Co-Chief Executive
CO Architects
As managing principal, Jenna Knudsen leads CO Architects, a nationally recognized firm designing academic, laboratory and healthcare facilities. The firm serves mission-driven clients across 30 states and internationally. In 2025, CO Architects completed the UCI Health – Irvine Medical Center, the nation’s first all-electric hospital.
First job: Bagger at grandfather’s supermarket
Favorite charity or cause: Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Favorite book: “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac
Favorite pastime or hobby: Watching baseball, most of all her son’s high school games
Favorite restaurant for fun: Brunch at Cavatina at the Sunset Marquis – “a hidden gem”
Favorite quote: “I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.” – Audrey Hepburn
YEARS ON LA500: 4 Years on the LA500
