Over the last 30 years, William McDonough has led the sustainability movement from a design perspective. McDonough Innovation employs a Cradle to Cradle Design™ approach, as articulated in Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. The book was covered by Nature magazine as “the one book to read if you are interested in sustainability.”

William McDonough

William McDonough
Chief Executive

William McDonough is a globally recognized leader in sustainable design and development. He co-authored Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (2002), widely recognized as a seminal text of both the sustainability and the Circular Economy design movements. In 1996, McDonough received the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development, and in 2003 he earned the first U.S. EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for his work with Shaw Industries. In 2004, he received the National Design Award for exemplary achievement in the field of environmental design.He has been active with the World Economic Forum for 25 years and served as the inaugural chair of their Meta-Council on the Circular Economy.. Read William McDonough’s complete biography here.

McDonough Leadership Team

  • Celeste Weaver

    Director of Visual Communications

    McDonough Innovation

  • Marcie Siegel

    Senior Executive Assistant

    McDonough Innovation

  • Alastair Reilly AIA, LEED AP

    Design Partner

    William McDonough + Partners

  • José Atienza

    Design Director

    William McDonough + Partners

  • Roger Schickedantz AIA, LEED AP

    Director

    William McDonough + Partners

  • Michelle Molloy

    Senior Director

    MBDC

McDonough leads three related businesses which often work together to the advantage of McDonough Innovation clients.

McDonough Innovation

McDonough Innovation provides thought leadership, strategy, and advisory services to commercial, governmental, and not-for-profit clients globally. McDonough Innovation’s values-driven approach helps companies to embed sustainable growth principles into their corporate culture and to advance progress toward their positive vision. McDonough Innovation staff support Mr. McDonough with data analysis, project management, research, and graphics.

William McDonough + Partners

William McDonough + Partners provides architectural design services, planning services, and design consulting. WM+P specializes in sustainable design related to the circular economy. Often, these services are complimentary to McDonough Innovation’s client work.

MBDC

MBDC are the original creators and among the foremost implementers of the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Product Standard. MBDC has expertise in product design, chemistry, manufacturing processes, and product material health. MBDC supports McDonough Innovation as needed to provide technical expertise additive to McDonough Innovation’s client work.