Granite Construction, Inc.

James Roberts is Granite’s president and chief executive officer, since September 2010, and a member of Granite’s Board of Directors since 2011. He is responsible for the development and implementation of both short- and long?term company-wide strategies to ensure Granite’s growth, effectiveness, sustainability and overall stakeholder return. Under his leadership, Granite has experienced diversified growth into the water, tunnel and power markets, as well as an expanded geographic footprint into the midwestern U.S. Granite’s revenue has grown more than 40 percent since 2010, when the U.S. recession had its strongest impact on the Company. This revenue growth has helped drive profit improvement, with total shareholder return exceeding 220 percent since that time.

James joined Granite in 1981 and has served in various capacities including executive vice president and chief operating officer, senior vice president, Granite West manager, branch division manager, vice president and assistant branch division manager, and regional manager of Nevada and Utah Operations.

He received a B.S.C.E. and M.S.C.E. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. He also completed the Stanford Executive Program in 2009.

Carlos is Senior Vice President of Operations Services and responsible for leading the companywide centers of excellence for Construction Services, Quality, Environmental, Equipment, A&E and Supply Chain. The centers of excellence works closely with our operations teams to implement industry best practices, standardize processes, policies and procedures while optimizing our capital expenditures and investments to meet the company’s growth and profitability goals.

Carlos earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Davis. He began his career at Granite as a project engineer in California responsible for estimating and management execution of numerous landmark projects. In 1997, he became the Chief Estimator in our acquisition of Gibbons & Reed in Utah where he served for the next 17 years as an Area Manager, Business Development Manager, Design-Build Leader, Construction Materials Manager and corporate National Asphalt Manager. He has also been involved in various corporate initiatives such as employee development, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and strategic plan implementations.

Jigisha Desai has been with Granite for 25 years, serving most recently as vice president of corporate finance and treasurer where she has been responsible for leading all corporate finance and treasury functions: capital allocation, capital structure, treasury operations, debt and investment management and enterprise risk management as well as corporate development focusing on the company’s strategic plan through mergers and acquisitions. In addition, she has been instrumental in building Granite’s long-term relationships with a diversified group of lenders, sureties, insurance markets and financial advisors.

Jigisha joined Granite in 1993 and has served in various capacities including vice president and treasurer, assistant treasurer and treasury manager.

Jigisha is a member of Engineering & Construction Treasurer’s Peer Group, Association of Financial Professional and is a Certified Treasury Professional.

Jigisha received a B.S. in accounting from the University of Houston and an M.B.A. in corporate finance from Golden Gate University. In 2016 she completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.