Sarah Williams Goldhagen

Former Harvard professor, prizewinning critic, and pathbreaking author, Sarah is one of nation’s leading thinkers on the present and future of the built environment. Her most recent book, Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives (HarperCollins, 2017), draws on the latest scientific findings to demonstrate that excellent built environmental design profoundly affects how people think, feel, and act, both as individuals and in groups. Sarah coordinates with clients, policymakers, designers, and users to build a shared vision and devise actionable strategies to create enriching, sociable, economically vibrant and equitable environments. She lectures nationally and internationally at major universities, industry conferences, and to the general public.