THE LATEST: Tutor Perini is one of the largest civil engineering and construction firms in the nation, with $4.5 billion in revenue last year and a construction backlog of $11 billion. Among the firm's current major projects: L.A. Metro's Purple Line Extension, California's High-Speed Rail line in the Central Valley and City Center in Las Vegas.



BACKGROUND: Tutor has served as chairman of the Sylmar-based civil engineering and building construction company since 1999 and as chief executive since 2000. He is a USC alum and board member and helped fund two buildings at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Tutor was also part of an investor group that purchased Miramax Films from the Walt Disney Co. in 2010 for $650 million; he sold his stake three years later to the Qatar Investment Authority for an undisclosed price.



YEARS ON THE LA500: 5