Diane Hoskins | |
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![]() Hoskins speaking in 2019 at the INDA conference | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Education |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (
BA) University of California, Los Angeles ( MBA) |
Employer | Gensler |
Title | Co-CEO |
Diane Hoskins is an American businessperson and architect who currently serves as global co-chair [1] of Gensler, the world's largest architecture and design firm by revenue. [2] She served as co-CEO of the global company with Andy Cohen from 2005 [3] through the end of 2023. [1] She is also on the board of directors for Boston Properties. [4] Hoskins has been covered by The Washington Post Magazine, Fortune, Business Insider and other news sources as one of the most influential and powerful women in business. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Hoskins grew up in Chicago. She attributes her decision to pursue architecture and design to the impression that the Chicago skyline made on her during her early years." [9]
Hoskins received her undergraduate degree in architecture from MIT in 1979. For her graduate studies, Hoskins completed a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. [10] [11] In an interview with Glassdoor in 2017, she explained how the pedagogy of MIT's architecture program at the time which focused on human-centered design impacted her thinking about the importance of designing with users in mind. She also credited a course on managerial psychology at MIT's Sloan School of Management for sparking her interest in workplace design and behavior. [9]
Before coming to Gensler, Hoskins held senior roles at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Epstein Architecture and Engineering, and Olympia & York. Hoskins joined Gensler in 1994 and was appointed to Co-CEO in 2005, the same year she founded the Gensler Research Institute. [12] [13]
Hoskins and Gensler global co-chair Andy Cohen co-authored a book, [14] published in 2024, called "Design for a Radically Changing World," which focuses on how design can impact the world’s most pressing issues [15] and help communities adapt to global crises. [16]
She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. [17]
Diane Hoskins | |
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![]() Hoskins speaking in 2019 at the INDA conference | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Education |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (
BA) University of California, Los Angeles ( MBA) |
Employer | Gensler |
Title | Co-CEO |
Diane Hoskins is an American businessperson and architect who currently serves as global co-chair [1] of Gensler, the world's largest architecture and design firm by revenue. [2] She served as co-CEO of the global company with Andy Cohen from 2005 [3] through the end of 2023. [1] She is also on the board of directors for Boston Properties. [4] Hoskins has been covered by The Washington Post Magazine, Fortune, Business Insider and other news sources as one of the most influential and powerful women in business. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Hoskins grew up in Chicago. She attributes her decision to pursue architecture and design to the impression that the Chicago skyline made on her during her early years." [9]
Hoskins received her undergraduate degree in architecture from MIT in 1979. For her graduate studies, Hoskins completed a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. [10] [11] In an interview with Glassdoor in 2017, she explained how the pedagogy of MIT's architecture program at the time which focused on human-centered design impacted her thinking about the importance of designing with users in mind. She also credited a course on managerial psychology at MIT's Sloan School of Management for sparking her interest in workplace design and behavior. [9]
Before coming to Gensler, Hoskins held senior roles at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Epstein Architecture and Engineering, and Olympia & York. Hoskins joined Gensler in 1994 and was appointed to Co-CEO in 2005, the same year she founded the Gensler Research Institute. [12] [13]
Hoskins and Gensler global co-chair Andy Cohen co-authored a book, [14] published in 2024, called "Design for a Radically Changing World," which focuses on how design can impact the world’s most pressing issues [15] and help communities adapt to global crises. [16]
She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. [17]