Susan Cory graduated Magna Cum Laude from Dartmouth College and received her Master of Architecture degree from Harvard GSD in 1978.

She worked for I.M.Pei and Partners in NYC from 1979-1981 before returning to Boston to found Cory Associates in 1982. Boston Magazine named her as "A Face to Watch" in 1988. She has taught Residential Architecture at Wentworth Institute. Susan Cory is a Registered Architect and a Member of the American Institute of Architects and the Cambridge Historical Society.

While Cory Associates is primarily based in New England, the firm has also completed projects in Hong Kong, Florida and North Carolina. Ms. Cory works personally with every client to interpret their needs and dreams into built form.