As an executive vice president based in Rochester, Brian Russo has oversight of various regional operations, joint ventures and strategic initiatives. He also leads several efforts aimed at improving services and processes within the company. Brian began his construction career in 1997, serving as a project engineer, cost estimator and chief estimator at other firms before joining LeChase in 2011 as preconstruction lead for Conifer-LeChase Construction. He became an operations manager in 2013, was named vice president in 2016 and senior vice president in 2022 and was appointed to his current position in 2025. Brian has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the American Society of Professional Estimators and a former participant of Boston’s Future Leaders Program – a top professional platform for emerging business executives. He completed the Future Construction Leaders program offered by the Associated General Contractors of New York and has LEED AP® (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council.