Elizabeth Koski, Assoc. AIA, Partner

With 18 years of experience primarily focused in the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry, Elizabeth has directed successful marketing, business development, and management consulting efforts for Fortune 500 companies, small- and medium-sized businesses, and non-profit organizations.

Prior to starting Calyx, Elizabeth provided independent consulting for A/E/C-based organizations. Previously, as the Director of Business Development for a multi-national Fortune 500 engineering and construction firm, she brought in nearly $2B in new design and construction management projects-most notably the Rare Isotope Accelerator and the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory.

At 30, she became the Vice President of Booth Hansen Associates (a leading Chicago architectural design firm). Through her marketing leadership, the firm was awarded Business Week's "Good Design is Good Business" award and named the Chicago AIA "Firm of the Year." She also identified $100K in yearly cost reduction measures.

Elizabeth is passionate about the A/E/C community and has served on several non-profit boards and committees, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, American Institute of Architecture Students, ArchVoices, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. As an invited speaker at two AIA national conventions, she spoke on the topics of "Redefining Architecture for the 21st Century" and "Alternative Careers in Architecture."

Although born and raised in the Chicago area, Elizabeth possesses a worldwide and multi-cultural perspective. She has traveled extensively in the U.S. and abroad, lived overseas in both China and Finland, spent a year living in Washington D.C., and has studied the French, Finnish, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese languages.

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