Brian has been a Member of the Urban Land Institute since 2002. He served as the Chair of the ULI SW Florida Regional Council from 2008 - 2010. He also served as the Chair of the ULI Florida Community Housing Development Council (CHDC) from 2022 - 2024. He is a member of the ULI Community Development Product Council (CDC Black). He is the Chief Investment Officer for the Barron Collier Companies; a family-owned business located in Naples, Florida that owns approximately 65,000 acres of land. Over the past 29 years he has been involved in numerous commercial, office, mixed use, multifamily and residential projects including Ave Maria (a Top 20 Selling MPC). In addition to Brian's involvement in the ULI, he is a graduate of Leadership Collier and Leadership Florida. Previous to joining the Barron Collier Companies, Brian was a Manager with Ernst & Young, where he served a number of Real Estate clients. He received his undergraduate degree in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Speaking at
Thu Feb 26
2:30 PM — 3:25 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Innovations in Master-Planned Communities
- Hear directly from Florida’s leading developers on how they are meeting demand and addressing affordability, entitlement, constraints and infrastructure challenges. Learn about the market context and how it is affecting the product mix, buyer profiles, and community planning. Topics will also include environmental and sustainability strategies, placemaking and amenity evolution, and approaches to long-term value creation.

