Jeff Handlin

Biography: Jeff Handlin is the Founder and President of Oread Capital & Development, a Denver-based company that has acquired, developed and managed some of the largest and most successful master planned communities in the Denver and Boulder markets. Mr. Handlin also founded Urban Cottages, a company focused on infill built-for-rent housing opportunities. Prior to founding Oread Capital & Development in 2011, Mr. Handlin served in executive roles at recognized national homebuilding and real estate development companies including: Founding Partner of Starwood Land Ventures; Officer and National Vice President for M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Richmond American Homes; and Vice President with Taylor Woodrow (now known as Taylor Morrison). Beginning in 2007, prior to his time at M.D.C., Mr. Handlin was a founding partner in Starwood Land Ventures, based in Bradenton, Florida. Upon receiving a J.D. from Duke University, and prior to his work as a land development and homebuilding executive, Mr. Handlin began his legal career at the law firm of Carlton Fields in Tampa, Florida, where he focused on real estate development, finance, and homeowners association law. Mr. Handlin graduated cum laude with a B.A. from the University of Kansas. Mr. Handlin is a member of ULI’s National Community Development Council and ULI’s Colorado Community Development Council. Mr. Handlin strongly supports education: he serves as an adjunct professor at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver; and continues to serve on various boards at the University of Kansas. Mr. Handlin serves as Board Chair of The Uplands Community Collective, a hyper-local non-profit organization created in 2019. The Collective is partnering with community stakeholders to build a place-based economy that is resilient, equitable and inclusive in an historically disinvested community in South Westminster, Colorado. The Uplands Community Collective work is focused on four major pillars: food and agriculture, workforce development, business development, and community-serving real estate.