January 17th, 2024

Laura Gressin Registered Architect & MBA Candidate, Zicklin School of Business

Laura Gressin is a Registered Architect, and an MBA student at the Zicklin School of Business, where she is focusing her studies on Finance and Strategy. Before pursuing her MBA, she was a Project Architect for religious, educational, and hospitality clients located across the USA, and a Project Manager for high-end homes and estates, overseeing complex renovation and new construction projects on the east coast. 

Laura is passionate about using her architectural skills to solve complex business problems and using the design process to break down a problem into digestible pieces to identify areas of inefficiency, opportunity, or risk, and develop solutions with lasting positive impact. Last summer she did this as a Leadership Associate for Citibank, where she was part of the Strategy team for the Costco Credit Card. 

Outside work, she is an avid figure skater working on her spins and jumps, and an interpreter for Safe Passage Project, an organization that provides free lawyers to refugee children. 

Applying Design Thinking in Business

Architects are uniquely positioned to think strategically in defining what must get done.  They know how to focus on key drivers to get impactful results, all while being creative even in ambiguous circumstances. In her experience as a licensed architect, an associate in financial services, and an MBA graduate student, Laura will discuss how Architects are uniquely equipped to solve complex business problems.