Seeing tremendous opportunities ahead for the design and construction industry, the Greenway Group has added deep design, operations, and strategy expertise to its roster with the appointment of Thomas K. Fridstein, FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP, as a consulting principal.
"Tom is a pragmatic strategist focused not on theory but on experience: what really makes the market and the economy move, what value can be delivered now and how," said James P. Cramer, Greenway's chairman. "Drawing on his three decades of work in the architecture and real estate arenas, Tom sees into the future. We're pleased to welcome him to the Greenway Group team of consultants and coaches," said Cramer.
As a Greenway consulting principal, Fridstein's unique background in architecture firm leadership and international operations strengthens Greenway's ability to assist the A/E/C industry. His ability to understand marketplace trends, strategize business development, and lead disparate groups of people will enhance Greenway's position as one of the country's foremost strategy consulting and business networking firms for the design and construction industry.
About Thomas Fridstein
Building on 30 years of experience in the development, design, and construction of significant buildings, urban spaces, and interior environments around the world, Thomas Fridstein has a thorough grasp of marketplace demands, global trends, and design firm operations.
With extensive international practice experience, Fridstein has managed major architectural firms, including leading the world's largest architectural practice at AECOM. There, he was responsible for 1,400 architects in 26 countries earning $170 million in net fees annually.
Previously, Fridstein was an executive principal at Perkins Eastman and the CEO of Hillier Architecture at the time it merged with RMJM. He was senior director of design for the international real estate company Tishman Speyer Properties and was a partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Fridstein earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree at Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration at Columbia University. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and a LEED accredited professional.
Contact Thomas Fridstein in New York at (917) 502-0217 or tfridstein@greenway.us.
About The Greenway Group
One of the country's leading strategy consulting and business networking firms for the design and construction industry, the Greenway Group focuses on the future of the A/E/C marketplace. Greenway convenes the Design Futures Council and publishes the DFC's DesignIntelligence journal.
Greenway gains understanding through working with all components of the marketplace: practitioners (architects, engineers, contractors), owners, suppliers, and related professionals, as well as cultural organizations and foundations. Their resulting ability to "see around the corner" gives Greenway a broad perspective to provide valuable business connections, insights, and strategies that help firms realize greater success.
Greenway has become a leading source of foresight information on the built environment in the United States, called upon by the media for information about issues in the global design arena.
Media inquiries
Direct media inquiries to Jane Gaboury, jgaboury@greenway.us, (678) 879-0932.
