Danei Wallen is an internationally licensed architect and public speaker. As a Senior Project Manager, she leads dynamic mixed-use development, healthcare, institutional projects, and teaches at Yale University's Graduate School of Architecture. With twenty years experience, she leverages a depth of construction understanding to deliver projects that balance operational efficiencies, building performance, design team coordination, and fiscal realities. Recently, she has directly benefited multiyear projects for Brookfield, NYU Langone Health and New York City Health + Hospitals Corporations. Her dedication to fostering Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Leadership among the diverse design community led to her founding WALLEN + daub in 2018.