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Gibbs Construction’s Lauren Gibbs
By Construction Executive,
2026-09-04You took over leadership of the company from your father in 2019. What was that trajectory like?. Growing up, Dad didn’t bring work home. The only thing I knew about Gibbs Construction was that Dad built cool buildings in New Orleans. I did well in school, had a preference for math and no clue what I wanted to study in college until—at the last minute—I decided engineering sounded interesting. I loved getting my degree and my internships working for Turner and American Constructors in Nashville. I moved back home in 2011 to start working for Gibbs in estimating, then project management. I became a vice president in 2017 and bought the company from Dad in 2019. I always knew I was drawn to leadership—I loved the work and wanted to be a reliable resource so I worked intentionally to learn as much as I could about the business. Ownership felt like a natural conversation to have.
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