Management Team

Earl C. “Duke” Austin, Jr., is president and CEO of Quanta Services, a recognized leader driving the operations of the largest specialized contractor serving electric power, pipeline, industrial and communications customers in North America.

Quanta Services is a Fortune 300 company with more than $11 Billion in revenue and 39,000 plus employees worldwide. Austin has played a fundamental role in Quanta’s significant growth in its key markets, including strategic development of the company’s capabilities in assessment, planning, engineering and design, procurement, construction, commissioning, testing, operations and management of critical infrastructure systems.

Austin served as chief operating officer and served as president of Quanta’s Electric Power and Natural Gas and Pipeline Divisions before assuming the chief executive officer role. Austin initially joined the Quanta executive team in 2009 to lead the company’s expanding pipeline operations.

Before joining Quanta Services, Austin served as president of North Houston Pole Line, LP, a Quanta operating unit. He was instrumental in the strategic growth of the Texas-based unit, which delivers a full range of electric power, gas and telecommunication utility infrastructure services to customers throughout the region.

Austin serves on the CEO Roundtable, the board of the Southwest Line Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, as well as the Junior Achievement board of Southeast Texas (JASET), and the executive committee for the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP). He also serves on the Texas State University System Board of Regents.

Austin is a graduate of Sam Houston State University, where he received his B.S. in Business Management/Accounting. In 2016, Austin received the Sam Houston State University Distinguished Alumni Award. Austin resides in Houston with his wife, three sons and one daughter.

Jayshree Desai serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Quanta Services. She oversees the company’s finance and accounting, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, and IT functions, leveraging her industry knowledge and financial expertise to position Quanta for continued growth.

Desai previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), where she led the company through multiple recapitalizations, including the 2005 sale of EDPR NA’s predecessor company to the Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the 2007 sale to Energias de Portugal for $2.7 billion, and the 2008 initial public offering of EDP’s renewable energy subsidiary, valued at $2.4 billion. Desai served as Chief Operating Officer of Clean Line Energy Partners LLC from 2010 to 2018 as they worked to bring renewable energy to market. In 2018 she was named President of ConnectGen LLC, a private-equity-backed developer of utility-scale wind energy, solar energy, and battery storage projects. Desai joined Quanta Services as Chief Corporate Development Officer in early 2020, overseeing all mergers and acquisitions opportunities, as well as treasury functions. She was named Chief Financial Officer in 2022.

Desai currently serves as a director on the board of TPI Composites Inc., the world’s largest independent manufacturer of wind turbine blades. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin.

Redgie Probst serves as the Chief Operations Officer of Quanta Services. Probst began his career in the trades at the Utah Valley University lineworker program. Developing his skills in the field, he attained certifications as a Journeyman Lineman, Journeyman Substation Technician, and Master Electrician. Through his experience in the trades, Probst recognized the opportunity posed by unmet needs in the industry, founding Probst Electric Inc. in 2004 and Summit Line Construction Inc. in 2008. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of both companies until their acquisition by Quanta in November 2013.

As a member of the Quanta family of companies, the knowledge and insight Probst has gained from his experience as a lineman, entrepreneur, and executive have proven invaluable. He has risen through the ranks, being named Regional Vice President of Electric Power in 2016, Senior Vice President of Electric Power in 2018, and President of Electric Power in 2019. In January 2022, Probst was appointed Chief Operations Officer, leveraging his in-depth, first-hand knowledge of the trades and his keen eye for opportunity to keep Quanta Services the industry-leading provider of energy infrastructure solutions.

Probst is a third-generation rancher who is passionate about building better lives for individuals and their communities through work in the trades. 

Karl Studer serves as President of Electric Power for Quanta Services. He is an essential member of the executive leadership team. Studer directly oversees all of Quanta’s electrical operations across the United States, Canada, and Australia. His leadership has directly and positively impacted the strategic growth of Quanta Services in all areas of electrical engineering and construction.

Studer previously served as Regional Vice President of Quanta Services as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Probst Group, consisting of Quanta-owned Operating Units that specialize in the construction of electrical infrastructure across the US. He has overseen thousands of field and line operators and implemented the most advanced safety measures to protect them. Studer is a co-founder of Probst Electric and Summit Line Construction, both acquired by Quanta Services in 2013.

Studer is a graduate of the Northwest Lineman College in Meridian, ID where his leadership qualities immediately afforded him responsibilities over crew safety, job efficiency, and client satisfaction. Studer resides in his hometown of Rupert, ID with his wife and five children. In his free time, Studer stays true to his roots as an active farmer and cattle rancher.

Prior to taking on his current role as Executive Vice President- Business Operations, Derrick Jensen served as Quanta’s Chief Financial Officer for ten years. Before he became CFO, Jensen served as senior vice president of finance and administration and Chief Accounting Officer with oversight of the company’s finance, accounting, treasury, IT and risk management functions. Jensen also had a significant role in the company’s acquisition and integration strategies and the development of integrated business and information system processes. Jensen joined Quanta Services in December of 1997.

In his current role, Jensen will develop organizational design and development strategies based on strategic goals of the C-Suite.  The role requires the evaluation and development of business processes to manage organizational risks and improve performance. 

Jensen is the spokesman at Quanta Services for Child Advocates, an organization that mobilizes court-appointed advocate volunteers to break the cycle of child abuse. With Quanta’s support, Child Advocates is able to provide special activities and programs for the children to meet their unique need and improve their quality of life. Prior to joining Quanta, Jensen was a manager at Arthur Andersen LLP where he obtained his public accountant certification (CPA) and served primarily commercial clients, many of which were highly acquisitive. Jensen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Oklahoma State University where he graduated in 1992. 

Donald Wayne serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Quanta Services. With over 25 years of legal experience, including more than 20 years of service as General Counsel to energy and construction companies, he provides Quanta with insightful legal advice tailored to the energy infrastructure industry. 

Wayne previously worked as an attorney with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP. In 1999, he took on the role of Vice President and General Counsel of U.S. Concrete Inc. He later served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Archrock Inc. and its predecessor companies, Exterran Holdings Inc. and Universal Compression Holdings Inc. from 2006 through 2017. During his time at Archrock and its predecessor companies, he concurrently served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the managing general partner of a master limited partnership controlled by Archrock and its predecessor companies, and as a director of the managing general partner from 2015 through 2017. Wayne’s extensive background with these publicly traded energy and construction companies has afforded him the industry knowledge needed to guide Quanta in its continued growth.

Wayne is a graduate of Tufts University and completed his Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctorate at Washington University.