Eric Myers was appointed as the Executive Director of the Chattanooga Design Studio in March 2017. In this role he oversees strategic development, fiscal performance, and is the Studio’s primary spokesperson to the media and the general public. Eric is a LEED accredited registered architect and urban designer with a broad ranging background and breadth of experience in Chattanooga and the Southeast. For over 25 years Eric has practiced architecture and urban design in Chattanooga. Prior to joining the Chattanooga Design Studio, Eric founded a design firm and through his 10 years of leadership, the organization helped create urban housing, commercial retail and offices, healthcare facilities, historic preservation efforts, as well as urban design and neighborhood structure plans. Eric was also an Urban Design Coordinator at the community’s legacy studio which operated from 1981 until 2005. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Eric currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Aquarium and as immediate past chair of the Board of Directors for La Paz Chattanooga. In the recent past he has served terms as President for the Chattanooga Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Board of Directors of Cornerstones, Inc.. He is grateful to have served an 8- year term on the Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise Board of Directors (2012-2020). Myers also served a 2014 to 2017 appointment to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission.

emyers@chattanoogadesignstudio.com