Andrew W. Richardson, P.E., BCEE
Greeley and Hansen – Chairman and CEO
Andrew W. Richardson is Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Greeley and Hansen, a company based on innovative engineering and finding solutions for an array of water, wastewater, water reuse and solid waste challenges. Before becoming CEO, Richardson worked on multiple major wastewater and water projects across the country, including the City of New York Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade, a 300 million gallon per day facility.
Richardson holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (’78), an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York (’82), and an M.B.A. Finance from Keller Graduate School of Management (’90). Additionally, he is a Registered Professional Engineer in multiple states, including Illinois, and is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in many local and national professional associations and societies: Arizona Water and Pollution Control Association (Arizona member association of the Water Environment Federation), 1992-1996, President, 1994-1995; Water for People (WFP), 1996-2002, Vice-President, 2000-2002; American Water Works Association (AWWA), 2001-2007; AWWA Research F
oundation, 2005-2006. He was President of AWWA, the largest non-profit organization dedicated to safe drinking water, from June 2005 to June 2006. Currently, he is on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the U.S. Water Alliance.
Richardson has authored over three dozen technical papers and has made presentations at water and wastewater conferences at the national and international levels. He has also been a lead or contributing author to four water reuse publications: AWWA’s Manual of Practice M24 “Dual Water Systems”, AWWA/WEF’s Guidance Manual “Using Reclaimed Water to Enhance Potable Water Resources’- 1st and 2nd Editions, as well as the Council for Agricultural and Science Technology
(CAST) Special Publication “Water Quality and Water Quantity Issues for Turfgrasses in Urban Landscapes.”