As co-chairman of Willowbrook Partner’s Board of Directors, R. Donahue “Don” Peebles, Jr. provides guidance relating to the strategic objectives and investment goals of the company. Mr. Peebles, recognized as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the nation, is founder, chairman, and CEO of The Peebles Corporation, one of the country’s most active privately held national real estate investment and development companies.

 The Peebles Corporation, 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. Mr. Peebles 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, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Miami, Charlotte, Atlanta, and Washington, DC.

 Mr. Peebles is a frequent guest commentator on CNBC, CNN, FOX News, and FOX Business Network, and is a highly sought-after speaker. He is the author of two top-selling books, The Peebles Principles and The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth, which provide rules and principles to succeed in real estate.

As a proponent of mentoring underprivileged youth, Mr. Peebles believes strongly in exposing young adults to the value of entrepreneurship and conveying how low the barrier of entry is to a career in real estate. He is the former Chairman of the Board of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, served on President Barack Obama’s National Finance Committee, was the Chairman of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, and serves on the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater New York.