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Elizabeth Brink, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC

Co‑CEO, Co‑Managing Principal

Elizabeth is Co-CEO of Gensler, the world’s most influential architecture and design firm. Together with Co-CEO Jordan Goldstein, she oversees both the long-term vision and day-to-day operations of the global practice known for its bold creativity, incisive research, and meaningful positive impact. Elizabeth has been with the firm for more than 20 years, serving as the Co-Managing Principal of the Southwest Region since 2021 and a member of the Board of Directors.

With over two decades of experience as a design strategist, Elizabeth is a sought-after expert on issues related to workplace transformation and experience design, providing an integrated and human-centered perspective on space and placemaking. She has partnered with some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies — including Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Hyundai Motor Group, City National Bank, UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — to create and implement high-performance spaces that leverage both changing technologies and shifting employee and user expectations. Her multidisciplinary background in architecture, communications, user research, and business strategy enables her to bring a holistic and rigorous analytical approach to every project, for every client.

Elizabeth’s expertise is widely recognized by the media and throughout the building sector. Her insights have appeared in leading publications, including The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Architect’s Newspaper, and she has been a featured speaker at industry events, including for the Commercial Real Estate Development Association NAIOP National and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. In 2021, the Los Angeles Business Journal recognized her as one of its 10 “Women of Influence” honorees.

Deep engagement with the community ensures that Elizabeth’s work is always informed by a profound understanding of local needs and aspirations. She is a member of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, the Women’s Presidents Organization, and formerly served on the Board of the Mayor’s Fund Los Angeles and the Board of Directors of the Westside Neighborhood School. Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and a Master of Architecture from UCLA.