How Girl Who Loved Legos Went From MIT Back to the Perfume Counter to CEO of Multi-Billion Dollar Design Firm

How girl who loved Legos went from MIT back to the perfume counter to CEO of multi-billion dollar design firm

Diane Hoskins, global co-chair of architectural design firm Gensler, speaks with CNBC about her path to the highest level of success in the building sector.

CEO quit 'dream job' after MIT to sell perfume. Why success came next

As a kid, Diane Hoskins always loved building. Legos, Barbie Dreamhouses, the racecar sets that her brother got but didn’t have the patience to put together himself when it took reading along with an hour’s worth of instructions. “Whatever it was … I just love putting things together and building things,” Hoskins, global co-chair of architectural firm Gensler, told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin in a recent CNBC Changemakers interview. That childhood bui…

Gensler’s Unveils City Pulse 2025 - A New Global Index On Urban Experience - Design Middle East

Gensler’s City Pulse 2025, a first-of-its-kind global study, explores how people connect with cities and why they choose to stay, move, or leave In its groundbreaking City Pulse 2025 report, Gensler shifts the focus from infrastructure to emotional infrastructure Based on insights from 33,000 residents in 65 cities across six continents, including deep participation in Dubai and Abu Dhabi Attraction and retention are not the same. Cities must u…