Vaki Mawema, LEED AP, BD+C

As Co-Managing Director of Gensler Baltimore, Vaki has created an enterprising workplace culture that embodies creative passion, design excellence, and exceptional client service — with a focus on growth, leadership, mentorship, and entrepreneurship. He is known within the industry as a business leader and a champion of Baltimore, where he has led teams to design a number of the city’s most significant projects, including the reimagination of Harborplace, the renovation of M&T Bank Stadium, the headquarters of T. Rowe Price, the expansion of Baltimore Penn Station and Under Armour’s Global Headquarters, one of the most sustainable projects ever designed by Gensler.

Vaki also serves as the Chairperson of the Urban Land Institute’s Placemaking Product Council and is a Co-Chairperson of Gensler’s Global Inclusion Committee, focused on strategies to combat racism in the design industry. Vaki has previously been named as one of the Baltimore Business Journal’s Leaders in Diversity and as one of the Washington Business Journal’s ‘40 under 40’. Vaki is an active public speaker who shares his passion for how organizations can leverage creative leadership, teamwork, and purpose to unlock the potential of their people and create extraordinary outcomes.