Mr. Josh Roden

JOSH RODEN President, NorCal | Land & Housing Josh Roden is the President of Brookfield Residential Properties - Northern California Land and Housing group, where he is responsible for overseeing all Development, Construction, Marketing, Strategic Planning and Growth for a region encompassing the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, and the Central Valley.  Prior to becoming President in January 2018, Josh was Vice President of Land & Planning for five years at Brookfield.    With a passion for creative placemaking and a history of engaged community development, Josh has been instrumental in the success of some of Northern California's most admired mixed-use and residential projects.  After more than 20 years of diverse design, development and construction experience, Josh is familiar with all segments of the real estate industry, including office, retail, apartments and single family homes, and is exceptionally skilled at cultivating and securing long-term relationships with key community stakeholders and local development partners.   Prior to Brookfield, Josh worked as the Vice President of Acquisitions & Planning for Meritage Homes. At MTH, he was responsible for the rapid expansion of the Company's operations in Northern California and for transforming Meritage into a top five builder in deliveries within the San Francisco and Sacramento Marketplaces.   Before his time at Meritage, Josh worked at Opus Group, a commercial and mixed-use developer in the Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Phoenix and San Francisco offices. While at Opus, Josh was responsible for overseeing a wide variety of mixed-use projects, including retail, residential, student housing and a 70-acre Sierra Point office development in Brisbane/South San Francisco.   Josh is on the Board of HomeAid, Assistant Scout Master of Scouting America Troop 803, and 2019 Chairman of the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area. Josh holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Marquette University, a California Real Estate license, a California Professional Engineering license, and Eagle Scout.    On his days away from work, Josh enjoys spending time with his family camping, skiing, tennis, golf, and doing handyman projects around the house under the supervision of his wife and five children.