The Partners

The world-wide activities of Gruen Associates with its professional staff is directed by six Partners: Ki Suh Park, FAIA, FAICP, FKIA; Kurt Franzen, AIA; Michael A Enomoto, FAIA; Larry Schlossberg, AIA; Debra Gerod, AIA, LEED; and Ashok Vanmali, AIA.

This partnership team represents the second, third and fourth generations of Partners, continually renewing itself with the acceptance of new Partners, often from the ranks of the firm, building on past traditions and experience with fresh viewpoints and renewed vigor.

• Ki Suh Park joined Gruen Associates in 1961, was named Partner in 1972
  and Managing Partner in 1981.
  
• Kurt Franzen joined Gruen Associates in 1969 and was named Partner in 1980.
  
• Michael A Enomoto joined the firm in 1973 and was named Partner in 1997.
  
• Larry Schlossberg joined the firm in 1987 and was named Partner in 1997.
  
• Debra Gerod joined the firm in 1988 and was named Partner in 2002.
  
• Ashok Vanmali joined the firm in 1984 and was named Partner in 2002.
  

Sharing 120 years of professional experience with the firm, a common purpose of design and planning excellence and client satisfaction, the Partners have guided the multi-faceted, worldwide activities of the firm toward steady growth and consistent professional recognition.

The Associate Partners, Vice Presidents and Department Heads

This is a professional core of key personnel who contribute to the strength and capability of the Gruen Team. Members are often advanced from within the organization in recognition of merit. In light of the firm's policy of maintaining a dynamic, creative and self-renewing leadership, these individuals are progressively entrusted with increased responsibility. They contribute to the identification, loyalty and dedication that have endowed Gruen Associates with exceptional stability at the professional level. Most important of all, their professional growth which has caused them to rise from the ranks has been the result of their ability to translate the firm's objectives and guidance from the Partners into independent action. It is this professional nucleus that represents the next generation of leadership. Associate Partners and Vice Presidents are senior management personnel such as Senior Project Architects, Project Architects, Planners, Project Managers, Department Heads and other technical staff members. Senior Project Architects, Project Architects and Planners and Project Managers are assigned to each project as direct assistants to the Partner-in-Charge. Department Heads are responsible for the technical performance of the work of each individual department for adherence to technical excellence, project schedules, cost control and for coordination with other departments.