Ana Pinto-Alexander, FIIDA, EDAC, RID

Executive Vice President and Global Sector Director for Interiors, HKS

Ana Pinto-Alexander has over 38 years of experience designing interiors for the country’s most progressive facilities. Her childhood in Colombia, South America, combined with extensive international travel has influenced her unique design perspective. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design from Purdue University. She established her own interior design firm of 22 employees, Maregatti Interiors, later acquired by HKS, Inc in 2011. In 2014 she received the Distinguish Alumni Award from Purdue University. In 2015 she was named one of 25 most influential people in healthcare according to Healthcare Design.

Ana’s extensive research has anchored her belief that the environments we live, work, and play in greatly reflects and affects who we are as individuals. Although known most prevalently for her work in healthcare interiors, she also extends her passion for meaningful interior design to educational facilities. She has spoken nationally and internationally on the importance the built environment has in the way we live our lives. The recipient of numerous awards, including the 2013 “Legends in Design”, she has also been featured in several national publications, including a cover story for Interiors and Sources.

Community service remains an integral component in Ana’s mission to improve the world in which we live. Ana continually encourages and engages with designers volunteering time on not-for-profit projects serving the community including: The Legacy Cottage and Designs for Dignity.