As Co-Managing Director of Gensler Baltimore, Vaki has created a team-based design culture that embodies creative passion, innovation, and rigor. His work focuses on experiential, branded environments for retail centers, mixed-use, and hospitality projects, showcasing his technical acumen and commitment to design excellence from project visioning all the way through construction administration. Vaki is well-known within the commercial real estate industry as an expert and thought leader in design as well as business leadership. Vaki’s leadership extends through his role as co-Chair of Gensler’s Global Race and Diversity Committee and being named a Leader in Diversity by the Baltimore Business Journal in 2021. Vaki has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from NewSchool of Architecture and Design.