Susan is a Senior Project Manager and Global Interiors Practice Lead recognized for delivering complex, high-performance environments. With deep expertise spanning workplace, hospitality, mixed-use, and government interiors, she brings a global perspective shaped by projects in New York and across the Middle East.
As a practice leader, Susan drives both standalone interiors and fully integrated architecture-interiors commissions across the firm’s studios, while strategically growing and mentoring the global team.
Every project is a collaborative process. The project manager is the first point of contact, and we continue by the client’s side until the end. To me, success isn’t just delivering a completed building – it’s creating a lasting relationship with both the client and the structure we bring to life.
Her portfolio includes landmark headquarters and bespoke workplaces. She led the inaugural headquarters for a prominent financial organization in Lusail, Qatar, crafting a tailored environment that reflects the organization’s ambition and identity. The project features an extensive public art program, and LEED Gold certification. In New York, she directed a major headquarters for a confidential technology client, shaping a distinctive yet globally aligned workplace grounded in SOM’s ethos of radical reduction—sustainable, efficient, and highly flexible. In Dubai, Susan oversaw an expansive headquarters for a leading real estate company, bringing together diverse teams within an SOM-designed building that integrates workplace, wellness, and hospitality.
