Madhubala Ayyamperumal is a designer, mentor and sustainable design
advocate, who believes in improving the lives of people through socially and environmentally
responsible design. Having worked in Asia, Middle East & United States, her areas of competence
include Healthcare, Life Science, Tenant Improvement, Hospitality, Mixed use and Workplace Design.
She currently works as a Project Designer at Five Design Architecture & Interiors. Madhu brings the
fluency of sustainability and wellness centric design and believes in promoting these attributes as the
basis of her design concepts. Graduating with a Master of Architecture and Master of Engineering
degree from the Pennsylvania State University, she was awarded the Henry Adams Medal and
Certificate of Merit from the American Institute of Architects during her graduation. She is involved with
ACE Mentorship and SFNOMA leading mentorship programs in shaping the future generation of the
profession and advocating for diversity & inclusion. She is also one of the recipients of Paul J Welch ARE
Scholarship offered by AIA California and Architecture Master Prize Honorable Mention. Her
involvement with American Institute of Architects Silicon Valley Chapter's Emerging professionals
committee and the committee on the environment has been instrumental. Her recent conversations
with the professionals in the industry through spotlight interviews is significant in bringing in diverse
perspectives within the profession. As a founding chair of AIASV's Christopher Kelley Leadership
Development Program, first of its kind in the west coast, she has been successfully running the pilot
cohort of the program this year. She was recently named as one of 100 “Women of Influence” by Silicon
Valley Business Journal. When she is not busy with work, she is involved in volunteering for the causes
that she cares about, typography/sketching and hiking.