about us

Green Brick Partners, Inc. is a publicly-traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GRBK”. Green Brick is a diversified homebuilding and land development company that operates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, and has a non-controlling interest in a Colorado homebuilder– some of the best markets in the country

our vision

We are founded on the belief that locally-focused land development is the starting point for a builder’s profitability and that both homebuilding and land development are best executed on a local, decentralized basis. We manage land risk through rigorous underwriting and provide our subsidiary homebuilders with centralized state-of-the-art operational support in: IT systems, accounting, operational systems, national purchasing, marketing analytics, and human resource management. Additionally, our mortgage and title operations make buying a home a seamless experience and provide real-time visibility into our buyers.

Going forward, we intend to grow both organically and by purchasing more builders. This strategy was used in the acquisition of an 80% majority ownership of GHO Homes. We will also purchase 100% of a builder, or do a start-up in a major market as we did with Trophy Signature Homes, but only if the top-level management team has a positive long-term track record and reputation in its local market.

Our ultimate goal is to build quality neighborhoods interwoven with the latest technological advancements that provide superior long-term returns for our investors, stakeholders, residents, and cities in which we build.

our values

Honesty

Honesty and Integrity are the foundation of any lasting business and we strive each day to treat our customers, employees, and shareholders like we would like to be treated.

objectivity

Objectivity drives our business practices, and our decisions are always made on best practices and market-driven information available.

maturity

The emotional intelligence of our staff is integral to our success.  In order to accomplish our common goals, we must be solution driven and view every challenge as an opportunity.  Emotionally intelligent employees see the bigger picture and strive each day to work collaboratively toward a shared story of success. 

efficiency

Efficiency is the result of competent, hard-working people who perform with a competitive spirit to produce rapid and consistent results. We continually evaluate our processes and systems to ensure that we remain the most efficient in our industry.

our values

Honesty

Honesty and Integrity are the foundation of any lasting business and we strive each day to treat our customers, employees, and shareholders like we would like to be treated.

Objectivity

Objectivity drives our business practices, and our decisions are always made on best practices and market-driven information available.

Maturity

The emotional intelligence of our staff is integral to our success. In order to accomplish our common goals, we must be solution driven and view every challenge as an opportunity. Emotionally intelligent employees see the bigger picture and strive each day to work collaboratively toward a shared story of success.

Efficiency

Efficiency is the result of competent, hard-working people who perform with a competitive spirit to produce rapid and consistent results. We continually evaluate our processes and systems to ensure that we remain the most efficient in our industry.

 

Executive Leadership Team

Our team is comprised of building and finance veterans that have decades of experience in our core markets with expertise in capital allocation, land acquisition, entitlement, development, construction, marketing and home sales.

JAMES R. BRICKMAN – CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

Mr. Brickman is responsible for all major investment decisions, capital allocation, strategic planning and relationships with Green Brick Partners’ builders. Mr. Brickman was the founding manager and advisor of each of JBGL Capital LP, since 2008, and JBGL Builder Finance LLC, since 2010. Prior to forming JBGL in 2008, Mr. Brickman was a manager of various joint ventures and limited partnerships that developed/built low and high-rise office buildings, multi-family and condominium homes, single-family homes, entitled land and supervised a property management company.

He previously served as Chairman and CEO of Princeton Homes Ltd. and Princeton Realty Corporation, which developed land, constructed custom single-family homes and managed apartments it built. Mr. Brickman has over 40 years of experience in nearly all phases of real estate construction, development and real estate finance property management.

Mr. Brickman received B.B.A. and M.B.A degrees from Southern Methodist University.

RICHARD A. COSTELLO – CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Mr. Costello joined Green Brick Partners as CFO in January 2015, months after the company went public. His responsibilities include oversight of all financial reporting, lending relationships, audit supervision, cash management, and investor relations. He has over 26 years of financial and operational experience in all aspects of real estate management.

Since 2007, Mr. Costello has been a private investor. Previously, he worked for 16 years at GL Homes of Florida, one of the largest private developers and home builders in Florida. There he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer as well as in other senior financial management roles. Prior to joining GL Homes, Mr. Costello worked for six years as AVP-Finance for Paragon Group, a regional commercial real estate developer, and for four years as an auditor for KPMG.

Mr. Costello received a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Central Florida and his M.B.A from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School.

JED DOLSON – CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Mr. Dolson currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for Green Brick Partners. Prior to his role as COO and Executive VP, Mr. Dolson was the President of Texas Region for the Company where he oversaw Green Brick’s majority ownership positions in Centre Living Homes, CB JENI Homes, Normandy Homes, Southgate Homes, and Trophy Signature Homes. Mr. Dolson also served as the Head of Land Acquisition and Development for the Company from 2013 to 2017. Before joining Green Brick Partners, Mr. Dolson served as a managing member of Pecos One LLC, a consulting firm Mr. Dolson owned that exclusively provided development management services for all Green Brick Partners projects since 2010. Mr. Dolson worked for three years at Jones & Boyd Engineering, and later served five years as Director of Development for a local private residential developer.

Mr. Dolson received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and a M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford University.

NEAL SUIT – EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF RISK AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER

Mr. Suit joined Green Brick Partners in 2021. His responsibilities include oversight of all of the company’s legal functions and implementing policies and procedures to minimize or mitigate operational risk.

Mr. Suit has approximately 20 years of legal experience, much of that experience focused on the real estate and construction industries.  He served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Legacy Housing Corporation, where he played a key role in Legacy’s successful IPO in December 2018. Prior to going in-house, Mr. Suit worked at various law firms in the Dallas area, including a decade at the law firm of Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP, where he was a partner and the co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Construction section.

Mr. Suit earned a B.A. degree from Baylor University and J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Corporate Leadership Team

Our team is comprised of building and finance veterans that have decades of experience in our core markets with expertise in capital allocation, land acquisition, entitlement, development, construction, marketing and home sales.

JAMES R. BRICKMAN

JAMES R. BRICKMAN

CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

Mr. Brickman is responsible for all major investment decisions, capital allocation, strategic planning and relationships with Green Brick Partners’ builders. Mr. Brickman was the founding manager and advisor of each of JBGL Capital LP, since 2008, and JBGL Builder Finance LLC, since 2010. Prior to forming JBGL in 2008, Mr. Brickman was a manager of various joint ventures and limited partnerships that developed/built low and high-rise office buildings, multi-family and condominium homes, single-family homes, entitled land and supervised a property management company.

He previously served as Chairman and CEO of Princeton Homes Ltd. and Princeton Realty Corporation, which developed land, constructed custom single-family homes and managed apartments it built. Mr. Brickman has over 40 years of experience in nearly all phases of real estate construction, development and real estate finance property management.

Mr. Brickman received B.B.A. and M.B.A degrees from Southern Methodist University.

RICHARD A. COSTELLO

RICHARD A. COSTELLO

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Mr. Costello joined Green Brick Partners as CFO in January 2015, months after the company went public. His responsibilities include oversight of all financial reporting, lending relationships, audit supervision, cash management, and investor relations. He has over 26 years of financial and operational experience in all aspects of real estate management.

Since 2007, Mr. Costello has been a private investor. Previously, he worked for 16 years at GL Homes of Florida, one of the largest private developers and home builders in Florida. There he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer as well as in other senior financial management roles. Prior to joining GL Homes, Mr. Costello worked for six years as AVP-Finance for Paragon Group, a regional commercial real estate developer, and for four years as an auditor for KPMG.

Mr. Costello received a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Central Florida and his M.B.A from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School.

JED DOLSON

JED DOLSON

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Mr. Dolson currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for Green Brick Partners. Prior to his role as COO and Executive VP, Mr. Dolson was the President of Texas Region for the Company where he oversaw Green Brick’s majority ownership positions in Centre Living Homes, CB JENI Homes, Normandy Homes, Southgate Homes, and Trophy Signature Homes. Mr. Dolson also served as the Head of Land Acquisition and Development for the Company from 2013 to 2017. Before joining Green Brick Partners, Mr. Dolson served as a managing member of Pecos One LLC, a consulting firm Mr. Dolson owned that exclusively provided development management services for all Green Brick Partners projects since 2010. Mr. Dolson worked for three years at Jones & Boyd Engineering, and later served five years as Director of Development for a local private residential developer.

Mr. Dolson received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and a M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford University.

NEAL SUIT

NEAL SUIT

GENERAL COUNSEL & CHIEF RISK OFFICER

Mr. Suit joined Green Brick Partners in May 2021. His responsibilities include oversight of all of the company’s legal functions and implementing policies and procedures to minimize or mitigate operational risk.

Mr. Suit has over 18 years of legal experience, much of that experience focused on the real estate and construction industries. He served as the General Counsel, Executive Vice President, and Corporate Secretary of Legacy Housing Corporation, where he played a key role in Legacy’s successful IPO in December 2018. Prior to going in-house, Mr. Suit worked at various law firms in the Dallas area, including a decade at the law firm of Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP, where he was a partner and the co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Construction section.

Mr. Suit earned a B.A. degree from Baylor University and J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Division Leadership Team

Trevor Brickman - President, Centre Living Homes

Mr. Brickman is the founder and president of Centre Living Homes. Mr. Brickman has grown Centre Living Homes from its beginnings in 2012 as a niche infill developer in Dallas to an award-winning homebuilder with multiple product types and several communities in DFW’s most coveted markets, including Frisco, Richardson, Heath, and Waxahachie. Before founding Centre Living Homes, Trevor worked as a loan officer and analyst for Green Brick Partners.

Mr. Brickman received a B.S. Degree in History from Centre College in Kentucky and M.S. Degree in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver.

Sheila Dunn - President, Green Brick Title

Ms. Dunn joined Green Brick Title in 2016.  She has held several key leadership positions within the organization and currently serves as its President.  Ms. Dunn has over 30 years of experience in the title industry, the majority of it managing operations for builder title companies.

Bill Handler - President, GHO Homes

A second-generation builder, Mr. Handler serves as the President of the GRBK GHO Homes, LLC, a division of Green Brick Partners. As the former owner of GHO Homes, Mr. Handler strategically grew the company, focused on building on the Treasure Coast of South Florida, into a well-respected and nationally recognized company – twice named one of the fastest-growing builders in the U.S., thus catching the eye of Green Brick Partners. In 2018, Mr. Handler sold controlling interest to Green Brick Partners and has remained president and continues to oversee the company’s day-to-day operations and new development growth.

He and his core team have worked to keep GHO Homes one of the top local builders in the area for over 20 years. He credits his success to his team approach, daily involvement in all aspects of the business, and the lifetime of building knowledge learned at the kitchen table with his family. He focuses his team on looking forward with new technology and also on giving the one-on-one personal experience buyers deserve.

Mr. Handler graduated from the University of Florida in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in building construction and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law in 1994.

Ryan Jerke - President, Trophy Signature Homes - Austin

Mr. Jerke is the president of Trophy Signature Homes in Austin, TX. Before joining Green Brick Partners, Mr. Jerke served as a division president for a regional builder in Tennessee, where he successfully started a new division in Chattanooga. His experience also includes serving as vice president of construction for a prominent privately-held builder in Austin.

Mr. Jerke received a B.S. degree in Construction Science from Texas A&M University.

Warren Jolly - President, The Providence Group

Atlanta native Warren Jolly is president of The Providence Group (TPG) of Georgia, an award-winning, Atlanta-based homebuilding company. The company is known for its desirable locations, amenity-rich neighborhoods, top-quality construction, and innovative product design. TPG has been awarded over 100 Gold Obie Awards by the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association for product design, planning, amenities, and execution, including seven prestigious Community of the Year awards since its founding.

Mr. Jolly’s ability to identify and factor customer needs into the process of land planning, product design, and implementation allowed him to adapt his communities to meet those needs and grow a hugely successful homebuilding business. His ability to work successfully with neighborhood groups, zoning officials, and government staff personnel to gain support and approval for his proposed communities is unparalleled and has significantly contributed to the overall success of TPG.

Mr. Jolly received a B.S. degree in Building Sciences from University of Auburn.  He currently serves as an advisory board member for the Master of Real Estate Development program at the University of Auburn.

Steve Schermerhorn - President, CB JENI Homes, Normandy Homes and Southgate Homes

Steve Schermerhorn is president of CB JENI Homes, Normandy Homes, and Southgate Homes, three prominent Green Brick Partner brands in Dallas/Fort Worth. In 2010, Mr. Schermerhorn joined CB JENI Homes, which often ranks as the largest townhome builder in Texas. Mr. Schermerhorn served as the controller and chief financial officer of CB JENI until 2014 when he was named president of the division. His successful leadership, which includes a team-oriented, customer-first approach, led to him being named president of Normandy Homes in 2020 and Southgate Homes in 2021.

Mr. Schermerhorn earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Dakota and his MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Corporate Leadership Team

Randall Anderson - Vice President of IT

Mr. Anderson joined Green Brick Partners in November 2017. His responsibilities include the design, development, implementation, compliance, security, and maintenance of the company’s information systems, software applications, and IT support and infrastructure systems. He brings nearly a decade of technology and operations experience in the real estate and construction industries. Mr. Anderson served as the Business Systems Architect for the company from 2017 – 2020. Prior to joining Green Brick Partners, Mr. Anderson served as an analyst on the corporate business applications team at one of the largest public homebuilders in the country.

Mr. Anderson earned a B.B.A. degree from The University of Texas at Austin focused in supply chain management, operations engineering, and management information systems.

Roger Casey - Vice President of Quality

Mr. Casey has over 30 years of construction experience in production and custom environments, with the past 17 years being devoted to quality improvement through field training, educating, public speaking, and building science. Mr. Casey’s knowledge base and coaching style, developed through years of hands-on construction and consulting on single-family and multifamily projects, provides a collaborative approach to building the most efficient and effective construction teams. Mr. Casey has spoken at numerous local and national construction trade shows, presented at risk-management seminars, and has provided training for construction teams across the country.

ELIZABETH CRUZ - CORPORATE CONTROLLER

Ms. Cruz joined Green Brick Partners in 2022. Her responsibilities include coordination of the external audit, roll-up of builder results into consolidated GRBK financial results, monitoring of critical technical accounting matters, and preparation of internal financial reports.

Prior to Green Brick, she worked at Trinity Industries Inc., Game Stop Corp., and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms. Cruz received her B.B.A from The University of Texas at Arlington and is a practicing CPA.

Veronica Edwards - Vice President of Asset Management

Mrs. Edwards started with Green Brick in 2017 as a Land Analyst and now oversees the underwriting, accounting, and reporting of our lot and land assets. Prior to Green Brick, she worked at Ernst & Young in their assurance practice. Mrs. Edwards received both B.B.A. and M.P.A. degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and has been a practicing CPA since 2014.

HEIDI HAAS - Director of Human Resources & Corporate Culture

Mrs. Haas has been with the company since it went public in October 2014.  She has over four decades experience in Human Resources that includes 20 plus years managing HR within the homebuilding industry.  Mrs. Haas acquired and has maintained her certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) since 1999.  She oversees recruitment and hiring, payroll and benefit administration, employee relations, performance management, and HR records and compliance matters.

Benting Hu - Vice President of Finance

Ms. Hu joined Green Brick Partners in 2022. Her responsibilities include monitoring and managing sell-side analyst coverage, hosting and managing earnings calls, preparing investor materials, and managing shareholder communications. Additionally, she supports the CFO in debt relations, capital markets, and financial management. 

Ms. Hu earned a Master’s degree in Engineering from Cornell University.

Keith Johnson - SVP, Accounting

Mr. Johnson joined Green Brick Partners in 2018 as the Director of Internal Audit. In his current role, he oversees Corporate Accounting and Asset Management.  Prior to joining Green Brick, Mr. Johnson worked at Sally Beauty Holdings, Protiviti and Arthur Andersen.   

Mr. Johnson earned an MBA and BBA from the University of North Texas. 

Bobby Samuel III - Vice President of Land Acquisition and Development

Mr. Samuel currently serves as the National Vice President of Land for Green Brick Partners. Before joining Green Brick Partners, Mr. Samuel served as the Vice President of Land for the Dallas-Fort Worth Division of a large public homebuilder. His experience also includes serving as a civil engineering consultant and client manager with a national engineering firm and Director of Land Development for a Dallas-Fort Worth private residential developer. 

Mr. Samuel received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University, his M.B.A from Texas Christian University, and holds a professional engineering license in the State of Texas.

Contact

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2805 Dallas Parkway Ste 400
Plano Texas, 75093

General Inquiry: 469-573-6721

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