Strauder Patton, IV

Strauder Patton IV, based in Dallas, Texas, USA, serves as Vice President of Global Project Delivery in the People and Places Solutions Line of Business for Jacobs, a global Consulting, Engineering & Solutions company composed of over 55,000 employees and revenues over $15 Billion. Strauder oversees Jacobs’ strategy in the Project Delivery areas impacting over 15,000 projects and over 6,000 Project Managers across the business. Strauder has worked at Jacobs over 15 years and has served in the engineering and construction industry for nearly 20 years Strauder has held several global leadership, operations, and project delivery roles and has experience working in several markets such as advanced facilities, energy, power, water, and transportation. Strauder earned both his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas. He is a registered Professional Engineer and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Strauder was also one the co-founders for the Jacobs Black employee network, Harambee, and a past National Professionals Chairperson and National Executive Board member for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).

Favorite KU Memory from Strauder: I have enjoyed all the relationships from our KU Diversity Program that I still stay in close contact with to this day. From the AISES/NSBE/SHPE/SWE and communities, to the mentors, peers, and advisors – I would not be the person and leader I am today without the exposure to this vibrant network. Most important, it also taught me how to best serve in my community, which I also hold as a value today.