Hamilton Stolpen

President - Southeast at BrightSky Residential

Speaker

Mr. Stolpen joined BrightSky in 2024 and is a seasoned real estate executive with over 24 years of experience in acquisitions, entitlements, development, construction, purchasing, and operations in both residential and commercial projects across the Southeastern USA.

Prior to joining BrightSky, Mr. Stolpen was Managing Director of Acquisitions at Oxenfree/Core Spaces focusing on expanding their build-to-rent presence through raw land acquisitions in both the Carolinas and Florida regions.

Prior thereto, Mr. Stolpen spent three years at American Homes 4 Rent as part of the initial team that launched the build-to-rent program for the company with the Carolinas being their test market. During his tenure, he successfully acquired 15 communities in the greater Charlotte region and built and established the company’s Charlotte Division.

Mr. Stolpen spent 12 years in senior leadership positions with CalAtlanic Homes, Ryland Homes, Mattamy Homes, as well as Nu South Builders and Olson Development, a North and South Carolina regional developer and builder, where he led the acquisition and development of just under 90 communities, over 5,000 lots/homes generating revenue of just under $2.1B. Mr. Stolpen is licensed in residential and commercial construction in both North and South Carolina, and owned and operated a private development, residential and commercial construction company in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

Mr. Stolpen is an active member of the National Rental Home Council, North Carolina Home Builders Association, South Carolina Home Builders Association, and the National Home Builders Association. He has served on multiple boards in leadership roles, including as a past member of the Board of Directors of the HeartBright Foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina and Ridgewells Inc. in Washington D.C. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting and Technology from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.