Leadership and Staff
Emile Haddad
Founder and Chairman Emeritus, FivePoint Holdings
Biography
Mr. Haddad is founder and chairman emeritus of FivePoint Holdings, LLC (NYSE: FPH). FivePoint, headquartered in Irvine, designs and develops large mixed-use communities in Orange, Los Angeles and San Francisco counties that combine residential, commercial, retail, educational and recreational elements with public amenities, including civic areas for parks and open space. FivePoint’s communities include the Great Park Neighborhoods® in Irvine, Valencia® (formerly known as Newhall Ranch®) in Los Angeles County, and Candlestick® and The San Francisco Shipyard® in the City of San Francisco.
Mr. Haddad most recently served as chairman and CEO of FivePoint. Prior to founding FivePoint, Mr. Haddad was the chief investment officer of Lennar Corp., one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, where he was in charge of the company’s real estate investments and asset management. Mr. Haddad was a founding member of Lennar in California and was instrumental in its growth.
To address issues and propose solutions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Haddad was appointed to the California Business and Jobs Recovery Task Force by Gov. Gavin Newsom, where he also serves as co-chair of the Capital Markets & Infrastructure subcommittee. He also serves or has served on the boards of several universities, including serving as: chairman emeritus of USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate, a member of the USC Price Planning Program Advisory Board, a member of Chapman University’s Board of Trustees and past chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of California, Irvine.
Mr. Haddad holds a civil engineering degree from the American University of Beirut.