From the time Willis “Jack” Frost started the company as a sole proprietor in Redwood City in 1915, to today, the firm’s emphasis has been to attract and maintain clients by providing planning, engineering, surveying, and construction management services that help shape our communities.
While devastating, the 1906 Earthquake was a catalyst to creating opportunities. Willis ‘Jack’ Frost embraced the prospect by moving to the San Francisco Peninsula in 1910 and opening Jack Frost Surveyors in 1915.
As the Peninsula prospered, Larry Brian joined the firm in 1945. It soon became Frost and Brian and upon Jack Frost’s retirement the firm became Lawrence G. Brian and Company Civil Engineers.
In the 1950s the company growth included three master apprentices: Stan Kangas, Bob Foulk and Gary Wincott. Their talents helped establish the firm as a force in the engineering and surveying field with work at Stanford University. In 1970 the firm became Brian Kangas Foulk and fondly known as BKF.
During the 1980s, BKF began expanding with the addition of BKF’s Bay Area offices, including Oakland, Walnut Creek, and San Jose. In 2020, Greg Hurd became the fifth President and CEO in BKF’s 100+ year history, overseeing the strategic vision and future development of the firm.
While our other founding leaders have since retired, BKF remains the leading consultant and employer for professional services in the Western United States. In 2024, BKF partnered with Long Point Capital (LPC) providing a surge in resources and expanding it’s leadership capacity to BKF. In 2026 by way of the visionary leadership of BKF’s Board of Directors, Greg Hurd, CEO, and Darren Riegler, President, BKF announced that it will be united with MNS Engineers and will approach 800 employees and has with over 20 offices dominating West Coast markets in Transportation, Water, Development, and Government markets. Visit our Leadership page or our news feed, below, to learn more about BKF’s leadership.
