Gary Beasley

Gary is co-founder and CEO of Roofstock,an award-winningtechnology-enabled marketplace and investment platform for the $4 trillion Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector. Previously he was co-CEO of publicly-traded Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (now part of Invitation Homes), and is known as a pioneer in the development of the SFR sector as an institutional asset class. Gary also served as CEO of boutique hotel company Joie de Vivre Hospitality and award-winning solar technology start-up Greenvolts. Between 2001 and 2007 Gary was CFO ofZipRealty, where he led the innovative Internet-based residential brokerage through its IPO before eventually being named its President. Gary also spent six years with KKR-backed KSL Resorts where he was instrumental in acquiring and integrating over $800 MM of resort properties. Earlier in his career, Gary worked for leading real estate industry firms LaSalle Partners (now part of Jones Lang LaSalle)and Security Capital Group. Gary earned a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he serves as a regular guest lecturer