Allyson Gipson joined Paslay Group in February 2026 to kick-off the firm’s new Higher Education development practice. She has provided program management, design management, construction management and oversight, sustainability planning and strategic planning for more than 30 years across the education, commercial, and public sectors.
Most recently, Ms. Gipson served as Executive Director of Facilities Planning and Management, Capital Construction Division, for the University of Southern California, where her team was responsible for about $315 million per year in projects, including scope development, budget development, design management, and construction management. Those projects included a $200 million Football Performance Center and an $88 million baseball stadium and clubhouse.
She previously served as President and CEO for Artemis Consulting Services, Inc., in Los Angeles, and in a series of progressive leadership roles focused on program management, construction management, business development and client relations.
Because of her broad range of skills, Ms. Gipson is adept at all facets of construction program planning and implementation. A noted critical thinker in the industry, she has presented at various industry conferences and was featured in Engineering News-Record and the now-retired Emerge magazine.
Ms. Gipson earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and a juris doctorate from the Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. She also earned an Executive MBA, completing the Leadership Development Program from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York.
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