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Leadership Team

At the heart of any company is its people.
Keeping that heart healthy is its leaders.

Vision In Action: ESD Leadership

Executive Chairman

Chief Executive Officer

President

Senior Managing Director | Technical Support Services

Senior Managing Director | MEP Engineering

Senior Managing Director | Operations

David Weihing

Senior Managing Director | Structural Engineering

Managing Director | Mission Critical Facilities

Managing Director | Marketing, Brand, and Business Development

Managing Director | Accounting and Finance

Managing Director | Technology

Julie Nagle

Managing Director | Human Resources

Managing Director | Commercial Building Solutions

Julia Gudino

Director of Human Resources

Christy Picker Rothchild

General Counsel

Christy Weed

Director of Marketing

Direction and Perspective: ESD Advisory Board

In addition to board members Executive Chairman Raj Gupta and Chief Executive Officer Zackery House, ESD is advised by a distinguished group of industry professionals:

David Gensler

ESD Advisory Board Member

Duane Jackson

ESD Advisory Board Member

Meredith Mendes

ESD Advisory Board Member

In Honor of Our Founder

Hem Gupta founded ESD in 1967, after working for Perkins+Will and for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. ESD grew quickly. The firm became the largest MEP firm in Chicago within its first 10 years of existence, a position it still holds today. Why were clients so willing to work with Hem and his fledgling firm? “People tell me he was authentic, and it was impossible not to like him,” his son Raj Gupta said. “He was also a good engineer and a good businessman — It’s unusual to find all of these qualities in one person.” Hem Gupta passed away in February 2017 at age 85, 50 years after founding the company that he steered to great success.

See What Happens When We Work Together

Creativity, insight, partnership. Better spaces to work, to live, and to plan for the future. See how our various people come together on these projects as we continue to make history.

Confidential Large Nationwide Technology Client
Services: Automation, MEP/FP Engineering
10-30 South Wacker Drive Lobby Repositioning and Expansion
Services: Eco+Energy, MEP/FP Engineering
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
Services: Eco+Energy, MEP/FP Engineering
320 South Canal Street
Services: MEP/FP Engineering, Technology

News and Events: A Prism of Possibilities

The various facets of our Services are reflected in the thought leadership, instructional videos, podcasts, and other information offerings we post regularly. Check out the latest.

Menges Leads IFMA Cares Committee

The New York Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has a new chairperson for its charitable arm of the organization. ESD Operations Director for the New York Office Ryann Menges is heading the IFMA Cares Committee. (Learn more about IFMA Cares.)

 

Olejniczak Recognized for Engineering Excellence

Consulting-Specifying Engineer (CSE) announces the 2023 class of its 40 Under 40 winners, including ESD Senior Project Engineer Ben Olejniczak. (Learn more about CSE 40 Under 40 winners.)

Shaping Future Healthcare Facilities

ESD Studio Leaders Craig Kos (Healthcare) and Erik Nelson (Technology) will be joining a panel of industry experts at an upcoming Chicago event sponsored by The Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP). It is part of AMFP’s mission “To be the hub where healthcare-built environment leaders share ideas, gain knowledge, solve challenges, connect with peers, and shape the future of the industry.” (Learn more about the AMFP event.)

Design for Tomorrow Plan for the Day After

The future isn’t distant: It starts today. Let’s solve problems together. Let’s build solutions.

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