2016 Hall of Fame Inductee

ARLINGTON, VA- Feb. 17: Michael D. Bellaman, president and CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors. Previously he was CEO of Americas for Bovis Lend Lease, and managing director of Grow the Pie Ventures, LLC. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly)

Since Feb. 1, 2011, Michael D. Bellaman has served as president and CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a national trade association representing 21,000 chapter members from 70 chapters. In his role, Bellaman leverages the merit shop philosophy to help members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which they work. He leads the association in delivering long-term strategic goals that include:

• Establishing ABC members as the world-class standard for health, safety and environment;
• Increasing the political influence of ABC;
• Being the leading force for workforce development and training; and
• Continuously growing and delivering value to a diverse and committed membership.

Bellaman is committed to helping ABC members and the industry achieve world class safety. He is a cofounder of the Construction Coalition for a Drug-and-Alcohol Free Workplace, an industry-wide initiative. He also has championed a roadmap for companies whose leaders want to transform their safety programs from the ground up through ABC’s industry-revolutionizing Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) Plus. According to the Annual ABC Safety Performance Report, the average total recordable incidence rate (TRIR) of STEP participants is 50 percent better than the industry average, while STEP Diamond and Platinum companies’ average TRIRs are 72 percent and 86 percent better, respectively, than the industry average—a world-class level.