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The Founding Partners
and Leadership Team

Having collaborated since their teens, the Partners have understood and built upon the values of friendship, comradery, trust and compassion. These values hold true throughout all of our studios and amongst our tightly knit teams. As in all of hospitality, people are the heart of the practice. Our global leadership team embodies these values and continues to grow our dynamic culture to be sure AvroKO is making some of the best work in the world.
A portrait of the four founding partners of AvroKO, an interior design studio

Leadership Team

Global CCO
Global CCO
NYC
Nick Solomon
Global COO
Global COO
London
Tom Chalmers
Global CFO
Global CFO
NYC
Jonathan Lowden
Global Marketing Director
Global Marketing Director
NYC
Lisa Mendelson
Global Director of Financial Operations
Global Director of Financial Operations
NYC
Demmi Choo
Global HR Director
Global HR Director
NYC
Michaela McTurk
Global IT Director
Global IT Director
NYC
Ilan Derey
Global Practice Director
Global Practice Director
NYC
Adam Haneman-Hall
Technical Director
Technical Director
NYC
Ted Buenz
Managing Director
Managing Director
NYC
Daniel Hong
Design Director
Design Director
NYC
Dennis Askins
Design Director
Design Director
NYC
Brian Smith
Managing Director
Managing Director
NYC
Lexie Aliotti
Managing Director
Managing Director
Miami
Kimberly Jackson
Managing Director
Managing Director
Bangkok
Kesaté Tadesse
Studio Director
Studio Director
Bangkok
Stefanie Sebald
Design Director
Design Director
Bangkok
Eva Lin
Design Director
Design Director
Bangkok
Carlo Umer
Project Director
Project Director
Bangkok
Patrick Ho
Design Director
Design Director
SF
Andrew Lieberman
Managing Director
Managing Director
SF
Tory Schenkkan
Studio Director
Studio Director
London
Chris Clements
Design Director
Design Director
London
Alex Reed