Jim Wheeler, President
Ayers Saint Gross

Speaker Bio
Mr. Wheeler is President of Ayers Saint Gross and has more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of the architectural profession. He is responsible for the development of Ayers Saint Gross’ nationally recognized Comparing Campuses Poster, a statistical database of more than 170 college and university campuses. He has written and lectured extensively on trends in higher education planning and co-authored the chapter on campus planning for the APPA/NACUBO publication Planning and Managing the Campus Facilities Portfolio. In 2009 he presented a paper to the Confederation of India Industry’s National Committee on Education, which outlined the physical facility requirements for the proposed development of 1,500 new universities in India. In 2010, Mr. Wheeler received an International Leadership Award from the World Trade Center Institute.

Nicholas Holt (SOM), Alex Serriere (TEECOM), and Jim Wheeler (Ayers Saint Gross) discuss their experiences running Research groups at their respective firms.