J. Ronald Terwilliger

Biography: Ron Terwilliger is Chairman Emeritus of Trammell Crow Residential Company, a national residential real estate company and the largest developer of multifamily housing in the U.S. for several decades during his tenure as CEO. Ron is an honor graduate of the United States Naval Academy. After serving five years in the Navy, he received his MBA degree with High Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Business where he was elected a Baker Scholar. Ron is past Chairman of the Urban Land Institute and currently serves as a Trustee. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the Wharton Real Estate Center. Ron is additionally past Chairman of the International Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity and currently chairs Habitat’s Global Development Council. Ron is past Chairman of the Enterprise Community Partners Board of Trustees. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation and is a member of the Boards of the Naval War College Foundation, the “I Have a Dream” Foundation and the Bipartisan Policy Center, where he chairs the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy. Ron established the ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing with his $10 million gift to the Urban Land Institute. Overall, he has made philanthropic contributions of over $220 million to housing related nonprofits. Ron has received numerous inductions and awards: the National Association of Home Builders Hall of Fame, National Housing Conference’s Housing Leader of the Year Award, and the United States Naval Academy’s Distinguished Graduate Award, and the Horatio Alger Award to name a few.