Charu McDermott

Science & Technology

Charu McDermott

Charu loves to dive into complex laboratory projects with her team and clients. She's not afraid to ask questions and is relentless in her pursuit to pull together the right resources to arrive at the best design solutions. 

Charu’s work with top researchers across the country is the kind of work that “feeds her soul” because she knows that well-designed, optimized spaces fuel transformational breakthroughs in human health. A rising client leader whose technical ability and engagement skills are highly sought by top organizations and internal teams, Charu finds great joy in working with end users from conception to completion and is thrilled when they are excited about their new space. 

Some clients and collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institutes of Health
  • University of Maryland
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise

  • Program and client requirements
  • Pulling together the right resources
  • Bringing together key stakeholders 

Pursuits

  • Mentoring younger staff
  • Having strong client connections
  • Remembering to pause to live life through the purely blissful lens of her children