2025’s 30 Under 30 EC&M Electrical All Stars: Eric Laub

Eric Laub

Job Title: Co-CEO

Company: Cache Valley Electric Company

Location: Logan, Utah

Age: 27

Years on the Job: 9

Interests: Golfing, CrossFit, and spending time with family

From an early age, Eric Laub said he has been very fortunate to have had some great mentors who have played a huge role in helping him to develop and understand the business as a whole.

Eric Laub was literally born to work in the electrical industry. His great-grandfather, Henry F. Laub, worked as a lineman, bringing power lines to the West and eventually founded Cache Valley Electric. Then his grandfather, Jack Laub, graduated from USC in electrical engineering and ran the company. Now his dad, Jim Laub, is Co-CEO and has been with the company for more than 50 years. The company has grown from 20 employees to nearly 3,000 during his tenure.

Eric was born and raised in Logan, Utah, the same town where his great-grandfather founded Cache Valley Electric 110 years ago.

“I have always known I wanted to go into the family business,” Laub said. “It’s an honor to be a part of the fourth generation of leadership within Cache Valley Electric.”

In the summers of high school and college, Laub worked in the field as a laborer across multiple divisions of the company. He then graduated magna cum laude from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

“My time in the field was critical to not only developing my knowledge of the industry but also gaining the respect of our employees,” he said. “That experience really gave me an appreciation for the challenges that our employees in the field face every day.”

He said his dad has also been a great mentor to him.

“He has exposed me to all aspects of the business from a very early age,” he said. “I have learned so much about how to lead and how to treat people from him.”

As the Co-CEO of Cache Valley Electric, he is responsible for providing overall vision and direction for the company while supporting the 10 different operating units. He splits time between the offices in Logan and Salt Lake City, Utah, and he frequently visits job sites and regional offices across the country. His company just finished the new Salt Lake Bee’s baseball stadium in South Jordan, Utah.

“Each day brings exciting new challenges and opportunities,” he said. “No two days are ever the same.”