Spirit of openness, freedom and hope
The name “BrightSky” was born out of our desire to create a new, refreshing approach to single-family rentals: homes that are bright, uplifting, and within reach. We wanted to capture a sense of possibility and optimism—imagine stepping outside to a big, open sky, unburdened by the stresses of traditional homeownership.
This spirit of openness, freedom, and hope underscores how we build our neighborhoods and serve our residents.
By choosing BrightSky, our residents benefit from a home that elevates everyday life and inspires a confident look forward on the path ahead. And for our investors, we expect this philosophy will create tremendous value.
Our History
BrightSky is a real estate development company redefining the traditional notions of residential leasing. Since its founding in 2022, BrightSky has ambitiously scaled its development to over 3,000 homes across new neighborhoods targeting some of the best performing, high-growth markets in the United States.
Led by an executive team with decades of combined experience in residential and multifamily development, BrightSky operates with core values of integrity, disciplined execution, and passion for quality. The firm is committed to creating communities that combine the comfort of a new home with the convenience of maintenance-free living.
A Resmark Company
BrightSky was created out of the vision of Resmark–a leading real estate investment manager focused exclusively on the residential sector. As a cycle-tested fiduciary, Resmark has honed a specialized residential development strategy over the past 30 years that mitigates risk, creates value and ensures a strong alignment of interest with our investors.
Leonard Miller
CEO
Mr. Miller possesses over 30 years of experience in residential homebuilding and land development.
Before founding BrightSky Residential, Mr. Miller was President and Chief Executive Officer at The New Home Company, where he was responsible for leading all aspects of the publicly traded homebuilder’s operations, overseeing policymaking, and creating and implementing the strategic direction of the company. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Prior thereto, Mr. Miller worked at Richmond American Homes where he had regional and divisional responsibility for several markets in the western United States.
Previously, Mr. Miller held several positions at Genstar Land Company, which later became a part of Newland Communities. Earlier in his career, Mr. Miller worked for a small San Diego-based land developer that specialized in small mixed-use developments. In addition to his work in the homebuilding and development industries, he spent four years in public accounting with the CPA firm Arthur Young.
Mr. Miller has served on numerous boards in leadership roles including service as president of both the Building Industry Association of Southern California and Riverside. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University.
Sondra Harris
Senior VP, Entitlement & Planning
Ms. Harris joined BrightSky Residential in April 2022 and has over 20 years of experience in the homebuilding industry. She has extensive experience managing multidisciplinary teams through the due diligence to build out stages of development projects. Prior to joining BrightSky Residential, Ms. Harris worked for Richmond American Homes in California where she managed the Project Management team and was responsible for entitlements, forward planning, engineering, and architectural development operations. Prior thereto, she worked for Centex homes in the position of Director of Planning. Ms. Harris joined the building industry in 1997 to work as a Senior Project Manager for Western Pacific Housing/DR Horton specializing in multifamily, mid/high rise development, and mixed-use projects.
Ms. Harris has served on numerous boards in leadership roles including the Building Industry Association in San Diego South County and Baldy View. She received a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management with a concentration in Environmental Management from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Tim Sipowicz
Executive VP of Operations
Mr. Sipowicz joined BrightSky Residential in 2022 and is involved with site and product design and responsible for ground-up development, portfolio management, and disposition. He also plays a key role in assessing revenue and operational assumptions for new acquisitions.
Mr. Sipowicz brings 20 years of experience in real estate management and development to BrightSky Residential. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Asset Management at The Resmark Companies where his responsibilities included wholly owned development, value-add repositioning, involved joint venture investment management, strategy and business plan development, and investor reporting. He also played a key role in assessing revenue and operational assumptions in the origination of new investments and directed all asset management and property operations management for Resmark’s wholly owned multifamily investments.
Before his tenure with Resmark, he served as Vice President at WintenAmerica, the United States commercial real estate operation of Australia’s Winten Development. At Winten, he was directly responsible for all business operations and compliance, including the management of multifamily investments and disposition of commercial real estate assets. His role also included management of loans, annual operating budgets, financial models, asset repositioning and value-add improvements, and marketing and sales strategies. Before his tenure with Winten, he held several positions at Macquarie Investment Bank, Union Bank and Fremont Investment & Loan.
Mr. Sipowicz holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Business from California State University, Long Beach.
Charles McKeag
President, California
Mr. McKeag joined BrightSky in 2023 and is a seasoned real estate executive with over 20 years of experience in the acquisition, entitlement, and development of residential and mixed-use communities throughout California and Colorado.
Prior to joining BrightSky, Mr. McKeag was President of MLC Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) focused exclusively on the acquisition and entitlement of development opportunities throughout the Western U.S. During his tenure at MLC, he established operations in Northern California, Southern California, and Colorado, and the MLC team successfully developed 30 new communities encompassing over 4,000 residential units and $2.8 billion in retail value.
Prior thereto, Mr. McKeag spent 13 years in leadership positions at The New Home Company (NYSE: NWHM) and SCS Development Company, where he led the acquisition and development of over 6,000 residential units. Before starting his real estate career, Mr. McKeag earned a Juris Doctorate with Distinction from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon.
Mr. McKeag is a past Director of the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area and a current member of the Steering Committee for the Bay Area Chapter of Women’s Housing Leadership Group.
Larry Franks
President, Florida
Mr. Franks joined BrightSky in 2024 and is a seasoned real estate executive with over twenty years of experience in the acquisition, entitlement, development, and operations of residential communities throughout Florida.
Prior to joining BrightSky, Mr. Franks was Vice President of Land at Toll Brothers focused on the acquisition and entitlement of development opportunities in the Tampa and Sarasota Florida markets. During his tenure, he successfully acquired over 3,500 lots and established the company’s Florida West operations.
Prior thereto, Mr. Franks spent 10 years in leadership positions at Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH), CalAtlantic Homes and KB Homes (NYSE: KBH), where he led the acquisition and development of over 5,500 residential units. Previously, Mr. Franks ran a development firm in the Tampa MSA with over $125 million in development projects, 150,000 SF in commercial space and delivered over 900 residential units.
Mr. Franks served as Builder Director of the Tampa Bay Builders Association for several years. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of South Florida.
Hamilton Stolpen
President, Carolina Region
Mr. Stolpen joined BrightSky in 2024 and is a seasoned real estate executive with over 24 years of experience in acquisitions, entitlements, development, construction, purchasing, and operations in both residential and commercial projects across the Southeastern USA.
Prior to joining BrightSky, Mr. Stolpen was Managing Director of Acquisitions at Oxenfree/Core Spaces focusing on expanding their build-to-rent presence through raw land acquisitions in both the Carolinas and Florida regions.
Prior thereto, Mr. Stolpen spent three years at American Homes 4 Rent as part of the initial team that launched the build-to-rent program for the company with the Carolinas being their test market. During his tenure, he successfully acquired 15 communities in the greater Charlotte region and built and established the company’s Charlotte Division.
Mr. Stolpen spent 12 years in senior leadership positions with CalAtlanic Homes, Ryland Homes, Mattamy Homes, as well as Nu South Builders and Olson Development, a North and South Carolina regional developer and builder, where he led the acquisition and development of just under 90 communities, over 5,000 lots/homes generating revenue of just under $2.1B. Mr. Stolpen is licensed in residential and commercial construction in both North and South Carolina, and owned and operated a private development, residential and commercial construction company in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
Mr. Stolpen has served on multiple boards in leadership roles, including as a past member of the Board of Directors of the HeartBright Foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina and Ridgewells Inc. in Washington D.C. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting and Technology from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Leonard Miller
CEO
Mr. Miller possesses over 30 years of experience in residential homebuilding and land development.
Before founding BrightSky Residential, Mr. Miller was President and Chief Executive Officer at The New Home Company, where he was responsible for leading all aspects of the publicly traded homebuilder’s operations, overseeing policymaking, and creating and implementing the strategic direction of the company. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Prior thereto, Mr. Miller worked at Richmond American Homes where he had regional and divisional responsibility for several markets in the western United States.
Previously, Mr. Miller held several positions at Genstar Land Company, which later became a part of Newland Communities. Earlier in his career, Mr. Miller worked for a small San Diego-based land developer that specialized in small mixed-use developments. In addition to his work in the homebuilding and development industries, he spent four years in public accounting with the CPA firm Arthur Young.
Mr. Miller has served on numerous boards in leadership roles including service as president of both the Building Industry Association of Southern California and Riverside. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University.
Sondra Harris
Senior VP, Entitlement & Planning
Ms. Harris joined BrightSky Residential in April 2022 and has over 20 years of experience in the homebuilding industry. She has extensive experience managing multidisciplinary teams through the due diligence to build out stages of development projects. Prior to joining BrightSky Residential, Ms. Harris worked for Richmond American Homes in California where she managed the Project Management team and was responsible for entitlements, forward planning, engineering, and architectural development operations. Prior thereto, she worked for Centex homes in the position of Director of Planning. Ms. Harris joined the building industry in 1997 to work as a Senior Project Manager for Western Pacific Housing/DR Horton specializing in multifamily, mid/high rise development, and mixed-use projects.
Ms. Harris has served on numerous boards in leadership roles including the Building Industry Association in San Diego South County and Baldy View. She received a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management with a concentration in Environmental Management from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Tim Sipowicz
Executive VP of Operations
Mr. Sipowicz joined BrightSky Residential in 2022 and is involved with site and product design and responsible for ground-up development, portfolio management, and disposition. He also plays a key role in assessing revenue and operational assumptions for new acquisitions.
Mr. Sipowicz brings 20 years of experience in real estate management and development to BrightSky Residential. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Asset Management at The Resmark Companies where his responsibilities included wholly owned development, value-add repositioning, involved joint venture investment management, strategy and business plan development, and investor reporting. He also played a key role in assessing revenue and operational assumptions in the origination of new investments and directed all asset management and property operations management for Resmark’s wholly owned multifamily investments.
Before his tenure with Resmark, he served as Vice President at WintenAmerica, the United States commercial real estate operation of Australia’s Winten Development. At Winten, he was directly responsible for all business operations and compliance, including the management of multifamily investments and disposition of commercial real estate assets. His role also included management of loans, annual operating budgets, financial models, asset repositioning and value-add improvements, and marketing and sales strategies. Before his tenure with Winten, he held several positions at Macquarie Investment Bank, Union Bank and Fremont Investment & Loan.
Mr. Sipowicz holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Business from California State University, Long Beach.
Charles McKeag
President, California
Mr. McKeag joined BrightSky in 2023 and is a seasoned real estate executive with over 20 years of experience in the acquisition, entitlement, and development of residential and mixed-use communities throughout California and Colorado.
Prior to joining BrightSky, Mr. McKeag was President of MLC Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) focused exclusively on the acquisition and entitlement of development opportunities throughout the Western U.S. During his tenure at MLC, he established operations in Northern California, Southern California, and Colorado, and the MLC team successfully developed 30 new communities encompassing over 4,000 residential units and $2.8 billion in retail value.
Prior thereto, Mr. McKeag spent 13 years in leadership positions at The New Home Company (NYSE: NWHM) and SCS Development Company, where he led the acquisition and development of over 6,000 residential units. Before starting his real estate career, Mr. McKeag earned a Juris Doctorate with Distinction from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon.
Mr. McKeag is a past Director of the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area and a current member of the Steering Committee for the Bay Area Chapter of Women’s Housing Leadership Group.
Larry Franks
President, Florida
Mr. Franks joined BrightSky in 2024 and is a seasoned real estate executive with over twenty years of experience in the acquisition, entitlement, development, and operations of residential communities throughout Florida.
Prior to joining BrightSky, Mr. Franks was Vice President of Land at Toll Brothers focused on the acquisition and entitlement of development opportunities in the Tampa and Sarasota Florida markets. During his tenure, he successfully acquired over 3,500 lots and established the company’s Florida West operations.
Prior thereto, Mr. Franks spent 10 years in leadership positions at Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH), CalAtlantic Homes and KB Homes (NYSE: KBH), where he led the acquisition and development of over 5,500 residential units. Previously, Mr. Franks ran a development firm in the Tampa MSA with over $125 million in development projects, 150,000 SF in commercial space and delivered over 900 residential units.
Mr. Franks served as Builder Director of the Tampa Bay Builders Association for several years. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of South Florida.
Hamilton Stolpen
President, Carolina Region
Mr. Stolpen joined BrightSky in 2024 and is a seasoned real estate executive with over 24 years of experience in acquisitions, entitlements, development, construction, purchasing, and operations in both residential and commercial projects across the Southeastern USA.
Prior to joining BrightSky, Mr. Stolpen was Managing Director of Acquisitions at Oxenfree/Core Spaces focusing on expanding their build-to-rent presence through raw land acquisitions in both the Carolinas and Florida regions.
Prior thereto, Mr. Stolpen spent three years at American Homes 4 Rent as part of the initial team that launched the build-to-rent program for the company with the Carolinas being their test market. During his tenure, he successfully acquired 15 communities in the greater Charlotte region and built and established the company’s Charlotte Division.
Mr. Stolpen spent 12 years in senior leadership positions with CalAtlanic Homes, Ryland Homes, Mattamy Homes, as well as Nu South Builders and Olson Development, a North and South Carolina regional developer and builder, where he led the acquisition and development of just under 90 communities, over 5,000 lots/homes generating revenue of just under $2.1B. Mr. Stolpen is licensed in residential and commercial construction in both North and South Carolina, and owned and operated a private development, residential and commercial construction company in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
Mr. Stolpen has served on multiple boards in leadership roles, including as a past member of the Board of Directors of the HeartBright Foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina and Ridgewells Inc. in Washington D.C. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting and Technology from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Robert Goodman
Robert N. Goodman is the Chairman and CEO of The Resmark Companies. The founder of Resmark, Mr. Goodman has an extensive background in the real estate industry, with over 50 years of experience in corporate finance, real estate finance, and asset management.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s Mr. Goodman’s predecessor company was one of the most innovative firms in the United States overseeing strategic repositioning and restructuring of defaulted real estate companies across multiple geographies and product types. During that period (representing bondholders and creditors), he was involved in more than $10 billion of restructurings for real estate companies, including Las Colinas Corporation, Angeles Corporation, Orleans Homebuilders and U.S. Homes, among others. In the late 1990’s, Mr. Goodman was deeply involved in the initial underwriting and due diligence of the Playa Vista development in Los Angeles, representing the interests of ULLICO.
Since establishing Resmark in 1995, he has guided approximately over 300 investments comprised of more than 100,000 single-family and multifamily homes/units and lots. Some of Resmark’s clients/partners include Quarterra Multifamily, Greystar, Related Companies, Sares Regis, and Taylor Morrison, to name just a few. The company does business throughout the United States, and is particularly active in California, the Western United States, Texas, the Southeastern United States and the D.C./Mid-Atlantic region. For many years, Resmark has successfully raised capital from a diverse group of some of the largest institutional investors in the United States and internationally.
Resmark is deeply committed to the purpose-built single-family rental business, an emerging force in U.S. housing. In addition to entering into joint ventures with highly qualified development partners, Resmark has formed and wholly owns BrightSky Residential, a real estate development company that sources, develops and manages purpose-built single-family rental communities. BrightSky is led by industry veteran Leonard Miller. Since its inception in early 2022, BrightSky has executed agreements to purchase and develop communities totaling approximately 3,000 units and is actively seeking additional investments.
Mr. Goodman has served on the boards of directors of four publicly traded companies, including two REITs. He currently sits on the Advisory Council of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate Advisory Board, and the National Advisory Council for Israel Bonds. For many years, he was on the boards of the Los Angeles Police Foundation, City of Hope National Medical Center (including two years as Chairman of the Beckman Research Institute), Bet Tzedek Legal Services, and Oakwood School (an independent K-12 school in North Hollywood, California).
Mitchell Goodman
Mr. Goodman joined Resmark in 2003. As Chief Operating Officer, he oversees Resmark’s Capital Markets (both debt and equity), and manages Resmark’s banking relationships, loan originations, lines of credit, business development, and strategic planning initiatives and execution. In addition, he is responsible for cash management and treasury function, as well as administrative activities.
Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, and began his career at Resmark as an Asset Manager overseeing a 3,000-unit portfolio of geographically and product diversified assets located in California, Arizona and Florida.
Mr. Goodman is a member of the Board of Directors of HomeAid America, the National Association of Home Builders Multifamily Leadership Board, the Fisher Center For Real Estate & Urban Economics Policy Advisory Board, and the Executive Committee of the Board of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate. In addition, he sits on the Anti-Defamation League’s National Commission and the Board of the organization’s Pacific Southwest Region. He attended the University of Southern California where he majored in Business Administration.
Ziv Cohen
Mr. Cohen joined Resmark in 2001. With more than 30 years of real estate experience, he has been involved in the financing and development of over 70,000 residential units in the United States and Israel. Mr. Cohen’s responsibilities include overseeing all of Resmark’s investment, underwriting and asset management activities. Under his leadership, Resmark entered the residential rental market in 2011 and has since amassed a portfolio of over 10,000 units through joint ventures and direct investments. Mr. Cohen’s disciplined approach and selectivity have positioned Resmark as a prominent player in the sector. Prior to that, he established the firm’s Northern California division in 2003 and successfully expanded its Northern California operations. His responsibilities included evaluating and formulating strategy for the acquisition of large distressed bank portfolios. In late 2007, he also led Resmark’s emergence as a key player in the area of direct investments in land portfolios.
Prior to joining Resmark, Mr. Cohen was a member of Fieldstone Communities’ management team, where he was responsible for land acquisition and entitlements, product design, construction management, and sales and marketing operations for multiple projects. Before arriving in the United States, he served as an operations manager for Peled Residential Construction, overseeing the day to day development of several master planned communities in Southern Israel, and prior to that as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces.
Mr. Cohen serves on the Board of Directors of BrightSky Residential, Resmark’s wholly owned residential real estate development company operating exclusively in the build-to-rent (BTR) sector. He also serves on the Board of Directors of BRIDGE Housing, a leading nonprofit owner, developer, and manager of high-quality affordable housing on the West Coast, and chairs the National Association of Home Builders Multifamily Leadership Board. Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Tel Aviv University and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Jeffrey Herrmann
Mr. Herrmann joined Resmark in 2012. He oversees the company’s finance, accounting and treasury departments and plays an active role in its many investment programs and long-range strategic planning.
Previously, he served as Vice President at EJL Homes, a successor company to national homebuilder John Laing Homes, where he was actively involved in all current projects and in identifying new housing development opportunities, along with managing the accounting and finance functions. He formerly held the position of Vice President, Corporate Development, at John Laing Homes, and also served in several other finance and accounting-related executive positions at the company.
Mr. Herrmann began his career at Ernst & Young in the real estate group. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics with a concentration in Accounting and is a certified public accountant (inactive).
Robert Goodman
Robert N. Goodman is the Chairman and CEO of The Resmark Companies. The founder of Resmark, Mr. Goodman has an extensive background in the real estate industry, with over 50 years of experience in corporate finance, real estate finance, and asset management.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s Mr. Goodman’s predecessor company was one of the most innovative firms in the United States overseeing strategic repositioning and restructuring of defaulted real estate companies across multiple geographies and product types. During that period (representing bondholders and creditors), he was involved in more than $10 billion of restructurings for real estate companies, including Las Colinas Corporation, Angeles Corporation, Orleans Homebuilders and U.S. Homes, among others. In the late 1990’s, Mr. Goodman was deeply involved in the initial underwriting and due diligence of the Playa Vista development in Los Angeles, representing the interests of ULLICO.
Since establishing Resmark in 1995, he has guided approximately over 300 investments comprised of more than 100,000 single-family and multifamily homes/units and lots. Some of Resmark’s clients/partners include Quarterra Multifamily, Greystar, Related Companies, Sares Regis, and Taylor Morrison, to name just a few. The company does business throughout the United States, and is particularly active in California, the Western United States, Texas, the Southeastern United States and the D.C./Mid-Atlantic region. For many years, Resmark has successfully raised capital from a diverse group of some of the largest institutional investors in the United States and internationally.
Resmark is deeply committed to the purpose-built single-family rental business, an emerging force in U.S. housing. In addition to entering into joint ventures with highly qualified development partners, Resmark has formed and wholly owns BrightSky Residential, a real estate development company that sources, develops and manages purpose-built single-family rental communities. BrightSky is led by industry veteran Leonard Miller. Since its inception in early 2022, BrightSky has executed agreements to purchase and develop communities totaling approximately 3,000 units and is actively seeking additional investments.
Mr. Goodman has served on the boards of directors of four publicly traded companies, including two REITs. He currently sits on the Advisory Council of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate Advisory Board, and the National Advisory Council for Israel Bonds. For many years, he was on the boards of the Los Angeles Police Foundation, City of Hope National Medical Center (including two years as Chairman of the Beckman Research Institute), Bet Tzedek Legal Services, and Oakwood School (an independent K-12 school in North Hollywood, California).
Mitchell Goodman
Mr. Goodman joined Resmark in 2003. As Chief Operating Officer, he oversees Resmark’s Capital Markets (both debt and equity), and manages Resmark’s banking relationships, loan originations, lines of credit, business development, and strategic planning initiatives and execution. In addition, he is responsible for cash management and treasury function, as well as administrative activities.
Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, and began his career at Resmark as an Asset Manager overseeing a 3,000-unit portfolio of geographically and product diversified assets located in California, Arizona and Florida.
Mr. Goodman is a member of the Board of Directors of HomeAid America, the National Association of Home Builders Multifamily Leadership Board, the Fisher Center For Real Estate & Urban Economics Policy Advisory Board, and the Executive Committee of the Board of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate. In addition, he sits on the Anti-Defamation League’s National Commission and the Board of the organization’s Pacific Southwest Region. He attended the University of Southern California where he majored in Business Administration.
Ziv Cohen
Mr. Cohen joined Resmark in 2001. With more than 30 years of real estate experience, he has been involved in the financing and development of over 70,000 residential units in the United States and Israel. Mr. Cohen’s responsibilities include overseeing all of Resmark’s investment, underwriting and asset management activities. Under his leadership, Resmark entered the residential rental market in 2011 and has since amassed a portfolio of over 10,000 units through joint ventures and direct investments. Mr. Cohen’s disciplined approach and selectivity have positioned Resmark as a prominent player in the sector. Prior to that, he established the firm’s Northern California division in 2003 and successfully expanded its Northern California operations. His responsibilities included evaluating and formulating strategy for the acquisition of large distressed bank portfolios. In late 2007, he also led Resmark’s emergence as a key player in the area of direct investments in land portfolios.
Prior to joining Resmark, Mr. Cohen was a member of Fieldstone Communities’ management team, where he was responsible for land acquisition and entitlements, product design, construction management, and sales and marketing operations for multiple projects. Before arriving in the United States, he served as an operations manager for Peled Residential Construction, overseeing the day to day development of several master planned communities in Southern Israel, and prior to that as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces.
Mr. Cohen serves on the Board of Directors of BrightSky Residential, Resmark’s wholly owned residential real estate development company operating exclusively in the build-to-rent (BTR) sector. He also serves on the Board of Directors of BRIDGE Housing, a leading nonprofit owner, developer, and manager of high-quality affordable housing on the West Coast, and chairs the National Association of Home Builders Multifamily Leadership Board. Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Tel Aviv University and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Jeffrey Herrmann
Mr. Herrmann joined Resmark in 2012. He oversees the company’s finance, accounting and treasury departments and plays an active role in its many investment programs and long-range strategic planning.
Previously, he served as Vice President at EJL Homes, a successor company to national homebuilder John Laing Homes, where he was actively involved in all current projects and in identifying new housing development opportunities, along with managing the accounting and finance functions. He formerly held the position of Vice President, Corporate Development, at John Laing Homes, and also served in several other finance and accounting-related executive positions at the company.
Mr. Herrmann began his career at Ernst & Young in the real estate group. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics with a concentration in Accounting and is a certified public accountant (inactive).