Name: Jim Batchelor, FAIA
Organization: Boston Society of Architects president
Company: Arrowstreet, Inc.
Title: President
Location: 212 Elm St., Somerville, Mass. 02144
Place of birth: Boston, Mass. - 1950
Family: Wife Clara, and 3 children Sam, Andrew and Laura
College: Williams College undergraduate; 2 degrees (city planning and architecture) from MIT
First job unrelated to your current field: Summer program for blind children in Washington, DC
First job in current field: Environmental Design Group, a non-profit affiliate of Arrowstreet. Planning mental health facilities
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: We are a diverse architecture and planning firm. We are expanding into more green and energy efficient projects
Hobbies: Growing Bonzai trees, and making furniture and art glass
Favorite novel: Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Favorite film: Monsoon Wedding and Milk
Key to success: Know what you want, and listen to those that are around you
Person you most admire: Barack Obama
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be: Math teacher