Diane J. Hoskins
FAIA
Co-CEO, Gensler
Diane is one of two Gensler Co-CEOs, whose collaborative leadership model sets itself apart in the marketplace as a leading global design firm. For her innovative leadership, she and Co-CEO Andy Cohen rank on Business Insider’s elite “Creators” list, a who’s who of the world’s 100 top creative visionaries.
A hands-on leader, Diane oversees Gensler’s
global platform and its day-to-day operations, some 5,000+ people
networked across 46 offices, serving clients in 120+ countries. Diane
is focused on Gensler’s global talent strategies, performance and
organizational development to ensure that we serve our clients with
the world’s top talent. She is Vice Chair of Gensler’s Board of
Directors and the catalyst for Gensler’s Research program, for
which Diane is committed to delivering value to clients through
strategies and innovations like Gensler’s Workplace Performance
Index® (WPI).
A Registered Architect, she graduated from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (SB '79) Architecture + Planning and holds an MBA from the
Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA (MBA '87). Diane received an
Outstanding Impact Award from the Council of Real Estate Women and is
both a Regent of the American Architectural Foundation and a Fellow
of the American Institute of Architects. Her insights have appeared
in the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post
and The Economist; and she was a featured speaker at Bloomberg
Businessweek’s CEO Conference. In her role as Co-CEO, Diane is one
of the key contributors to what is acknowledged, by its peers, to be
the most admired and largest architecture firm in the world,
pioneering project types and design innovation strategies for the
next century.
As shared from Gensler.com
Victor Hoskins
Director
Arlington County Economic
Development (AED)
Victor was appointed director of economic development for Arlington County Virginia in January 2015. He brings more than 25 years of experience in economic development and executive leadership. Hoskins comes to Arlington after
serving as Prince George’s County, MD.’s deputy chief
administrative officer for Economic Development and Public
Infrastructure (2014). Before working for Prince George’s, he was Washington, DC deputy mayor for planning and economic development since 2011. “Victor will bring a wealth of
experience, creativity and dynamism to our team. He will be leading
AED at a time of increased challenges and opportunities for
Arlington,” County Manager Barbara Donnellan said in a press
release.
Hoskins has a long track record of
working in DC and Maryland in both housing and economic
development, serving as former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s
cabinet secretary of the Department of Housing and Community
Development. From 2009-2011, he was the Vice President of Quadel
Consulting, a District-based affordable housing consulting and
training firm.
“I’m excited to join the Arlington
team, and look forward to marketing a county known across the nation
as a leader in transit-oriented, sustainable development,” Hoskins
said in a statement. “I can’t wait to be a part of this
innovative government that holds itself to the highest ethical
standards and promotes a healthy work-life balance.”
During his tenure with Prince George's County he led efforts to bring a
$123 million conference center and hotel at University of Maryland
College Park, and attracted the first foreign directed investment from
China to build a $63.5 million mixed use project in College Park for
professors and graduate students. As deputy mayor for Washington, DC his achievements included the creation
of 52,600 jobs through public private partnership projects and the
groundbreaking and/or completion of 87
commercial/retail/hotel/residential projects totaling $7.5 billion in
3 years, including the Southwest Waterfront project and City Center
project. He also initiated the transformation of the city’s Tech
Ecosystem with the attraction of accelerator Fortify VC, expansion of
Tech Tax Credits, and the establishment of tech startup co-working
space 1776. He also held leadership roles with Urban America LP, and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic
Development.
Mr. Hoskins holds a Master’s degree (MCP '81) in City Planning: Real Estate Finance/ Economic Development from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a Bachelor of Arts ('79),
Cum Laude: Psychology/Urban Studies from Dartmouth College. He also
studied Development Finance at Harvard University, Kennedy School of
Government.
As shared from Arlington County Government
Images courtesy of Gensler and Arlington County respectively
