Rick Azer
Associate Vice President, Growth Accelerator
Black & Veatch
Rick Azer is Associate Vice President for Black & Veatch and a founding member of the company’s Growth Accelerator. Rick commercializes new technologies and service offerings that extend the company’s position as a leader in critical human infrastructure, with a focus on the intersection of the physical and digital worlds. Rick’s projects include a nationwide network of high power EV Charging stations, Hydrogen fuel filling stations, stationary storage, and smart city mobility infrastructure. Prior to joining Black & Veatch, Rick worked for a number of years at Qualcomm. He sits on the Executive Board of Directors at Cleantech San Diego. Rick has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design from ASU and a MBA from Washington University, Saint Louis.