John Lawson is chairman of W.M. Jordan Company, where he served as CEO for more than 30 years. John has built WM Jordan into the largest construction company in Virginia and a major player in the industry. At any given time, W.M. Jordan is handling dozens of projects bringing in tens of millions, including office parks, hotels, academic buildings and museums around the mid-Atlantic. John shares with CEO Brian Warren how he inspires others and makes his own luck.
John Lawson is chairman of W.M. Jordan Company, where he served as CEO for more than 30 years. John has built WM Jordan into the largest construction company in Virginia and a major player in the industry. At any given time, W.M. Jordan is handling dozens of projects bringing in tens of millions, including office parks, hotels, academic buildings and museums around the mid-Atlantic.
A 1975 graduate of Virginia Tech, he was a charter member of our Virginia Kappa Chapter and has remained active in leading the chapter. He led construction and fundraising for Virginia Kappa’s new $5 million chapter home and has heavily invested in the Virginia Tech community. Serving on the university’s board of visitors for 10 years, including two as rector, he chaired a campaign that raised over $1 billion for Virginia Tech. Brother Lawson is the namesake of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at VT as well as the football team’s Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility. He’s a leader in a number of civic organizations around the state of Virginia, the 2018 Virginia Business Person of the Year, and a 2015 recipient of the SigEp Citation, the Fraternity’s highest professional honor.