# Bob Pragada — Jacobs CEO profile

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

- **Company:** [Jacobs](https://voltformer.com/epc-contractors/jacobs)
- **Canonical URL:** https://voltformer.com/ceo/bob-pragada
- **Person ID:** https://voltformer.com/ceo/bob-pragada#person
- **Language:** en
- **In role since:** 2023-01-24
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-11

## Biography and career

Became Jacobs CEO on January 24, 2023. He previously served as the company’s COO, joined Jacobs in 2006 and returned in 2016 to lead global business lines.

## Profile sources

Prepared by Voltformer editors using official company sources and the publications cited below.

- [Jacobs CEO biography](https://www.jacobs.com/people/bob-pragada)
- [CEO appointment release](https://www.jacobs.com/newsroom/press-release/bob-pragada-assumes-role-chief-executive-officer)

## All company news

- [Jacobs extends management role at hydrogen-capable steel plant](https://voltformer.com/news/usa-jacobs-duisburg-dri-2026)
- [Jacobs selected for Utah Strawberry High Line modernization](https://voltformer.com/news/usa-jacobs-strawberry-high-line-2026)
- [Jacobs selected for construction management on two California highways](https://voltformer.com/news/usa-jacobs-orange-county-highways-2026)
- [Jacobs serves as technical adviser on New York public health laboratory](https://voltformer.com/news/usa-jacobs-wadsworth-lab-2026)
- [Jacobs wins EPCM contract for Hut 8’s second AI campus](https://voltformer.com/news/usa-jacobs-hut8-beacon-point-2026)
- [Jacobs JV to design five Sydney Metro West stations](https://voltformer.com/news/usa-jacobs-sydney-metro-west-2026)
- [Jacobs named EPCM lead for Hut 8 River Bend data center](https://voltformer.com/news/usa-jacobs-hut8-river-bend-2026)

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