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Anthony (Tony)
Thompson
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Career
Summary:
Anthony (Tony) Thompson is the President/CEO of Kwame Building
Group, Inc. (KWAME), which he founded in 1991. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, KWAME is a construction
management/program management firm that serves as an independent
agent to the owner. KWAME
provides, along with other services, project management,
scheduling, estimating, contract/claims administration, and value
engineering.
Professional
Experience:
- Project
Engineer - Anheuser-Busch Companies
- Mechanical
Engineer - Monsanto Chemical Company
- Construction
Engineer - U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
Education:
- Master
of Science Degree in Civil Engineering/ Construction
Management - Washington
University
- Master
of Business Administration Degree in Finance - Webster University
- Bachelor
of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering – University
of Kansas
- Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Environmental Design - University of Kansas.
Community
Involvement / Board Member:
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Teach
for America
- Metropolitan
YMCA
- Regional
Business Council
- St.
Louis Sports Commission
- Boy
Scouts of America
- St.
Louis Community
College
Foundation
- Advisory
Board for the School
of Business at Webster University
Abbreviated
Listing of Special Achievements:
·
Named the Top 100 Leaders to
Watch in 2001
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Named the Top 100 Leaders to
Watch in 2002
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Named the Top 100 Leaders to
Watch in 2003
·
2002 Mayor Francis Slay
Business of the Year Award
·
2002 St. Louis American Salute to
Excellence Entrepreneur of the Year Award
·
2003 Mayor Francis Slay Spirit
of St. Louis
Award
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2003 Webster University
Distinguished Alumni Award
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2004 Washington University
Distinguished Alumni Award
·
2004 Saint Louis Council of
Construction Consumers MBE of the Year Award
·
2005 & 2006 Saint Louis
Business Journal’s Most Influential Leaders
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