Dave Goldberg

President

Dave is skilled at helping clients express their values and support their mission through integrated design. He has focused his career on the creation of immersive places for work and learning with organizations that care deeply about user experience, collaboration and conservation. Dave is a strong facilitator and design team leader for projects with complex stakeholder groups, and believes that an engaging design process has the ability to bring clients and communities together around a shared vision for the future.

As Mithun’s president, Dave has served on the firm’s board of directors since 2003, and has been instrumental in helping grow the practice to national prominence. Under his leadership, Mithun has been recognized with the 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award and his projects have received diverse industry and peer design recognition, including two AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Awards. He lectures nationally on integrated design process and sustainability. Dave has served on the boards of Woodland Park Zoo and IslandWood, where he currently serves as board chair.

Education

  • University of Washington — Master of Architecture
  • University of Virginia — Bachelor of Science Architecture

Community

  • Earth Share of Washington, Past Board President
  • IslandWood, Board Chair, Executive Committee
  • Mountaineers Advisory Council, Member
  • University of Washington College of Built Environments Comprehensive Campaign, Co-Chair
  • University of Washington Foundation, Board Member
  • Woodland Park Zoo, Board Director Emeritus