Diane Hoskins
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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 a Co-CEO of Gensler, the world's largest revenue-generating architecture firm, alongside Co-CEO Andy Cohen.[1][2] She is also on the board of directors for Boston Properties.[3] 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.[4][5][6][7]
Hoskins, who was appointed to chief executive in 2005, is one of the Co-CEOs credited with taking the firm from being one of the largest architecture firms in the United States to the largest in the world.[8][5][9] Hoskins also founded the Gensler Research Institute in 2005.[10]
Early life[]
In a 2017 with Glassdoor, she spoke about the connection between her Danish and African American identity, growing up in an intergenerational household and her leadership style at Gensler. She shared, "While I don't perceive that my ethnicity has informed my thinking as an architect, it has certainly informed my leadership style. I define myself as a naturally inclusive leader and I believe this is a distinct advantage because I see potential in every person that I work with... Growing up, my family life was generationally diverse; three generations lived together in our home. We had diverse ethnicity and nationality; my parents were a "mixed marriage" and my grandfather grew up in Copenhagen... What I grew up thinking was normal, I now know was an incredibly valuable and special experience of immersive diversity that has given me unique perspectives and versatility of thought."[11]
Education[]
Hoskins received her undergraduate degree in architecture from MIT in 1979. She then worked at the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill before returning to school to pursue a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA.[12][13] 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.[11]
Career[]
Before coming to Gensler, she held senior roles at both Epstein Architecture and Engineering and Olympia & York. Diane joined Gensler in 1994 and was appointed to Co-CEO in 2005, the same year she founded the Gensler Research Institute.[14][15] Under her leadership, Gensler became the world's first architecture and design firm to reach $1 billion in total annual revenue.[16]
Projects[]
- Facebook Headquarters. Menlo Park, California.[17]
- Microsoft headquarters. Ireland.[17]
- Shanghai Tower. Shanghai, China.[17]
- Ford Foundation Center. New York, New York.[17]
References[]
- ^ "Top 300 Firms of 2018: Gensler Leads the Pack for Seventh Consecutive Year". Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Gorman, P. (2018, November 8). Gensler Co-CEOs bring an architect's mindset to the corner office. Chief Executive Magazine. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ Banister, J. (2019, May 23). Gensler Co-CEO Diane Hoskins Appointed To Boston Properties' Board. Bisnow.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ O'Connell, J. (2014, August 29). Three people creating the new Washington. Washington Post Magazine.
- ^ a b Bradley, R. (2013, August 19). Gensler's power of three. Fortune.
- ^ Martin, E., Loudenback, T. and Pipia, A. (2016, June 26). 22 successful women-led companies that prove there's much more to business than profits. Business Insider.
- ^ Daisley, M. & Rogers, A. (2018, September 28). 2018's Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate. Observer.
- ^ ArchDaily Editorial Team. (2017). The World's 20 Largest Architecture Firms. ArchDaily.
- ^ Ikensen, B. (2013, June 6). What's Inside Gensler's Secret Sauce? Metropolis Magazine.
- ^ Carlock, C. (2019, May 23). Boston Properties names Gensler's Diane Hoskins to board. Business Journals.
- ^ a b "How Gensler's Diane Hoskins Is Making Her Mark on Global Skylines (& Future Female Architects)". Glassdoor Blog. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Diane Hoskins (2013) | MIT Black History". www.blackhistory.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ Hoskins, SaFiya D. (2013-03-15), "Watson, Diane", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.38721, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
- ^ Bradley, R. (2013, August 19). Gensler’s power of three. Fortune.
- ^ LaBelle, M. & Buda, S. (2019, May 22). Boston Properties Appoints Two New Independent Directors. Boston Properties.
- ^ Martin, E., Loudenback, T. & Pipia, A. (2016, June 13). Meet the top 100 business visionaries creating value for the world. Business Insider.
- ^ a b c d "Diane Hoskins | Thinking About the Future Workplace". Jacob Morgan. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- Living people
- 21st-century American businesswomen
- 21st-century American businesspeople