Faz Ehsan is a Managing Principal at Thornton Tomasetti, leading the firm’s Midwest Region since July 1998. With extensive experience in structural design and management of large-scale, technically complex projects, Faz collaborates closely with clients throughout all design and construction phases, adeptly balancing architectural and program requirements while ensuring efficiency and economy in structural systems. Prior to joining Thornton Tomasetti, Faz served as an Associate at Perkins+Will and held positions as a Project Engineer at A. Epstein & Sons and an Engineer at Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). Faz holds an MS and PhD in Structural Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.