Name: Donald Powers
Title: President and Founder
Company: Union Studio, Architecture & Community Design
Location: Providence, RI
Birthplace: Providence, RI
Family: Married to Dana; Children, Nate, 7; Theo, 1
College: University of Virginia, BS Architecture; Harvard University, Masters in Architecture
First job unrelated to your current field: Carpenter's helper, RW Chew Co. (solar contractor)
First job in current field: Cooper Robertson & Partners, NYC
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Architecture and community design with an emphasis on walkable, sustainable places and communities
Hobbies: Oil painting, aviation
Favorite novel: "All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy
Favorite film: "Saving Private Ryan"
Keys to success: Have a mission and a passion and communicate it truthfully and with integrity.
Person you admire most (outside of family): Barack Obama
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Fine artist