The Kellogg School of Management recently completed construction of a new 415,000 square foot facility called the Global Hub. The Global Hub was built over seven years as part of Kellogg's transformation plan and is shared with Northwestern's economics department, demonstrating the university's commitment to supporting growth in these programs. Designed by KPMB Architects, the Global Hub features a three-story central atrium called Collaboration Plaza intended as a meeting space, along with faculty offices, seminar rooms, a 300-person auditorium, and four design studios in the Galvin Family Design Wing and Conference Center.

1. Kellogg School of Management
Finishes 415,000-square-foot
Global Hub
By: Paul Liska

2. Kellogg School of Management Finishes 415,000-
square-foot Global Hub
A Chicago-based private investor, Paul Liska partners with several private equity firms in New
York, such as Ripplewood Holdings and CVC Capital Holdings. Before launching his successful
career in the financial services industry, Paul Liska earned a master’s in management at
Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management near Chicago.

3. Kellogg School of Management Finishes 415,000-
square-foot Global Hub
The Kellogg School of Management recently completed a seven-year transformation plan that
included constructing a new facility, called the Global Hub, on Northwestern’s campus in Evanston,
Illinois. The Global Hub is shared between the School of Management and Northwestern’s
economics studies department, underlining the university’s commitment to supporting the growth of
these programs, said Northwestern President Morton Schapiro.

4. Kellogg School of Management Finishes 415,000-
square-foot Global Hub
The Global Hub, designed by the Toronto-based firm KPMB Architects, spans 415,000 square feet.
The building includes Collaboration Plaza, a three-story central atrium with wide Spanish-style
steps intended to serve as a meeting place. Also part of the Global Hub is a faculty summit with a
piazza, six glass-walled seminar rooms, and an auditorium that can accommodate up to 300
people. In addition, the building is equipped with four design studios, which are part of the Global
Hub’s Galvin Family Design Wing and Conference Center.