Don Peebles

Recognized as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the nation, R. Donahue (Don) Peebles, Jr. is Chairman and CEO of The Peebles Corporation, one of the country’s most active privately held national real estate investment and development companies. Mr. Peebles strictly adheres to his company’s guiding principle of Affirmative Development™ to provide transformative economic inclusion for minority and woman owned businesses in the communities where the company does business. The Peebles Corporation (TPC), founded in Washington, DC in 1983, has a successful track record of investing in select markets, across multiple property types, and through several economic cycles. TPC has overseen the execution of over 10 million square feet of real estate development and has a pending development pipeline of approximately 4 million square feet and over $8 billion in key metropolitan cities including New York, San Francisco, Boston, Miami, Charlotte, Durham, Atlanta, and Washington, DC. Mr. Peebles is an industry leader in the acquisition and development of large-scale urban real estate development projects through Public-Private Partnerships. By integrating construction excellence, sustainable materials, historic preservation, and innovative design, each project is strategically selected to achieve transformative results for the company as well as revitalize communities.