Jeffry is a graduate of the University of Idaho’s architecture program, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in what was one of the few remaining five-year master’s programs in the country. He received numerous scholarships and AIA’s Henry Adams Medal. In collaboration with his peers and the faculty, he supported efforts to reestablish the school’s independent College of Art and Architecture.

From 2006 to 2008, Jeffry attended Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where he earned a post-professional master’s and graduated in the top 5 percent of his class. His high marks were reinforced with praise from the school’s distinguished faculty. He joined the Harvard faculty in 2012, and the breadth and depth of his instruction continues to influence the next generation of architects. In collaboration with Florian Idenburg, he developed Practice as Project, a series of case studies to introduce students to innovative practice models. He was tapped to lead a required professional practice course and developed an innovative curriculum. While the course is rooted in the fundamentals of practice and laws and ethics, it encourages students to explore the myriad ways practice continues to evolve across the globe.