Donna Laquidara-Carr provides editorial direction to the SmartMarket Report Series, covering such diverse topics as World Green Building Trends, Business Value of BIM, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Design and Construction Industry, The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings, Building a Safety Culture and Lean Construction. In her role as Research Director, Donna is actively engaged in all aspects of the research process, from survey development to data analysis to authoring reports based on the data. Her insights on these topics have been published in numerous industry publications, and she regularly conducts webinars and speaks about this research at events for diverse organizations, including the AIA National Conference, Greenbuild, CMAA National Convention, AGC National Convention and the Lean Congress. Previously, Donna was responsible for policy and training for the editorial division of the Dodge Reports. Donna has her Ph.D. from Tulane University, M.A. from Boston University and B.A. from Middlebury College.

Frank V. Giblin, AICP is the director of GSA’s Center for Urban Development in the Office of the Chief Architect (Washington DC). In furtherance of Federal law, the Center’s Good Neighbor Program assists regional project teams in meeting GSA responsibilities to design, build, and manage Federal properties in ways that meet client needs while also supporting sustainability, community development, and equitable development goals. The Center provides technical expertise, policy guidance, and best practices to GSA leadership and regional offices around the country on a range of community planning issues, from site analysis to landscape and urban design and public use. Frank was a lead author of GSA’s Site Security Design Guide, Achieving Great Federal Public Spaces, and the Project Planning Guide. Previously, Frank was a historic preservation and environmental planner in GSA's regional office in Philadelphia.

Chuck Hardy serves the Chief Architect of the General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service. He is the agency's lead executive in charge of design and workplace strategy efforts supporting design and construction, real estate services, and procurement. He is responsible for research, innovation, and development in the delivery of innovative workplace solutions for the federal government.

Andrea M. O'Neal is an appointee of the Biden-Harris Administration, serving as the Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Equity at the U.S. General Services Administration. In this first-ever position for the agency, O'Neal brings 20 years of experience championing the advancement of historically and socially marginalized communities with expertise in institutional equity, racial and economic justice, organizational behavior, and cultural change management. Andrea is a recognized thought leader in the diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) field with a career spanning global Wall Street, social impact, and advisory services for C-Suite executive teams. In her position at GSA, Andrea leads the agency’s strategy and implementation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s equity-related policy priorities and serves as GSA’s senior designee to several governmentwide forums, including the White House Gender Policy Council, Domestic Policy Council, Federal Chief Diversity Executive Officers Council, and the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council.