Akanksha Pande, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP, LEAN

Health

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A proven architect, strategist and client leader, Akanksha excels at partnering with health organizations in the pursuit of bold innovation. She loves facilitating collaborative planning, design integration, vision alignment and decision-making efforts that help clients and teams imagine even brighter futures.

From clients steadfastly committed to better healthcare delivery models and patient outcomes, to project teams embracing complex challenges, Akanksha is inspired by those she serves. She is a tireless optimist who can build enthusiasm around every opportunity she encounters by helping teams establish the processes and protocols necessary to ensure enhanced productivity and unparalleled design solutions.


A few clients and collaborators

  • Kaiser Permanente
  • UCSF Health
  • Sutter Health
  • California Department of Veteran Affairs
  • Alameda County Health Services
  • Many other dynamic and forward-thinking health organizations

Expertise

  • Challenging established norms to find breakthrough paths forward
  • LEAN Integrated Project Delivery
  • Devising strategies that set organizations on bold new trajectories
  • Design research

Pursuits

  • Supporting her daughter who is Akanksha’s “pride, joy and my EVERYTHING”
  • Loves hiking, kayaking and camping and has scaled the Himalayas multiple times over the years
  • Concocting preposterously delightful cocktails based on Indian street food that are a “must-try”
  • More than 10 animals species have shared her home with her