Abbey Roberson joined the Texas Medical Center in February 2016 as the vice president of planning, and focuses on identifying opportunities for enhancing the TMC campus, implementing TMC capital projects and coordinating with member institutions on a variety of campus initiatives.

Prior to joining the TMC team, Roberson spent 12 years at HOK in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Houston, where she led a planning and landscape architecture team. With a specialty in urban design, master planning and urban infill developments, her experience includes serving clients on a broad range of projects, from district plans and mixed use developments to campuses and communities in cities across the country and around the world.

She serves on the Hermann Park Conservancy Advisory Board, South Main Alliance Executive Committee and Construction Career Collaborative Board of Directors. Additionally, she is the Governance Chair of the Houston District Council of the Urban Land Institute and a Junior League of Houston, Inc. sustaining member. Roberson earned a Master of City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University.