Joel Ratekin
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF WORKPLACE STRATEGIES
CORPORATE + URBAN DESIGN
Gresham Smith and Partners
United States of America
Biography
As senior vice president of workplace strategies, Joel focuses on creating sustainable, healthy and efficient work environments that improve workforce fulfillment, enhance business performance and achieve economic savings for GS&P’s clients. He leads the firm’s workplace strategy practice and provides clients with strategic research, brand master planning and top-quality workplace design solutions. He is passionate about technology and industry-leading design practices, applying his nearly three decades of industry experience to help companies achieve success Joel has won numerous workplace strategy awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility and the Bruce R. Russell Award for Innovation, CoreNet Global’s annual award for corporate real estate innovation. Outside of the office, he is an active board member for Resource Connection and a volunteer for Living With It Ministries.
Research Interest
planning and top-quality workplace design solutions.
