Dawn Jedkins

As Co-CEO of DES, Dawn Jedkins draws on nearly three decades of experience at the firm, including nine years as Associate Partner. She leads multi-disciplinary teams within the office, highlighting her ability to be versatile and agile. Known for her talent to guide complex, ground-up projects from early planning through entitlements, Dawn excels at building consensus among diverse stakeholders. Her collaborative approach and passion for conceptual design have helped deliver some of the Bay Area’s most significant projects, creating spaces that inspire connection and community. She continues to champion thoughtful, strategic design alongside the firm’s culture and values to advance DES’s mission and impact.