Emily Bateman has been named a Health Market Leader in Chicago
October 20, 2026
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We are pleased to announce that Emily Bateman has been promoted to Health Market Leader in Chicago. She joins Andy Lane as co-leader of the office’s health practice, the largest in our firm.
In this role, Emily will partner with clients and teams to advance innovative healthcare design while supporting the continued growth of the practice. She will focus on strengthening client partnerships, supporting project excellence and helping team members develop and grow their careers.
"Emily brings exceptional leadership skills, both in her work with clients and in the way she supports and guides our teams internally,” said Michael Pukszta, national health market leader. “She leads by example and has a genuine passion for helping others grow and succeed. As she steps into this role, I'm excited to see the impact she'll have on our people, our practice and our clients. Her commitment to developing talent and fostering a strong, collaborative culture will allow her to help lead our Chicago health market to the next level."
Testimonials
Since joining CannonDesign in 2020 as a client leader, Emily has made significant contributions to several transformative projects including the University of Chicago AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare's Consolidated Oncology Infusion and Clinical Expansion, ThedaCare modernization initiatives and UM Health-Sparrow Behavioral Health Hospital.
“I have seen such incredible growth in Emily,” said Abbie Clary, executive director of Health for All. “She is a natural leader who will help our Chicago office advance our design-first culture and our culture of systems thinking to solve our clients' hardest problems. She is going to be a great partner to Andy in strengthening our impact across the region.”
Emily’s move into this role reflects the momentum of our health practice in Chicago and across the region and the strength of the team leading its next chapter. That momentum will soon be visible in a powerful way as the University of Chicago Medicine AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion, Chicago’s first freestanding comprehensive cancer center, prepares to welcome patients and expand access to advanced cancer care on the city’s South Side. Our Chicago team is also helping to deliver Advocate Health Care’s new South Side hospital, a historic investment in the health and wellness of under-resourced communities.
