January 2024
Dan Walsh and Matt Walsh among Who’s Who in Chicago Business 2024
Dan Walsh and Matt Walsh, co-chairmen of The Walsh Group, have been recognized in Crain's Chicago Business' listing of Who's Who in Chicago Business 2024, a collection of the most influential individuals across the public and private sectors.
Dan Walsh and Matt Walsh are part of the third generation of family ownership at the Chicago-based Walsh Group, one of the largest general contractors in the United States and largest construction company in the city of Chicago.
Crain's Chicago Business lists The Walsh Group as the 15th largest privately held company in Chicago, with latest annual reported revenues in excess of $5.2 billion.
Dan and Matt Walsh each have more than 50 years of leadership within the company and obtained chief executive roles in the early 1980s. Since then, The Walsh Group has tremendously expanded it's capabilities and portfolio, growing into a multi-billion-dollar construction service provider with 21 regional offices delivering complex project across the building, transportation and water markets.
The Walsh Group, founded in Chicago in 1898, has been at the center of Chicago construction for decades delivering iconic structures and infrastructure across the city and surrounding suburbs. Most recently, The Walsh Group has completed the new Salesforce Tower Chicago and Tribune Tower renovations, and is renovating the historic Lawson House in Near North. The Walsh Group is also delivering heavy civil projects for the Illinois Tollway and Chicago Department of Aviation at O'Hare International Airport.