Lauren Foisy, NCIDQ, LEED AP, Associate Principal & Practice Leader, People + Places Advisory, AECOM Metro New York

With more than 15 years of experience in interior design and workplace strategy, Lauren leads the People + Places Advisory practice in the Building + Places group at AECOM Metro New York. Working with a multidisciplinary team, she enables clients to understand and capitalize on the relationship between people and physical space. Through research, data gathering, and spatial concepts, Lauren delivers measurable business benefits for clients to make informed decisions on their real estate portfolios. Her work includes global portfolio planning tools for one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, strategic planning and standards development for one of the world’s largest luxury consumer goods companies, and multiple strategic programming efforts for the General Services Administration, the world’s largest landlord. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Endicott College and a Master of Professional Studies in Design Management from Pratt Institute.