Bob Faith | |
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| Born | Robert Alan Faith 1963 or 1964 (age 61–62) [1] |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BS) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Title | Founder, Chairman and CEO of Greystar Real Estate Partners |
| Spouse | Muffie Faith |
| Children | 3 |
Robert Alan Faith (born 1963/1964) is an American businessman, and the founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Greystar Real Estate Partners. [2]
Faith grew up in Oklahoma, and earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma, [3] intending to pursue a career in the oil industry as his father had. While in college, Faith was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, then located at 603 West Brooks in Norman. When a recession made petroleum engineer jobs less available upon graduation, Faith opted instead to get an MBA from Harvard University, [4] graduating in 1986. [5]
Faith started his career at the Trammell Crow Company, a real estate development firm [3] where he eventually became a partner. [6] In 1991, he co-founded Starwood Capital Group with Barry Sternlicht, [4] a classmate from Harvard. The company focused on acquiring foreclosed multifamily properties in the aftermath of the savings and loan crisis. [1]
In 1993, Faith founded Greystar in Houston, Texas. [7] [1] While CEO of Greystar, Faith served as Secretary of Commerce for the State of South Carolina from 2002 to 2006. [8] During his tenure, Faith reorganized the department's 19-division structure into four departments. [9] In 1996, he co-founded Homegate Hospitality, a developer of extended-stay hotels, with John Kratzer, a former colleague from Trammell Crow. The company was acquired the next year. [10] Faith moved both his residence and Greystar’s headquarters to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1998. [4] Under Faith's leadership, Greystar acquired Education Realty Trust in 2018 for $4.6 billion, [11] making the company the second largest student housing provider in the United States. [12] Other major acquisitions during Faith's tenure include the property management arm of Alliance Residential Co. in June 2020, [13] Thackeray Partners in May 2021, [14] [15] and Fizzy Living in December 2021. [16] Faith is also expanding the business beyond multifamily rental properties to sectors including life sciences, [17] purpose-built single-family rentals, [18] and industrial. [15] As of November 2021 [update] , Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, with $45.1 billion of assets under management. [19]
As of 2005 [update] , Faith was a member of the Urban Land Institute and the National Multifamily Housing Council. [9] In 2020, Faith was nominated to the real estate group of the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups, [20] a bipartisan panel convened by President Donald Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic. [21]
In 2018, Faith appeared on the Observer list of the 59 most powerful people in residential real estate. [22]
In 2022, Faith ranked #32 on the Commercial Observer Power 100 list of commercial real estate's most powerful people. [23] He ranked #10 in 2023 [24] and #6 in 2024. [25]
Faith resides in Charleston, South Carolina, with his family. [1] He is married to interior designer Muffie Faith, and they have three children. [26]
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