Raja J. Jubran

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Raja J. Jubran

CEO, Denark Construction, Inc.

Education

  • B.S. 1981, Civil Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

In 1985, Raja Jubran founded Denark Construction Inc., a general contracting and engineering company based in Knoxville. As CEO of Denark, he has managed teams constructing public facilities, high-tech industrial plants, convention centers, medical offices, warehouse and distribution centers, shopping centers, multi-family projects, and other commercial projects. Jubran is also a community leader with many associations.

He serves on the Clayton Bancorp Board of Directors and the Clayton Bank & Trust Board of Directors, serving as Chairman of the Board Loan Committee and as a member of its Executive and Trust Committees.

Jubran also serves as a board member for Innovation Valley Inc., the Knoxville Public Safety Foundation, and Leadership Knoxville. He is a member of The Ramallah Club of Knoxville and an associate member of Nucleus Knoxville. Additionally, he is a member of the Leadership Knoxville Class of 1997.

Jubran previously served as Chairman for the Leadership Knoxville Board, the Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation, and the Investors Council of the Jobs Now!Campaign for Economic Development. He has served as Board President of the Knoxville Opera Company and as a Board Member for the YMCA of Greater Knoxville, the Knox Area Rescue Ministries, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Knoxville, Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation, Maryville College National Advisory Council, the United Way of Greater Knoxville, the BB&T Regional Advisory Board, the Knoxville Museum of Art, and the Baptist Health System Foundation. Additionally, he served on the Tickle College of Engineering’s Board of Advisors at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Jubran was selected as a 1984 Outstanding Young Man of America. In 2000, he served as a Presidential Elector for the State of Tennessee. Two years later, he received the National Conference for Community and Justice’s Brotherhood/Sisterhood Award. Also in 2002, Jubran was named a UT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Outstanding Alumnus. In 2005, he was named a Business Hall of Fame Laureate by Junior Achievement of East Tennessee.