Philadelphia-based structural engineering firm Keast & Hood has made a transition to its third generation of ownership. On Jan. 1, Keast & Hood veterans Denise Richards and John Davis assumed full ownership of the firm. Richards is the majority shareholder. Former owners Frederick Baumert, Constantine Doukakis and Thomas Normile remain involved with the management transition and transfer of institutional knowledge.
Richards leads some of Keast & Hood’s institutional projects and has been involved in such notable other projects as Fashion District Philadelphia. She is a founding member of the Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers’ Women in Structural Engineering Committee and is co-founder of the DVASE Sustainable Design Committee.