Robert “Bob” Brinkmann is the chief executive officer and founder of Brinkmann Constructors, formerly R. G. Brinkmann Construction Company, a full-service commercial and design/build construction firm headquartered in St. Louis and operating in forty states. His civic and community engagement includes serving as chair of the Missouri State Highway Commission, board member of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Foundation and the St. Louis Police Chief’s Club, and executive board member of Junior Achievement. His involvement in engineering and public safety extends to being a member of the Academy of Civil Engineers and an honorary state trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He served as the past chair of the Board of Trustees at Missouri University of Science and Technology, his alma mater. He continues his civic service by working on projects such as the Gateway Regional Police Training Facility, KidSmart—St. Louis, and Lafayette Academy: A Classical School, among other charitable initiatives.