He also served for several years on the Board of Directors of Wisconsin Manufacturer and Commerce (Wisconsin’s Chamber of Commerce). He has also served in leadership positions in several community and charitable organizations. He is recipient of many achievement awards from various professional and business organizations.

Raj has B.E. degree in Civil Engineering from India, and M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a licensed Professional and Structural Engineer. He is a Fellow of ASCE and ACEC.