Kim Patten is a passionate academic planner, process and sustainable strategy education leader in the Los Angeles office.

As Partner and Steinberg Hart’s Higher Education Practice Leader, Kim helps clients navigate complex problems with strategic research, skillful design and planning solutions to achieve direction and clarity. Working with academic institutions across the country, her partnership approach creates an environment to collaborate, plan and discover paths unique to that client.

She is a recognized leader for the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) where she serves on the Pacific Region Council as past Chair. She also serves as Co-Chair for the AIA|LA Women in Architecture committee, and was recognized as one of the Los Angeles Business Journal's 2022 Women of Influence in Construction, Engineering, and Architecture. Most recently, Kim served as Jury Chair for the 2026 Education Facility Design Awards. Kim holds a Bachelors in Architecture from the University of Southern California.