Despina Stratigakos is a Canadian-born architectural historian, professor, and writer. She taught at Harvard University and the University of Michigan before joining the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo.

From 2018-22, Stratigakos served as the University at Buffalo's Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence. She previously served as a Director of the Society of Architectural Historians, an Advisor of the International Archive of Women in Architecture at Virginia Tech, a Trustee of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, and Deputy Director of the Gender Institute at the University at Buffalo.