Robert C. “Buddy” Henley

Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors

Henley Construction Co. Inc.

Robert C. “Buddy” Henley, president of Henley Construction Co. Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland, is the immediate past chair of the Associated Builders and Contractors National Board of Directors. An active member in the association on the national and local levels, Henley served as chair in 2024, secretary in 2022 and as Mid-Atlantic* region vice chair from 2019 to 2022. He also served on the board of directors of the ABC Metro Washington chapter from 2010 to 2017.

Henley began his career in construction at the age of 16, learning the business and industry from the ground up. After college, Henley began his career at Henley Construction, which was started by his father Robert J. Henley in 1964. He worked his way up through the company, from field work to estimator, then transitioned to project management and was named president in 2007. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

*Includes Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.