AIA Chief Executive Officer Robert Ivy to Retire

WASHINGTON (June 28, 2021) — After more than a decade leading The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Ivy, FAIA, will retire at the end of 2021. Appointed in 2011, Ivy oversaw major changes within the organization: digital transformation across all its platforms; board of directors restructuring to encourage nimble debate and decision making; an ongoing public awareness campaign; a reconstituted philanthropic foundation; and a consistent, assertive public voice based on architects’ values. Rebounding from the challenging 2008 economy, under his tenure, AIA achieved fiscal stability and growth and reached 95,500 members residing in over 200 chapters and components in the United States and around the world — its highest total membership level since the association’s founding more than 160 years ago. Ivy’s charge included leading the AIA through recent, turbulent years in the larger society, a period during which the AIA took strong stands on urgent matters facing contemporary culture, including climate action and racial equity. Ivy was instrumental in the AIA’s championing the positive and necessary role architects can play in issues such as sustainability, resilience, school safety, immigration, infrastructure, and shoring up the pipeline for present and future architects by addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion in the profession and society. Visit aia.org.