Arcadis Appoints Global Workplace Strategist Pallavi Shrivastava to Drive Human-Centered Design
Seasoned leader in workplace strategy joins to shape innovative, sustainable solutions for clients worldwide
New York, NY – Arcadis, a global leader in sustainable design and consultancy, is thrilled to announce the addition of Pallavi Shrivastava to its New York City office as Principal and Workplace Strategist in the Workplace Architecture Studio. With over 20 years of experience across the USA, India, and Singapore, Pallavi brings a wealth of expertise in human-centered design, workplace strategy, and business transformation to Arcadis, further strengthening the firm’s commitment to delivering innovative, sustainable solutions for clients.
“As a Workplace Strategy Leader, my role lies at the intersection of human-centered design, human ecology, and design research,” Pallavi explains. “I specialize in uncovering the unique vision and workforce needs of organizations, crafting tailored workplace strategies that empower individuals to drive meaningful transformation within their businesses. Arcadis fosters a progressive and dynamic ecosystem, enabling occupier clients to develop workplace strategies that seamlessly integrate People, Purpose, and Place, ensuring sustainable and impactful outcomes.”
Pallavi’s global career spans roles as designer, architect, workplace strategist, and business leader, making her a trusted voice in workplace design and the built environment. Her experience includes working with Fortune 500 companies delivering transformative workplace solutions that align with business objectives and create lasting impact. She is an internationally recognized expert with numerous publications and a published book to her credit.
Having held leadership positions with global firms such as JLL, Cushman & Wakefield and Space Matrix, Pallavi is known for her ability to strategically adapt businesses to market demands while driving profitability. Her unique perspective—shaped by living and working across continents—enables her to bridge Eastern and Western paradigms of design and business with remarkable insight and creativity.
Pallavi is also deeply engaged in professional organizations such as CoreNet Global, CREW Network, RICS, and ULI, where she has served on leadership roles and mentors emerging professionals in the field. Her strong global network of industry experts, clients, and collaborators will be invaluable as she leads workplace strategy initiatives at Arcadis globally.
“We are excited to welcome Pallavi to the Arcadis team,” said Susan Soehnlen, Global Practice Group Director for Workplace Design at Arcadis. “Her experience, vision, and passion for sustainable, human-centered workplace design align perfectly with our mission to create spaces that inspire innovation, foster collaboration, and drive meaningful change for our clients. Pallavi’s leadership will further enhance our ability to deliver workplace strategies that are not only impactful but also deeply rooted in human and environmental resilience.”
As part of its mission to accelerate a planet-positive future, the firm partners with clients to make sustainable choices—blending digital innovation with human ingenuity across the environment, energy and water, buildings, transport, and infrastructure sectors. As a result, Arcadis is now recognized as the second-largest architecture firm in the world, according to the prestigious 2025 World Architecture 100, and is advancing its design and delivery services, built-asset-specific decarbonization strategies, deep retrofit programs, green certifications, and supporting digital tools with greater focus and scale than ever before.
ABOUT ARCADIS
Arcadis is a leading global partner driving some of the most transformative projects of our time. We help clients make sustainable choices by combining digital innovation, human expertise, and future-focused skills across environment, energy, water, buildings, transport, and infrastructure sectors. Taking design, engineering, architecture, and consultancy to the next level, we use data-driven insights to co-create environments that reflect our clients’ business and stakeholder needs. With over 35,000 people, we unite global expertise to tackle challenges like climate, energy security and diversification, and livable cities, improving quality of life through our presence in 30+ countries. In 2024, we achieved €5.0 billion in gross revenues. Learn more at www.arcadis.com
