The Scion Group and CannonDesign are excited to share that Scion Advisory Services is now part of
CannonDesign. Partnering with one of the largest and most innovative design companies in the world
elevates our team’s ability to deliver meaningful campus strategies and solutions to clients across higher
education.
Since our founding in 1999, our consulting team has been committed to shaping student housing
solutions that create positive impact on campuses across North America. Our ability to deliver on that
commitment grows even stronger with this move.
We’ve previously worked with CannonDesign at the University of Rochester, the University of Rhode
Island, the University of Massachusetts and Florida State University, and have come to admire their
innovative design, strategy, and advisory work. We’re stronger together and excited for the
opportunities ahead.
“This is a breakthrough moment for our Scion Advisory Services team. CannonDesign is one of the most
admired design firms in the country. CannonDesign’s diverse service offerings, commitment to design
excellence and convergence, and extensive client relationships expand our possibilities,” said Jay
Pearlman, Principal at Blue Cottage of CannonDesign. “Together, we can partner with university
leadership to chart bold futures that enrich the campus experience for current and future generations.”
CannonDesign is among the most recognized design firms in the world, repeatedly named by Fast
Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies in North America and one of the Best Workplace for
Innovators. In 2025, the company also earned distinction as one of Fortune Magazine’s World Changing
Companies.
The firm has an existing education consultancy and empowers Scion Advisory Services with new services
around architecture, engineering, technology planning, facility management services, building transition
and activation, along with a range of other design and consulting services.
Through its Living-Centered Design approach, CannonDesign leads with purpose and uses design to
make a measurable impact on the communities and clients it serves. The firm has deep roots in higher
education, having worked extensively with most of the U.S. World & News Report Best Colleges.
Notable is CannonDesign’s diverse typology expertise and service offerings. CannonDesign consistently
works across student life, recreation and wellness, health education, academic research, libraries and
STEM education. Scion Advisory Services now has avenues to amplify our impact across institutions with
multifaceted needs.
“Scion Advisory Services has proven itself an agent for positive impact, helping higher education
institutions shape meaningful student life outcomes for a quarter of a decade. They make our company
stronger immediately,” said Juliet Rogers, Ph.D., MPH, MAPL, Chief Strategy Officer of CannonDesign
and president of Blue Cottage of CannonDesign. “Scion Advisory Services equips us to offer higher
education institutions end-to-end advisory services at a moment when they are facing numerous
shifting forces and market changes.”
We’re elated about this evolution in our practice and very much look forward to the greater impact
Scion Advisory Services and CannonDesign can achieve. Learn more about CannonDesign here:
www.cannondesign.com