Iker Gil has been the Executive Director of the SOM Foundation since 2019. He is the founder of MAS Studio, Editor in Chief of the nonprofit MAS Context, cocurator of Exhibit Columbus 2020–2021, and a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Gil is the editor of the book Shanghai Transforming. He has curated multiple exhibitions including Nocturnal Landscapes, BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago, part of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, and was Associate Curator of the US Pavilion for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Leo Chow is a Design Partner in SOM’s San Francisco office. Chow has led a broad range of projects in the United States and Asia, including headquarters and commercial office buildings, residential and hotel towers, higher education facilities, and the planning of urban districts. Chow created the SOM Integrated Design Studio, an academic studio that focuses on tall building design and fully integrates structural engineers as coinstructors. He is a member of the San Francisco Arts Commission, serving on the Civic Design Review and Executive Committees.

Laura Ettelman is a Managing Partner in SOM’s New York office. Ettelman’s management approach is to maximize the integration of the architectural design and technical development with the engineering requirements of the project to meet the client’s goals. In 2020, Ettelman was one of two architects appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to New York City’s Advisory Council in the Construction and Real Estate Sector.

Kent Jackson is a Design Partner in SOM’s London office. Jackson’s creative approach to design responds to individual context and enables the integration of the natural and built environment. He is a leading advocate of the firm's pledge to meet the AIA 2030 Commitment towards a carbon-neutral built environment. He serves on the UK Advisory Board for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and is also a member of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects and the British Council of Offices.