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Anna Muessig

she/her Senior Project Director, Partner

Anna is a Partner and Senior Project Director at Gehl, where she leads the firm’s U.S. partnerships in the public sector. She collaborates with municipal agencies, business improvement districts, and other stakeholders to advance a vision of public life as a driver of shared prosperity, community belonging, and climate action. A skilled listener and facilitator, Anna brings 15 years of experience in leading complex, multi-stakeholder processes to deliver transformational urban projects. Specializing in public realm action plans and design for transit environments, she views street culture and shared mobility as essential building blocks of healthy, vibrant urban life. Anna also brings expertise in evidence-based storytelling and creative engagement, translating community voices and behavioral insights into design principles that shape the built environment. She holds a Master in City Planning from MIT. Prior to joining Gehl, she founded a public art nonprofit and served on the board of Brooklyn’s Green Hill Food Cooperative.

Office

New York

Expertise

Mobility & transportation
Public space plans
Public life research, community engagement, and deep listening

Contact
anna@gehlpeople.com linkedin.com/in/annamuessig
The banks of the Mississippi River
The High Sierra
Credit: Gehl

Bringing the people-first qualities of Broadway to Flatiron’s other key corridors

  • Place Activation
  • Urban Strategy
Strive to Thrive: Pensacola 2035. Credit: Gehl

Guiding Pensacola’s sustainable and inclusive growth toward 2035 and beyond

  • Community Engagement
  • Urban Strategy
Credit: WAX Architectural Vizualizations

Setting the urban and architectural design standard for Austin Light Rail

  • Urban Mobility
White Fountain is the epicenter for Stanford student life, hijinx, protest and celebration. Credit: Stanford University

Re-envisioning the heart of the university campus for social connectedness

  • Community Engagement
  • Urban Strategy
Credit: Sahar Coston-Hardy

Establishing a collective vision for the future of streets in the US

  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Strategy
Credit: vm

Designing a program strategy to make mobility more equitable and accessible

  • Social Spatial Research
  • Urban Mobility
Credit: Nicolas McComber

Transforming San Francisco’s Market Street into a thriving civic center

  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Strategy
People on San Francisco’s Great Highway which has been closed to cars as part of San Francisco’s Slow Streets program. Credit: Gehl.

Movement

5 Key Points to Seeding Mobility Culture Change

The best thing micromobility advocates can do for safety is to get more people riding bikes and scooters on the street.

Credit: Gehl

Designing a flagship park for Jersey City

  • Urban Strategy
People

A collective of urban change makers, data and social scientists, strategists, and designers

Our team is made up of more than 110 purpose-driven people from over 25 countries. We have varied expertise, backgrounds, and stories that shape who we are and how we show up.

Recognizing each our own strengths and weaknesses, we do our best work when we intersect, overlap, and stretch. We subscribe to ‘collaboration over competition’ within the organization, as well as with the partners and client groups we work with. All this to say, from CEO to intern, on good days, and less-good days, we simply strive to do our best to help create more equitable, healthy, and sustainable cities for all.

You’ll find us at our offices in Copenhagen, New York, and San Francisco. As our work takes us to new regions, we always adapt our practice to fit the unique culture and nuances of each place.

Everyone

Name

Position

Email

Office

A. Ghigo DiTommaso,
Team Director, San Francisco, Partner

ghigo@gehlpeople.com

A. Ghigo DiTommaso, Team Director, San Francisco, Partner

Team Director, San Francisco, Partner

ghigo@gehlpeople.com

San Francisco

Adam Eriksson,
Urban Data Analytics Expert

adam.eriksson@gehlpeople.com

Adam Eriksson, Urban Data Analytics Expert

Urban Data Analytics Expert

adam.eriksson@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Adriana Akers,
Senior Project Manager

adriana@gehlpeople.com

Adriana Akers, Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

adriana@gehlpeople.com

New York

Aja Jeanty,
Urban Designer

aja@gehlpeople.com

Aja Jeanty, Urban Designer

Urban Designer

aja@gehlpeople.com

Worldwide

Akana Jayewardene,
Strategist & Designer II

akana.jayewardene@gehlpeople.com

Akana Jayewardene, Strategist & Designer II

Strategist & Designer II

akana.jayewardene@gehlpeople.com

San Francisco

Albert Mørk,
IT Supporter

albert.mork@gehlpeople.com

Albert Mørk, IT Supporter

IT Supporter

albert.mork@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Alejandra Edery,
Project Manager

alejandra.edery@gehlpeople.com

Alejandra Edery, Project Manager

Project Manager

alejandra.edery@gehlpeople.com

New York

Alexander Spitzer,
Project Director

alexander@gehlpeople.com

Alexander Spitzer, Project Director

Project Director

alexander@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Amanda Gregor,
Senior Project Manager

amanda@gehlpeople.com

Amanda Gregor, Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

amanda@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Amira Badran,
Senior Project Manager

amira.badran@gehlpeople.com

Amira Badran, Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

amira.badran@gehlpeople.com

Worldwide

Andreas Michelsen,
Sustainability Lead

andreas-m@gehlpeople.com

Andreas Michelsen, Sustainability Lead

Sustainability Lead

andreas-m@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Andrew Sime,
Intern

andrew.sime@gehlpeople.com

Andrew Sime, Intern

Intern

andrew.sime@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Anna Muessig,
Senior Project Director, Partner

anna@gehlpeople.com

Anna Muessig, Senior Project Director, Partner

Senior Project Director, Partner

anna@gehlpeople.com

New York

Ashrita Shetty,
Senior Strategist

ashrita@gehlpeople.com

Ashrita Shetty, Senior Strategist

Senior Strategist

ashrita@gehlpeople.com

New York

Assar Swanberg,
Intern

assar.swanberg@gehlpeople.com

Assar Swanberg, Intern

Intern

assar.swanberg@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Astrid Marie Astrupgaard,
Project Manager

astrid@gehlpeople.com

Astrid Marie Astrupgaard, Project Manager

Project Manager

astrid@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Blaine Merker,
Senior Project Director, Head of Climate, Partner

blaine@gehlpeople.com

Blaine Merker, Senior Project Director, Head of Climate, Partner

Senior Project Director, Head of Climate, Partner

blaine@gehlpeople.com

San Francisco

Brett Merriam,
Project Manager

brett@gehlpeople.com

Brett Merriam, Project Manager

Project Manager

brett@gehlpeople.com

New York

Candice Ji,
Designer

candice@gehlpeople.com

Candice Ji, Designer

Designer

candice@gehlpeople.com

New York

Carlota Pedersen-Madero,
Project Director

carlota@gehlpeople.com

Carlota Pedersen-Madero, Project Director

Project Director

carlota@gehlpeople.com

Worldwide

Caroline Kraft Hansen,
Student Assistant

caroline.hansen@gehlpeople.com

Caroline Kraft Hansen, Student Assistant

Student Assistant

caroline.hansen@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Cassandra Nike Erin Lundgren,
Intern

cassandra.lundgren@gehlpeople.com

Cassandra Nike Erin Lundgren, Intern

Intern

cassandra.lundgren@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

Christoffer Rostvad,
Designer

christoffer.rostvad@gehlpeople.com

Christoffer Rostvad, Designer

Designer

christoffer.rostvad@gehlpeople.com

Copenhagen

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