Spencer de Grey (1944) shares responsibility for all Foster + Partners' projects as Head of Design, a key member of the Design Board. He studied at Cambridge University, joining the practice in 1973. He set up Foster + Partners' Hong Kong office in 1979 for the Hong Kong Bank project, returning in 1981 to work on Stansted Airport and the Sackler Galleries at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Since then he has worked on a wide range of cultural, civic, education and masterplan projects, including the Great Court, the Sage and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He is visiting Professor of Design at Cambridge University and a Royal Academician.