Biography
As Co-Managing Principal of Gensler’s Northwest region, Randy helps transform clients’ organizations through new approaches to design, research, and experience. With a background in strategic consulting and workplace design, he partners with industry-leading clients to create spaces that are more effective, resilient, and responsive to how organizations actually work.
He has been a featured speaker at SXSW, the Design Management Institute, CoreNet Global, the China International Construction Fair, NeoCon, and other international design conferences. Randy has written about design and urban issues in the Bay Area and beyond in HuffPost and the San Francisco Chronicle, and his work has been featured in Interior Design, Metropolis, Fast Company, Forbes, and The Economist. Randy currently serves on the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning’s Dean’s Advisory Board, the Bay Area Council Board, and the Downtown SF Partnership Board. He holds a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Master of Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
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Qualifications and Recognition
Architecture, Master of Architecture, Harvard University
Architecture, Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan
Registered Architect: California
AIA
IIDA
LEED AP ID+C
Member, AIA California
Member, CoreNet Global
Member, International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
Member, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40
Speaker, LinkedIn Internal Global Summit,2025
Moderator, “The New Workplace Experience,” ULI Spring Meeting, 2025
Presenter, Gensler + The Registry’s 2025 San Francisco Outlook, 2025
Speaker, University of Michigan A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, 2024
Presenter, Workshape’s Workplace Forum, 2024
Board Member, Bay Area Council
Board Member, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Board Member, Downtown SF Partnership, Board of Directors