Roxanne Malek

Managing Partner at SmithGroup

Roxanne Malek is the Managing Partner for the San Francisco office, Roxanne describes her work style as "intense," in the very best sense of the word. "Architecture isn’t just a profession, it’s a way of life," she remarks. "I had no idea how challenging it would be to be this passionate about what you do." In her tenure with the firm, Roxanne has worked with a long list of amazing clients, many of whom "are solving some of the world’s greatest challenges," she marvels. "What we do impacts how people live, work, learn, research, and heal." She once had the privilege of meeting Jonas Salk, renowned for developing the polio vaccine—and among architects, also renowned for founding the Salk Institute of Biological Studies.

Timeline

  • Managing Partner

    Current role

  • Director