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David M. Weekley

David M. Weekley, Chairman of David Weekley Homes, began his homebuilding company at the age of 23 in Houston, Texas.

History, Growth, and Management

David Weekley Homes was founded in 1976. Since that time, the company has expanded and now has divisions in Atlanta, Georgia; Charleston and Hilton Head South Carolina, Jacksonville, Palm Coast, Orlando, Tampa, and Panama City, Florida, Denver, Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona, and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin, and San Antonio, Texas.

David Weekley is an avid student of the most progressive management methodologies, where people are the primary focus of the organization. David Weekley Homes closed over $1.3 billion dollars worth of new homes in 16 different cities. In 2008, David Weekley Homes is ranked #17 on Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Companies to Work For <ref> </ref>, and became the largest privately-held home builder in America<ref> </ref>.

Community Leadership

As a community leader, David has served on the Vestry at Palmer Memorial Church and is Past Chairman and current Executive Committee Member of the Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts, current member of the Board of Directors for St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Past President of the Houston Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization, Past President of the Greater Houston Builder’s Association, former Chairman and Board Member of the Steering Committee of Metro Houston Young Life, former Chair of the Greater Houston Community Foundation, Trustee Emeritus for Kinkaid School and Chairman of Kinkaid’s $42,000,000 Capital and Endowment Campaign.

Education and Family

David holds degrees in Economics and Geology from San Antonio’s Trinity University. He and his wife, Bonnie, have been married for 32 years and have three children. Christopher is 27, Robin is 25 and James is 21.