People (127)

Discover the team behind Gehl

A collective of urban changemakers, data and social scientists, strategists, and designers.

Office
Copenhagen
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Vesterbrogade 24, 5th floor
1620 Copenhagen V
Denmark

Copenhagen
Office
San Francisco
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1211 Folsom Street, 4th floor
San Francisco
CA 94103 – USA

San Francisco
Office
New York
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395 Hudson St, 8th floor
New York
NY 10014 – USA

New York

Jeff Risom

Partner & Managing Director Gulf Region, Chief Innovation Officer

As a partner and CIO, Jeff leverages in-house talent and expertise into new knowledge creation and ways of working. His multi-disciplinary background has shaped his cross-cutting holistic approach to all projects and opportunities. Jeff works with new and existing partners to expand Gehl’s core services, addressing the most pressing challenges facing people and communities today. Passionate about the relationship between human experience and design, Jeff believes in designing shared spaces with kindness and the ambition of inviting all life to thrive. Jeff also does yoga every morning but you wouldn’t know it if you’ve seen him do a downward-facing dog pose.

Location

Copenhagen, Denmark

Projects involved in

‘New Road’ Streetscape Design
Brighton, UK
‘New Road’ Streetscape Design
Gehl, in collaboration with Landscape Projects, designed a vibrant, welcoming urban environment in Brighton, UK.
Foodscapes
Global
Foodscapes
With 422 million global cases of diabetes, a scaled response must go beyond a diagnostic clinical approach. Gehl’s foodscape studies create proactive & preventative strategies that target the shared link between the urban environment and food security to improve food access, quality of life, and community health outcomes across different cultures and geographies.
Barrio 31: Social Integration Through Urban Design
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Barrio 31: Social Integration Through Urban Design
Gehl led a visionary project with the Government of Buenos Aires to transform Villa 31 into a formal neighborhood of the city.