… joined a small firm, Fields Devereaux, which grew to 175 people in three cities. In 2006, he merged Fields Devereaux with Harley Ellis, to form HED, at which he served as CEO until 2023. Additionally, he served as a member of the Executive Committee of the AIA’s Large Firm Round Table and currently serves as Board Chair of the Innovation Design Consortium.

… corporate-level strategies related to the firm’s long-term direction and growth within the U.S. and abroad. He is focused on the overall client experience and multi-market initiatives that provide strategic value to the firm’s clients and partners. His role also includes spearheading innovation and sustainability initiatives across the firm’s practice in order to develop and deliver leading-edge value propositions to its clients. In addition to serving as CSO, he sits on the firm’s Board of Directors and is on the board’s Finance Committee. Additionally, is on the University of Tennessee Tickle College Board of Advisors and is an active member of the AIA Large Firm Roundtable Executive Committee.

… the executive leadership team, he is responsible for leading the firm’s global planning, architecture, engineering and interiors practice worldwide. Steve leads the firm’s workforce of design professionals, drives long-range strategy and builds new markets and capabilities. His goals include strengthening design culture and work-sharing across offices; identifying and empowering design talent; and expanding the firm’s footprint in 13 vertical markets. His more than 40 years of experience in architecture range from designing major projects in a wide variety of market sectors, to leading the efforts of creating and maintaining a national practice that included studio managing principals. Steve is an active member of the American Institute of Architects at both the local and national levels, and has participated in the AIA’s Large Firm Roundtable. He attended the Arizona Institute of Design, and is licensed in Arizona, California, Idaho, Iowa, Nevada, Oregon and Texas.

Roxanne is a currently Managing Partner at SmithGroup, overseeing the firm’s projects and talent across 19 locations and over 1400 staff. A graduate of Cornell University and dedicated practitioner, she has led numerous science & technology projects, launched SmithGroup’s Northern California Higher Education Studio, and served as Director of Operations.

… architecture, engineering, consulting, physical asset management, software solutions and modular design. He harnesses innovative and ground-breaking ideas within CannonDesign and drives forward a firm—founded in 1945—that continues to accelerate, command and propel design as a cross-disciplinary disrupter.

… presence. Founded in 1968, TVS is renowned as one of the world’s leading designers of convention centers and operates substantial practices in multiple sectors, including hospitality, cultural centers, offices, workplaces, education, sports, multi-family housing, healthcare, and mixed-use facilities.

Janet joined TVS in 2007 as a member of the firm’s workplace interiors group, where she focused on workplace strategy and played a pivotal role in numerous high-profile projects. In 2017, she was appointed as the firm’s third President and CEO. Under her leadership, she initiated a restructuring that enhanced the firm's ability to seize market opportunities and remain resilient during economic downturns. She has championed TVS’s commitment to demonstrate extreme care in creating transformative solutions and remarkable experiences.

A graduate of Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design, and Construction, Janet pursued her profession driven by a desire to design spaces that foster a better human experience—places where people can thrive, grow, learn, and flourish.

Janet is a frequent panelist at architecture industry conferences, where she discusses innovation and leadership within design firms. Her work has garnered multiple design awards, and her writings on productivity, design technology, and leading a 21st-century design firm have been featured in design publications.

...creating environments and experiences that enable pioneering clients to realize healthy, vibrant, and sustainable futures for their organizations.

Steve’s passion for NBBJ’s ideas-driven process has helped push creative frontiers with the development of the firm’s multidisciplinary platform, new technologies, R&D capabilities, and experience design expertise. During his tenure, NBBJ has been recognized as the most innovative architecture firm in the world by Fast Company and as a firm “redefining the future of practice” by Architectural Record.

Steve’s legacy of groundbreaking project work spans international, domestic, public and private markets – and include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters, Hong Kong’s Asia World Expo, Reebok’s World Headquarters, and United States courthouses in Billings, Bakersfield, and Seattle. His projects have received dozens of awards from AIA, business, real-estate, industry and government programs.