Mr. Carney owns and operates Radnor Program Management, LLC a consulting firm focused on advising institutional owners on institutional strategic alignment of assets & master planning, large capital projects and real estate operational management matters.
Mr. Carney is a Registered Architect in the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and is certified by the National Council of Architects Registrations Boards. He is a former member of the Pennsylvania Architects Licensure Board. Mr. Carney was the Health System Senior Vice-President for Real Estate, Planning, Design, Construction and Engineering at the Mount Sinai Health System and Icahn School of Medicine, an 8-hospital system and medical school in New York. Carney held a similar position at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston MA and led nine (9) hospital departments. Under Carney’s leadership Brigham and Women’s updated the Institutional Master Plan and a Comprehensive Facilities Master plan including the Climate Action Committee which Carney co-chaired and the journey to net zero work that Carney initiated. Carney was also the co-chair of the MGB Strategic Energy Master Plan Committee. During March of 2020 Carney was the co-designer of the BWH “Be Protected Booth” with Dr. Sherry Yu designed to allow safe COVID testing with significantly reduced PPE use during shortages. Carney developed an open-source license shared globally with units built across the US and the world. Carney has progressively led operating budgets exceeding $200 million and Capital programs ranging from $500-800M annually.
Carney formerly held a similar role at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Previously Carney served as a non-voting member of the CHOP Trustees Finance and Capital Program Committee and Buildings and Grounds sub-committee. Under Carney’s leadership, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia completed over $3 billion dollars of in place construction and started nearly $3 billion more following a strategy aligned Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan which Carney led creating a roadmap for scale and expanding the CHOP integrated care network infrastructure.
Mr. Carney has held a Clinical Professor faculty appointment to Drexel University in Philadelphia since 2004, where he teaches Real Estate Development, Materials & Construction Management. Carney has been a guest lecturer with Baruch University (MS Healthcare Administration), Widener University (MBA), and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School’s (MBA) in the Zell Lurie Real Estate Center for over 20 years where he recently developed an “inverted classroom” lecture series on design and construction.
Selected awards and Activities
- 2024 Dragon Exemplar – Drexel University annual honor to the Design and Construction professional who embodies professionalism and leadership in the industry
- 2018 Person of the Year – ACE Mentor Program of Eastern Pennsylvania – May 2018
- Drexel University – College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher Award 2014
- Drexel University - Goodwin College Faculty Service and Leadership Award 2013
- Member – Drexel Presidential Advisory Committee
- Member – Drexel Presidential Real Estate Advisory Council
- Member – Westphal Architecture Department Advisory Board
- Member – Delaware County Community College Liaison Board
- Drexel representative to US Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org)
- Drexel representative to Delaware Valley Green Building Council (www.dvgbc.org)
- Drexel representative to Philadelphia Chapter of the Urban Land Institute
- Alternate member to the Faculty Senate (Goodwin College)
- Member American Council Construction Educators & National Specialty Accreditation teams
- Represented The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – National Council of Architects Registration Boards National Conferences
Jersey City NJ – 2017; Detroit, MI – 2018; Washington DC – 2019
- Represented Drexel and ACCE as a member of a Construction Program National Accreditation visiting team at Texas A & M, College Station TX; Bradley University, Peoria Il; John Brown University, Siloam Springs AR
- Represented Drexel - 2008 American Council of Construction Educator’s (ACCE) annual meetings in Providence RI; Salt Lake City; Boise ID; Milwaukee WI; Chicago IL.
- Assisted as technical/faculty advisor for several Sr. Design teams from the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental (CAEE) Engineering over several years. Serve as a panelist judging Senior Design team presentations Also served as Faculty Advisor for CAEE students for their Senior Seminar papers and presentations
- Six (6) Faculty Search Committees four (4) within Goodwin, one (1) for The School of Education, one (1) for The School of Architecture.
Licenses, Certifications, & Training
- Registered Architect - License, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Lic. No. 952589-AR-R
- Registered Architect - License, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Lic. No. RA9565X
- Certified Architect - National Council of Architects Registration Boards; Cert. No. 31,454
- Member (former) – Pennsylvania Architect’s Licensure Board
- US Green Building Council – LEED Accredited Professional
MBA, Graduate Business School, Eastern University, Radnor PA; B. Arch, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Book reviewer “The Lean Design and Construction Practice Handbook; Lean for the Architecture Practice and Construction Firm” by Moser, Cliff; publisher: Alex Hollingsworth
Accepted Paper & Presenter – GlassCon Global; “An examination of the means and methods of a large institutional response to resolve systemic building envelope leaking through the development of a water intrusion task force and a practical researched based approach to corrective actions.”
Interviewed for Engineering News Record 4/14/14 - Buerger Center Makes Big Waves on CHOP Campus
Contributing author: “10 metrics of design excellence” with Anton Germuszien
Presented an invited paper with Dr. James Capolupo and Mike Corb AIA at the PSBA statewide School Design & Construction Summit on “the creation of a curriculum driven design for a literacy center in the public-school setting.”
Published a book Chapter with Rob Pillar and Dr. James Capolupo for inclusion in a book published by San Diego State University by Professor Andrea Honigsfeld titled “Designing buildings & spaces to support curriculum and differentiated instruction - how building design can enhance teaching.”
Accepted Book Chapter (co-author) “Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization: Innovative and Successful Practices for the 21st Century” Rowan & Littlefield Education; Lanham MD - Chapter: Developing buildings to support curriculum and differentiated instruction: how building design can enhance teaching and learning.
Invited Presenter Live telecast by the Pennsylvania Department of Education; “Sustainable design & Construction” Statewide live webinar for Pennsylvania Department of Education telecast to PA School Districts. Pathways to Green Schools invited Presenter (one of two) for a statewide live multi-cast webinar by Pennsylvania Department of Education (in Harrisburg) simulcast to 87 school district locations in PA.
Published: Learning by Design: April 2011, Building of Distinction (one of four in the United States) Springfield Literacy Center, Springfield PA – Project appears on the Cover
Invited speaker – Health Financial Management Association National Annual Meeting – NY 2025, “Capital and Infrastructure solutions for the future – how to systematically invest in your current Real Estate Assets”
Invited speaker – Department of Energy sponsored Facilities and Campus Energy North American Summit, Washington 2024
Invited speaker – NY Commercial Observer 2024 “Transforming Legacy Campuses for 21st century healthcare occupancies through a Master Planning Process”
Invited speaker – Association of Medical Facilities Professionals 2023 – Leading large Capital Projects
Invited speaker – KPMG Healthcare Project Delivery Conference 2023, San Diego CA – “Current Market headwinds for healthcare project delivery in a post COVID environment.”
Invited guest lecturer – Baruch University, Zicklin School of Business, Masters of Healthcare Administration and Masters of Finance – “Types and Planning for Real Estate related Capital Expenditures in Academic Medical Centers”
Invited Panelist – “Healthcare's Lessons for the Pandemic-Era Airport” August 2020, Airport Pros virtual meeting https://www.aviationpros.com/airports/airport-technology/article/21151171/healthcares-lessons-for-the-pandemicera-airport
2020 invited speaker, Texas A & M School of Architecture: “Challenges and Opportunities Of Designing in a Urban Environment, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, New Patient Tower Project,” with Trice and Steelman https://www.pbs.org/video/peter-d-trice-doug-carney-terry-steelman-challenges-an-mbm0ix/
2019 Approved IRB Research, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The effects of Architectural Design on Patient & Family Well-being in an acute care setting.
Invited Speaker – GlassCON Global, Chicago 2018 - A Case for Dynamic Glazing in Pediatric Patient Rooms – Electrochromic Glass
Invited Speaker – Healthspaces 2018 St. Petersburg FL: Reducing Academic Medical Center energy while adding space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvxRHHxCXRM
Invited keynote speaker October 2015 – Subcontractors Association of the Delaware Valley; The future of design and construction in the Healthcare market both regionally and nationally.
Healthspaces Conference 2015 Austin Texas Invited presentation: Academic Medical Center planning concepts and software development: https://info.healthspacesevent.com/blog/smartest-woman-in-facilities-planning-isnt-human
Interviewed October 2015 by The San Jose Business Journal regarding the construction dispute between the Santa Rosa County Hospital and Turner Construction Company and how construction disputes occur.
Public Television interview “The effect of architectural design on instruction and pedagogy” http://vimeo.com/34618756
Invited presenter; Children’s Hospital Association annual facilities planning & design conference “Facilities Management after BIM project implementation” 2012 International Facilities Design & Capacity Conference
Invited panelist with Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger; CREW “Future of Eds & Meds real estate in Philadelphia”
Invited Panelist - Development Action on the Schuylkill Corridor – What’s Happening, Where and By Whom? Panel included Carney; Carl E. Dranoff, President, Dranoff Properties; President John Fry, President, Drexel University, Anne Papageorge, University of Pennsylvania VP
Invited presenter - Children’s Hospital Association - International Facilities Design & Capacity Conference – “BIM: After Construction’s Complete – Then What?” (Presenters: Peter Dawson, AIA, SVP Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX; Douglas Carney, AIA, LEED AP, MBA, Drexel University & SVP The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Stan Davis, VP Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
Invited Panelist – 3rd Annual Healthcare Real Estate Summit; Impact of Lean principles in healthcare real estate design and construction; (panelists; Dr. Larry R. Kaiser, CEO, Temple University Health; Douglas Carney, AIA, LEED AP, MBA, SVP Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Patrick Grusenmeyer, Pres., Christiana Care Health Systems; JoAnn Magnatta, SVP, Mainline Health)
Invited Presenter - Pre-Fabrication from Owner's Perspective: A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children (Presenters: Doug Carney, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Marty Corrado, Skanska USA; Art Brinkworth, A. I. DuPont Hospital; Leland Turner, FKP
Co-presenter; National School Boards Associate National Convention, New Orleans LA, “Let's do the impossible . . . 100% of elementary students reading on grade level” (Conference attendees, 5000, session attendees 300)
Invited participant in a panel discussion at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Superintendent Candidate program on “Board expectations of potential new School Superintendents.”
PADEP Grant proposal through Springfield & Haverford School District for the design and installation of modular expandable grid-tied photovoltaic systems for public school implementation. (Jointly with Dr. Martin & Dr. Scoles)
Invited speaker; University of Pennsylvania FRES on “Capital Program Management – best practices in large institutional settings.”
Invited presenter, Pennsylvania School Boards Association annual School Construction Summit, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia. “Springfield K-1 Literacy Center: How curriculum & reading intervention strategies can drive the architecture & design of schools” with Michael Corb, AIA & Dr. James Capolupo, Ed.D. May 2008
Professor Carney has been invited to be a panelist at the GBCA/AIA “design on the Delaware” conference speaking on the topic “Gaps in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction Educational process – Collaboration in the Practice. This panel also includes representatives from Drexel’s Architecture program and Temple’s Architecture and Engineering program.
Professor Carney has been invited to be a panelist at the Villanova University Real Estate Program with representatives from Real Estate Leaders CBRE, JLL and Binswanger regarding career paths in the Real Estate Development industry.
Invited Presenter: CEFPI Council of Educational Facilities Planners International Conference: “School on the Edge” Presenting the Springfield Literacy Center: Designing Buildings and Spaces to Support Curriculum and Differentiated Instruction: How Building Design Can Enhance Teaching and Learning. Presenters Robert M. Pillar, AIA, REFP, LEED AP, Burt Hill, Douglas Carney, AIA, LEED AP & Springfield School District Board Treasurer, Dr. James Capolupo, Superintendent of Schools, Springfield School District
Presenter: National Guidance Conference: The importance of staff development in implementing change – a Literacy case study