Janet Pogue McLaurin is a leader in Gensler’s global workplace practice areas and research initiatives. She is the Global Director Workplace Research which is one of six areas of focus within the Gensler Research Institute. Janet has been instrumental in leading Gensler’s award-winning workplace research advancing the science of workplace design as well as the WPIx client survey which measures space effectiveness, workplace experience, and what employees value on projects.

An influential thought leader on the future of work, Janet shares her workplace expertise and research across the industry including CoreNet Global, IFMA World Workplace, ULI, Harvard LILA, SXSW, and WSJ Future of Everything; and with major media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, BBC, CNBC, CBS, NPR, Business Talk Radio, and Freakonomics.

Janet, a Principal at Gensler, has spent over four decades in both the Denver and Washington, DC offices. She co-founded Gensler’s Shanghai and Beijing offices and was Managing Director of the Denver office for over a decade. A registered Architect, she has served on the Gensler’s Board of Directors and currently serves on the Practice Area Management Committee for the firm. Janet was elevated to Fellow in the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) in 2017 and elevated to The College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 2023.