HGA welcomes Suzanne Abbott, LEED AP BD+C, as associate vice president in business development for the Boston, Massachusetts office. She will direct new business opportunities and client relations for the Healthcare practice serving the Northeast region.
Abbott has more than 12 years of client management, business development, sales and strategic planning experience delivering increased healthcare market 
presence for architecture, engineering and construction firms nationally and throughout New England.
Before coming to HGA, Abbott was a senior business development manager with SMRT, Inc. in Boston where she provided strategic alliances and business opportunities for the full-service architecture, engineering and planning firm. Previously, she was business development manager with Gilbane Building Company where she successfully defined strategic goals and business opportunities for the construction company’s Boston interiors market.
She has additional experience leading environmental and sustainable design nonprofits, including the U.S. Green Building Council Massachusetts Chapter and EarthShare of New England. Abbott has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Resource Economics from the University of New Hampshire.
