Steve Bannes

Biography: Professor Steve W. Bannes is the Director of the Graduate Studies in Construction Management (GSCM) Programs at Washington University in St. Louis. As Director, he provides exceptional strategic guidance, policy development, and departmental leadership ensuring that graduate studies in construction management are highly effective and valued academic programs. A ‘hands-on’ leader, he is engaged in every aspect of the GSCM programs including student advising, adjunct faculty and student recruitment, and outreach to the professional community and local built environment organizations and associations. Each semester he teaches both undergraduate engineering students as well as graduate students from both the Engineering and Architecture Schools. Since being named Director in January 2006, Prof. Bannes has been redesigning the GSCM program – developing new courses and renovating the curriculum for both the Master of Construction Management (MCM) and MCM/M.Arch joint degree program with the School of Architecture. He launched a new Graduate Certificate in Construction Management (GCCM) – a 15-unit course of study intended for industry stakeholders. The implementation of his philosophies has resulted in significant growth in the number of admitted students from 12 in January 2006 to approximately 50 today. A non-traditional educationist, Prof. Bannes brings a full-spectrum of construction industry experience to the classroom. During his career in industry, he was directly responsible for acquiring and/or managing over $800 million of construction work. He worked as a carpenter, project engineer, estimator, project manager, and executive for some of the region’s largest and most successful general contractors and construction managers. His over forty years of hands-on experience has endowed him with a builder’s perspective, enabling him to share a unique, unparalleled perspective. In addition to his work at the University, Prof. Bannes is the Founde