Brad Dockser- From Capital Markets To Green Markets (#83)

Brad Docker & John Coe Bio Bradford H. Dockser is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Green Generation. Founded in 2011, GreenGen transforms the built environment through its visionary end-to-end approach to innovation and solutions that integrate energy, real estate, technology, and capital markets to Operate in the Green. GreenGen helps its clients profitably transition to a zero-carbon world across all asset types. GreenGen’s net-zero carbon strategies are implemented by a team that includes mechanical, electrical, lighting, and environmental engineers, PhDs, tradesmen, as well as real estate and finance experts. Throughout two decades of real estate investing, Brad was a Principal with MacFarlane Partners and the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Starwood Capital Europe and Starwood Capital Asia overseeing operations in each region. Brad began his career with JMB Realty, then the largest US real estate firm, and later with CRI, then the largest owner of multifamily residential properties, where he oversaw the creation of Capital Apartment Properties REIT (CAPREIT). Brad received an A.B. cum laude in Economics and an MBA, both from Harvard University. Brad serves as a Global Governing Trustee of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) and is on the Global Advisory Board for ULI’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance. He previously served as the Chair of ULI’s Redevelopment and Reuse Product Council and founded ULI Washington’s Sustainability Initiative. He is a Non-executive Director of London-based Conduit Capital and a member of The Economic Club of Washington DC, US Green Building Council, and International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP). Brad is a mentor for MetaProp (NY), a CRETech Leadership Board member, and Board Observer for Senseware and Datakwip. He also was Founding Director of the Greater Washington Exploratory Committee, DC’s bid committee for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Show Notes GreenGen has become one of the leading energy solutions providers. Transition to low carbon future and help clients to execute to realize both a financial and climate return. (6:10) Team is predominantly engineers to address energy savings and climate change mitigation His specific role- He was co-founder with his wife, Debbie, and Ric Sandoval (8:15) Early Years and Education Son of Bill Dockser who was Housing Commissioner at HUD during Nixon Administration (9:20) His Dad created programs for affordable housing at HUD- Section 8 Program (10:00) Left Federal Gov. and joined Kaufman & Broad from 1972-74 working with Eli Broad in Los Angeles (10:50) Founded CRI in 1974 to develop affordable housing in DC (12:20) Moved from Boston in 1968 to join the Nixon Administration under George Romney (12:45) CRI– Affordable Housi...