176: Robin Bellerby, Chief Architecture Officer @ Humphreys & Partners Architects

Few people begin as interns and rise to Chief Architecture Officer at the same firm. 

Robin Bellerby is one of them.

Over nearly 26 years, Robin has advanced through six roles at Humphreys & Partners Architects (HPA). Starting as a Project Manager, she oversaw more than 10,000 units and $1 billion in construction costs, and subsequently became Vice President. Her excellence in this position led to her stepping in as Risk Management Director, where she took on implementing the firm’s risk management program and reduced losses by 85% in just one year.

Building on these accomplishments, Robin went on to serve as Principal and Senior Vice President of Strategy & Risk before becoming Chief Architecture Officer, where she oversees architectural operations and risk management across the firm’s global practice. 

Inside this week’s episode: 

• How Robin balances career ambition and home life – and why her 5-year hiatus was crucial to her growth
• What it means to be a “developer’s architect,” and how Humphreys embeds that philosophy into their design approach
• How Robin turns claims into lessons learned
• Essential contract terms for design professionals: limitation of liability, errors and omissions, and accounting for insurance limits
• A look inside Robin’s day-to-day as CAO

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