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“This is the moment to talk about how we take what’s working—and keep it. It’s the moment to talk about what’s not—and change it. It’s the moment to reset and reframe our expectations for the way we work.”

-Booz Allen Executive Vice President Karen Dahut

As the United States emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, our public health crisis is rapidly shifting to a labor crisis. Organizations preparing to bring employees back to worksites for in-person and hybrid work concurrently face increased competition for talent, particularly in the tech industry.

The St. Louis metropolitan area is home to roughly 2.8 million people and leading employers like the Federal Reserve, Edward Jones, Drury Hotels, Energizer, and World Wide Technology.

For the past 10 years, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has recognized top workplaces in the region for their leadership, values, strategic direction, and the motivation of their workers. Awardees are selected solely on the basis of employee nominations and surveys.

Growing up outside Philadelphia, Chuck Baukal loved tinkering with his 1970 Plymouth Road Runner. He was good at math and science, too, and followed those interests and abilities into studying mechanical engineering in college. On a cooperative assignment, he discovered combustion and found a lifelong passion, which started him on a journey to finding his purpose. He later earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a thesis concerning heat transfer from impinging flames.