Michael Pfeffer Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Michael Pfeffer has worked on complex projects in more than two dozen cities around the world. He oversees the design of buildings in his dual roles as project manager and director in SOM’s Chicago office. His approach is rooted in SOM’s core values of design excellence, innovation, and sustainability. He has been instrumental in the firm’s recent business expansion to new markets in Asia and the South Pacific. Pfeffer’s effective leadership and management practices transcend geographical and cultural boundaries, and his widely noted communication and negotiation skills result in strong relationships with a diverse clientele. Pfeffer joined SOM in 2001 after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. As the key liaison between clients, consultants, and all members of the project team, he has earned a reputation for delivering projects on-time and on-budget with the highest standards of design excellence. Pfeffer is currently managing some of the office’s largest projects, including Liansheng Financial Tower in Taiyuan, White Magnolia Plaza in Shanghai, China World Trade Center Phase 3B in Beijing, and the twin towers of Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza — all in China.His civic commitments include spearheading SOM’s ReBuilding Together program each year and serving on the Windy City Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors. Academically, Pfeffer lectures on professional practice issues at his alma mater in South Bend, Indiana, and hosts an advanced undergraduate class for a design presentation at SOM in Chicago. His dedication to community drives his professional and civic activities at home in Chicago and around the globe — all aimed at fulfilling his aspiration to transform revolutionary architectural design into places of sustained inspiration, meaning, and delight. - See more at: http://www.som.com/about#leadership/michael_pfeffer