Diane Hoskins

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."[8]

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.[9][10] 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.[8]

Before coming to Gensler, she 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.[11][12]

She is a regent of the American Architectural Foundation and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[13]

• Outstanding Impact Award. Council of Real Estate Women[14]
• Global Visionary Award. World Trade Center Institute’s Maryland International Business Leadership Awards.[15]
• Spirit of Life Award. City of Hope.[16]

• Facebook Headquarters. Menlo Park, California.[17]
• Microsoft headquarters. Ireland.[17]
• Shanghai Tower. Shanghai, China.[17]
• Ford Foundation Center. New York, New York.[17]