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Richard Campo is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Camden Property Trust. Mr. Campo has served in this capacity since May 1993. As the Chairman and CEO of one of the nation’s largest multifamily Real Estate Investment Trusts Mr. Campo holds strategic roles within the real estate industry. He serves on the Executive Board as Vice Chairman for the National Multi-Housing Council (NMHC) is an Executive Committee Member for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and sits on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).
Mr. Campo began his real estate career after graduating from Oregon State University in 1976. After working for a private Houston real estate company Mr. Campo co-founded Camden’s predecessor companies in 1982 and has spent almost 25 years building a company of great people that are renown for their management proficiency their development and construction capabilities and their savvy in the areas of technology training and marketing. He has led the development management acquisition and disposition of real estate properties valued in excess of $10 billion; and under his leadership Camden has grown from a Texas-based real estate firm with assets valued at $200 million in 1993 to an industry leader with a national footprint and assets valued at more than $7 billion.
As an active participant in the Houston community Mr. Campo is involved in numerous local charitable organizations such as the Alexis de Tocqueville Society Steering Committee a United Way organization. He was recently honored for his support of the Irvin Kaplan Children’s Scholarship Fund which benefits children of all religious and ethnic backgrounds in need of financial assistance for infant care day care summer camp and special needs programs offered at the Jewish Community Center.
Mr. Campo serves on the Board of Directors of several organizations that focus on the economic development business outlook and future growth of Houston including the Center of Houston’s Future Central Houston Inc. Buffalo Bayou Partnership and the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Mr. Campo is also the Chairman of the Houston Convention Center Hotel Corporation and the former Finance Committee Chair Secretary and Treasurer for the Harris County Houston Sports Authority which was responsible for the design development financing and construction of Houston's baseball stadium Minute Maid Park Reliant Center which hosted the 2004 NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII and the Toyota Center home of the Houston Rockets.
Mr. Campo is a frequent speaker on real estate and development related topics for both industry-related and non-industry conferences and associations and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). | 