Deryl McKissack

Deryl McKissack is CEO of McKissack & McKissack, a national architecture, engineering, and program- and construction-management firm. Based in Washington, D.C., the firm has offices in Austin, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles. Its portfolio includes projects in aviation, civic, cultural, commercial, education, infrastructure, sports, and other industries. In 2020, her 30th year as CEO, McKissack developed a seven-point plan to combat racism and discrimination in the AEC industry. She is looking for partners and asking major firms to embrace her platform to change the equation in the design and construction industries. Contact her at [email protected].

Deryl McKissack's Posts

Conference
Registration Open for A'21, AIA Conference on Architecture 2021

by Madeleine D'Angelo, Wanda Lau

99% Invisible host Roman Mars returns to the keynote stage (albeit virtually), and José Andrés, and educator and author Robert Bullard will give keynote addresses.
Opinion
Deryl McKissack: A Moment for Optimism and Realism for Diversity in Architecture

by Deryl McKissack

Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the building industry have taken generations. The Black, female CEO of the national firm McKissack & McKissack sees more struggle—but also progress—ahead.
Diversity in Architecture
Increasing Diversity in Architecture: Barriers to Entry

by Alice Liao

The first of a three-part series on how to make the profession more representative and inclusive focuses on obstacles that minorities and other underserved populations face in identifying architecture as a plausible career.