Niles Bolton Named Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council

Niles Bolton Associates Chairman and CEO, Niles Bolton, was named a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council! The 17 newest fellows were formally introduced to the exclusive program at the DFC’s 2020 Leadership Summit on the Business of Design, a virtual event held on November 11th and 12th. The Senior Fellows program, which now includes some 200 distinguished leaders such as Frank Gehry, Thom Mayne and Renzo Piano, honors its members’ significant contributions to the built environment industry disciplines.

To be inducted, candidates must: 1) have a consistent and successful career in built environment industry professions extending a minimum of 20 years; 2) achieve indisputable leadership in business, design, education, technology, and/or innovation that has raised the performance of the organizations these professionals have led; and 3) be recognized by peers at the Design Futures Council as bringing their whole selves to the DFC community, offering insights and opinions that count, sharing presentations that move the community and interpersonal conversations not lost upon the whole. By so meaningfully raising the bar, these leaders secure others in their work, inspire them in their craft, and empower them to collectively make the world a better place.

Through virtual and in-person spaces, the DFC creates context in which leaders from member firms can work with one another — as well as with leading thinkers from outside industries — to tackle complex challenges and opportunities across the industry. By convening summits on central issues, including sustainability, education, and business leadership, the Council promotes collaboration across multiple disciplines. Together, its members and senior fellows uncover insights that move the built environment industry toward social and environmental wholeness.

The following people have been selected for the DFC Senior Fellow Recognition for 2020:

Jim Anderson, Principal, Chair, Dialog Design
Niles Bolton, Chairman and CEO, Niles Bolton Associates
Pat Cermak, President & COO, Wight & Company
Dilip Choudhuri, President & CEO, Walter P Moore
Fiske Crowell, Principal Architect, Sasaki
Don Davies, President, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Randy Deutsch, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Peter Devereaux, CEO, HED (Harley Ellis Devereaux)
Ted Hyman, Managing Partner, ZGF Architects
Peter MacKeith, Dean and Professor, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas
Rob Miller, Director, School of Architecture, University of Arizona
Adrian Parr, Dean, College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs, University of Texas, Arlington
Katherine Peele, Chief Practice Officer, LS3P Associates
Bradford Perkins, CEO, Perkins Eastman
Scott Poole, Dean, College of Architecture + Design, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ignacio Reyes, Vice President, Chief Development Officer, Leo A Daly
Angela Watson, Principal, Shepley Bulfinch

Click here to see an entire list of Senior Fellows!