HKS Architects Inc. CEO and leadership

Dan Noble is a Chairman, President & CEO at HKS, Inc. and is based in Dallas, Texas. He has worked as Employee at HKS, Inc.; Managing Principal - Director of Design at HKS, Inc.; and Intern at Thomas Weaver and Associate. Dan studied at NDSU between 1977 and 1982.

Cory Brugger, is an architect and designer based in Los Angeles and the Chief Technology Officer at HKS.

Kirk Teske is a COO at HKS, Inc..

Rand Ekman is Chief Sustainability Officer at HKS. Rand has a passion both for projects and for driving broad-based, measurable change in practice. He has a bachelor’s in philosophy and a masters in architecture. Rand was the 2012 AIA Chicago President, and 2015 AIA COTE Chair. He continues to be involved in the AIA’s 2030 Commitment program and has held Board positions on the AIA Chicago, the Illinois Green Alliance and the Health Product Declaration Collaborative.Rand’s small urban backyard is inhabited by chickens. This adaptive reuse of his children’s playhouse into a chicken coop informed his opinion that the chicken absolutely came before the egg.

Sam Mudro is a Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Principal at HKS, Inc. and is based in Keller, Texas. He has worked as Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at GRANT THORNTON LLP, Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at Thomson Reuters, and National Director of U.S. Operations at GRANT THORNTON LLP. Sam studied at DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business between 2003 and 2007 and North Central College.

Chief Information Officer with 20+ years’ experience in the A/E industry focused on delivering exceptional service and creative solutions across a broad spectrum of technology. Driven to identify, propose, and implement changes that add value to the business and clients. Focused on people, processes and technology with a solid record of building and leading large globally dispersed teams.

John Humphries is a retired CFO at HKS, Inc..

Alex Kalunga is a Chief Financial Officer at HKS, Inc. and is based in London, United Kingdom. He has worked as COO at Standard Charter Bank. Alex attended University of the West of Scotland.

Phyllis Goetz, EDAC, LSSYB is a Director, Strategic Sales Initiatives for Herman Miller Healthcare at Herman Miller; Chair of the Planetree Visionary Design Network at PLANETREE INC; and National Director A&D Healthcare at Herman Miller and is based in Grapevine, Texas. She has worked as Global A&D Director at Nurture by Steelcase, VP at Nurture by Steelcase, and EDAC Advisory Committee at The Center for Health Design. Phyllis attended Northern Illinois University between 1977 and 1979 and American Society of Heating Refrigerating & A-C Engineers between 1979 and 1981.