# Gregor Hohpe

> Gregor Hohpe is a transformation architect, prolific author, and sought-after speaker who has spent decades helping organizations bridge the gap between boardroom strategy and engine-room engineering. Co-author of the canonical 'Enterprise Integration Patterns' (2003), he coined the concept of the 'Architect Elevator' - the idea that great architects must fluently move between executive suites and server racks. A former Google Cloud Technical Director, Singapore Smart Nation Fellow, and Chief Architect at Allianz SE, Hohpe now runs the Architect Elevator platform, writing, teaching, and consulting on IT strategy, cloud, and the art of making everyone else in the room smarter.

- **Role:** Principal at Architect Elevator
- **Organizations:** Architect Elevator, Google Cloud (former), Allianz SE (former), Singapore Smart Nation (former fellow), IEEE Software Advisory Board
- **From:** Germany
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** Computer Science / Engineering, Unknown
- **Known for:** Co-authored 'Enterprise Integration Patterns' (2003), which has sold over 90,000 copies and become the canonical vocabulary for asynchronous messaging systems, Coined the 'Architect Elevator' metaphor, now widely adopted across the industry, Recognized in 'Best Software Writing' anthology curated by Joel Spolsky

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Originated Integration Patterns concept at PLoP 2002 conference
- **2003** — Co-authored 'Enterprise Integration Patterns' with Bobby Woolf (Addison-Wesley)
- **2003** — Launched enterpriseintegrationpatterns.com, his personal site using XML/XSLT
- **2006** — Nominated Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Solution Architect
- **2010s** — Served as Chief Architect at Allianz SE, overseeing global data center consolidation and first private cloud delivery platform
- **2016** — Published '37 Things One Architect Knows About IT Transformation' on Leanpub
- **2018-2020** — Technical Director at Google Cloud Office of the CTO, helping enterprises maximize cloud value
- **2019** — Served as Singapore Smart Nation Fellow
- **2020** — Published 'The Software Architect Elevator' (O'Reilly) and 'Cloud Strategy' (KDP)
- **2024** — Published 'Platform Strategy: Innovation Through Harmonization' with Michele Danieli and Jean-Francois Landreau
- **2025** — Speaking at NDC London, GOTO Copenhagen, and running Architect Elevator Workshops in Bern, Budapest, Stuttgart

## Achievements

- Co-authored 'Enterprise Integration Patterns' (2003), which has sold over 90,000 copies and become the canonical vocabulary for asynchronous messaging systems
- Coined the 'Architect Elevator' metaphor, now widely adopted across the industry
- Recognized in 'Best Software Writing' anthology curated by Joel Spolsky
- Featured in '97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know'
- Nominated Microsoft MVP Solution Architect
- Recognized by the Hillside Group as active member of the patterns community
- Over 45 recorded talks on architecture, distributed across the Modern Architect YouTube playlist
- Author of four books spanning integration, transformation, cloud, and platform strategy
- IEEE Software Advisory Board member
- ~240,000 LinkedIn followers as of 2024

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Published 'The digital grass isn't greener. It isn't grass.' on architectelevator.com
- **2026-02** — Published 'Executive Impact = Logos x Pathos' essay on decision-making and leadership
- **2025-01** — Spoke at NDC London 2025 on 'Thinking Like an Architect'
- **2025** — Running Architect Elevator Workshops in Bern, Budapest, and Stuttgart
- **2024-08** — Discussed 'Platform Strategy' book at GOTO Book Club
- **2024** — Spoke at QCon San Francisco 2024 and QCon London 2024
- **2024** — Keynote at iSAQB Software Architecture Gathering 2024

## Links

- Website: https://architectelevator.com
- LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/ghohpe
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ghohpe

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