Teri L Jones
Past President, Building
Teri Jones is the Past President of the Building Group for
Sundt Construction, having recently stepped down after a
distinguished nine-year tenue leading the group. In her role
as President, she was responsible for the safe, profitable
execution of more than 60 projects each year performed by
400-plus employees across multiple states. Under her
leadership, the Building Group’s annual revenue increased
by 50% to just over $1 billion.
During her 46-year career, Teri has developed expertise in
nearly every aspect of construction while advancing
through multiple positions including estimator, project
manager, project executive, district manager, group
manager, owner’s representative, inspector and even CEO
of her own construction company. She joined Sundt 25 years ago and today is the company’s highest-ranking female
executive as well as the only woman to serve on its board of directors.
Teri is a LEED Accredited Professional, Certified Professional Constructor, a former board member of the Performance
Based Building Coalition and the Construction Management Advisory Board at the University of California, Berkeley.
She is a guest lecturer at the University of California, Davis and a regular panelist and presenter at industry
conferences. In 2019 she was named one of “Arizona’s Most Influential Women” by AZRE and AZ Business magazines.
Teri’s interest in construction began in high school when she registered for drafting classes and soon realized a
passion for the built environment. As the first member of her family to attend college, she holds a bachelor’s degree
from the University of Southern California in civil engineering – building design.