Barbara Deutsch

Barbara Deutsch, FASLA, is the CEO of the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Barbara has a diverse background in both the private and not-for-profit sector. She brings ten years of award-winning marketing experience from IBM before making a career change to become a landscape architect. Prior to LAF, Barbara worked on re-greening cities from Hong Kong to Washington, DC. Most recently, she was an Associate Director for BioRegional’s OnePlanet Communities program and Senior Director at Casey Trees in Washington, DC. Barbara earned a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia, a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington, and was awarded a Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.