Don Peebles

Recognized as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the nation, Don Peebles is founder, chairman and CEO of The Peebles Corporation, one of the country’s few privately held national real estate investment and development companies. Peebles engages in practices of Affirmative Development™ with a multi-billion dollar portfolio of projects in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Charlotte, Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Peebles is also the author of the top-selling books “The Peebles Principles” and “The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth”; a regular guest host on CNN, CNBC and FOX; and a highly sought-after speaker who has addressed educational, business and professional audiences across the United States.

Peebles is a passionate proponent of mentoring programs that expose youth to the value of entrepreneurship, as well as an active political supporter and fundraiser for local, state and federal campaigns of both major parties. He serves as Ambassador to the University of Southern California and the Board of Directors of YMCA of Greater New York.

Previously, he has served on the National Finance Committee of President Barack Obama. He was former Chairman of the Board of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and is the former Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

Throughout his career, Peebles has received numerous awards and accolades. He was also inducted into Phi Eta Kappa at Medgar Evers College and into the International Board of Renaissance Leaders Hall of Fame at Morehouse College. He holds honorary doctorates from Johnson & Wales University and Sojourner Douglass University.