Meghan Webster is the Co-Managing Director of Gensler Chicago, where she is driven by her lifelong passion for shaping human experiences. For the past 15 years, she has guided business strategy, built client engagement, and deepened her expertise in education, health, sciences, and civic markets at the firm. Currently, she is a Global Health Sector Leader, supporting the practice area’s focus on innovation and is a mentor and advocate for elevating the next generation of talent.

Meghan is a licensed architect and her notable project work includes the mHUB Innovation Center, Purdue University’s Mitch Daniels School of Business, and Wichita State University’s Barton School of Business.

We talk about:

- Meghan’s elevation to co-managing director and how she approaches leadership of more than 250 people across 18 practice areas.

- How leadership roles may emerge through a mix of self advocacy, finding your champion, client relationships, and being open to opportunities you may not initially feel ready for.

- Gensler’s thought leadership and how it is often a response to real client questions. Meghan shares how data can emerge from research partnerships, post occupancy studies, and design collaborations.

- The issues that her higher education clients are grappling with today, including funding uncertainty, AI, aging buildings, real estate strategy, and evolving global campuses. Meghan shares how Gensler is considering these topics and making their forecasts about the future of education.

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