Name: Ben Tucker
Title: Senior Vice President
Company: Chapman Construction/Design
Location: Newton, MA
Place of birth: Pennsylvania
Family: Married with two daughters
College: Hobart College, Washington University; Architecture & Construction Management
First job unrelated to your current field: Gas station attendant
First job in current field: Rough framing carpenter
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Chapman provides industry leading construction management and consulting services to our clients in the commercial office, education and healthcare markets. Our plans include continued refinement of what we do best; infusing each of our projects with hard work, collaboration, broad industry expertise and sustainable thinking.
Hobbies: skiing, mountain biking, tennis, fishing (anything outside), home renovation projects, youth soccer spectator
Favorite novel: And the Mountains Echoed, Khalid Hosseini
Favorite film: The Usual Suspects
Keys to success: Passion for what you do. Willingness to work hard. Remaining open minded and respectful no matter the circumstances.
Person(s) you admire (outside of family): Yvon Chouinard, and others who merge business success with social and environmental sensibility
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Ski patrol in Jackson Hole.