**Gregor Hohpe** is a [[Germany|German]]-born [[Software architecture|software architect]] and author known for his work on [[Enterprise Integration Patterns|enterprise integration patterns]] and [[Enterprise architecture|enterprise architecture]]. He is best known as co-author, with [[Bobby Woolf]], of *[[Enterprise Integration Patterns|Enterprise Integration Patterns]]* (2003), a widely referenced book that catalogued [[Messaging pattern|messaging patterns]] for [[Distributed computing|distributed systems]] and became a foundational text in the field of [[Enterprise application integration|enterprise application integration]]. Hohpe has held senior architecture roles at major technology and consulting firms, including [[Google|Google Cloud]], where he served as technical director in the Office of the [[Chief technology officer|CTO]], and [[Allianz]], where he led enterprise architecture strategy. He is also the author of *The Software Architect Elevator* (2020), which addresses the role of architects in bridging the gap between [[C-suite|executive leadership]] and [[Software engineering|engineering]] teams within large organizations. His writings and conference talks have been influential in shaping modern thinking about [[Cloud computing|cloud]] architecture, [[Asynchronous communication|asynchronous messaging]], and the organizational dimensions of [[Digital transformation|digital transformation]].