Isaac Manning

Biography: Isaac Manning is the President of Trinity Works, a real estate development company that focuses on three aspects of the development business: innovation, investment and implementation. Isaac has over 25 years experience in real estate development as an architect and developer. Mr. Manning has experience in both domestic and international markets, and has been focused on public-private partnerships, many of which have become economic development success stories. Founded in 2002, Trinity Works has provided development and capital markets expertise on both public and private sector projects in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Currently, Trinity Works is working with Cassco Development on the development of the remaining 850 acres of the Edwards Ranch, which was homesteaded in 1848 – prior to the founding of Fort Worth, Texas. The Edwards Ranch is home to the new headquarters for Acme Brick Co., a Berkshire Hathaway Company, and has delivered the first 64 home sites of its exclusive Riverhills neighborhood. Mr. Manning continues to be actively engaged on a portfolio of large scale land development and ranch management projects. Prior to founding Trinity Works in 2002, Mr. Manning spent 13 years with Hillwood. Mr. Manning joined the core team of Hillwood in 1989 in the early days of Alliance. During his tenure on the Alliance project, he was responsible for planning, design, and product development. From 1996-1998, he and his family lived in Abu Dhabi, UAE where he managed a Hillwood-Lockheed Martin joint venture and laid the ground work for Hillwood’s ongoing regional interests. He returned to the United States in 1998 to begin work on the 65-acre Victory project in downtown Dallas. Anchored by the $420 million dollar American Airlines Center, Victory represents over $1.5 billion dollars of public and private sector investment to date. For his last three years at Hillwood, Mr. Manning served as the President of Hillwood Strategic Services (HSS). T