Sharon Jean-Baptiste is an engineer with more than 20 years of experience. Early on in her career, she specialized in water resources engineering, steering others toward responsible stewardship of Earth’s natural resources.

She has supported multimillion-dollar programs for the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, Philadelphia International Airport, and Port Authority of New York/New Jersey.

Jean-Baptiste is an advocate for equitable access to clean water and community infrastructure. She also promotes meaningful participation.

Currently, as vice president of operations for the Midwest at Jacobs, Jean-Baptiste leads a $150 million revenue operation, a talent force of 550, more than 15 offices and major program client sites, and serves over 70 public- and private-sector clients.

Jean-Baptiste helped launch Jacobs’ Black employee network, Harambee, and holds leadership roles in multiple prestigious engineering and transportation societies. She is a dynamic force in corporate giving, volunteer programs, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies.

“Her presence in the C-Suite was a beacon to others in the company and in the industry, and Sharon consistently leveraged her position to pay it forward,” says Elisa M. Speranza, president of Seventh Ward Strategies, LLC. Click here to register for the 2022 WOC STEM Conference where Jean-Baptiste will receive her award.