Melanie Harris, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP

Melanie is a Healthcare Leader for Gensler’s Southeast region. With more than 20 years of experience guiding high-impact healthcare initiatives, she blends architectural expertise with strategic insight to shape the future of care delivery. Melanie is a strategist, storyteller, and community builder driven by bold ideas, human connection, and a deep belief in design as a catalyst for change. She is curious about how systems work, break, and can be rebuilt better. With her proactive and pattern-recognition approach to strategy, she strengthens Gensler’s healthcare practice with her forward-thinking mindset that bridges vision with connecting the dots across people and systems, with a focus on purpose, alignment, and human experience.