Lew stands at the forefront of innovative leadership that has prepared the District of Columbia for a new season of growth, influence and stardom on the national and international stage. For over 20 years, he demonstrated an on-time, on-budget and no excuses performance over a range of municipal and public-private initiatives that impacts every aspect of life in the Nation’s Capital and the National Capital Region. He was the President of the Washington Architectural Foundation from 2017 to 2019. On June 23, 2020, Allen Lew succumbed to complications associated with the novel coronavirus.

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