Our Founders

Populous Founder Joe Spear once said, “Our singular focus is to design containers of emotion for the collective energy of lots of passionate people.”

From Oriole Park at Camden Yards to Wembley Stadium and ICC Sydney, the values of our founding partners have stood the test of time. At the core of our culture is entrepreneurial spirit, vital to delivering creative solutions for our clients, ensuring design excellence, valuing integrity and having fun doing what we love. Meet the founders of Populous:

Jerry Anderson

Ben Barnert

John Barrow

Chris Carver

Paul Henry

Rick Martin

Scott Radecic

Earl Santee

Rod Sheard

Joe Spear

Todd Voth

Jim Walters

Dennis Wellner