Joel Pettigrew is a business development manager with Shepley Bulfinch, a national architecture firm that specializes in tackling complex projects in higher education, science and technology, healthcare, and urban development. He develops a national strategy for higher education, and science and technology. In his work with institutions, he focuses on student-centered design on campuses. Prior to moving into the architectural engineering and construction industry, Joel worked at multiple higher education institutions, including Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Ohio State University. His roles on campus included working in student unions and student life, event and conference planning, auxiliary services, and equity, diversity, and inclusion. Joel received a BA in history from Texas A&M University, and an MA in higher education and student affairs from The Ohio State University.

Read Joel’s SCUP Fellow research report, When City Parks Are Your Quad: Urban Campus Planning for Safety and Well-Being.