William Mcdonough

William McDonough FAIA, Int. FRIBA, is a globally recognized designer, thought leader, sustainable growth pioneer—and a member of the Board of Directors of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at ASU. Mr. McDonough speaks around the country and the world on these issues, and has spoken at ASU’s Wrigley Lecture Series and the ASU Sustainability Series. For more than 40 years Mr. McDonough has set the terms and defined the principles of the sustainability movement (through his companies: McDonough Innovation, William McDonough + Partners, and MBDC), creating its seminal buildings, products, texts, enterprises and preparing the ground for its widespread growth. Mr. McDonough is the architect of NASA’s Sustainability Base, Ford Rouge Center and other flagships of sustainable design. He is co-creator of Cradle to Cradle® Certified Products Program, a global standard for the design of safe, healthy products, and he is a business strategist for leading global companies. MA, Architecture, Yale University AB, Dartmouth