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David Neithercut

David J. Neithercut is chairman of Equity Residential, the publicly traded apartment owner where he served as CEO from 2006 to 2018. His career at the company progressed through finance, corporate strategy and executive leadership, and he returned to the board chair role in 2023.

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Known For

  • Serving as Equity Residential’s CFO from 1995 to 2004, president from 2005 to 2018 and CEO from 2006 to 2018.
  • Leading one of the largest U.S. apartment REITs and advising its board as chairman since May 2023.
  • Holding additional public-company governance roles at Americold and previously at General Growth Properties and Public Storage.

Career and Focus

Before joining Equity Residential, Neithercut was senior vice president of finance at Equity Group Investments. At Equity Residential he served as CFO from 1995 to 2004, then led corporate strategy and became president in 2005. He served as CEO from January 2006 until his retirement in December 2018. This sequence gave him oversight of capital allocation and corporate strategy before he assumed responsibility for the apartment REIT’s overall operating and investment direction.

Neithercut returned to the board chair in May 2023. Equity Residential’s board biography describes the chairman’s role as presiding over board meetings, stewarding the company, advising senior management on strategy and providing industry connections. His external governance service has included Americold Realty Trust, General Growth Properties and Public Storage, where he was lead independent trustee until 2024. He chaired Nareit’s Advisory Board of Governors in 2015 and received its 2018 Industry Leadership Award. His experience covers REIT finance, operations and capital markets, with multifamily housing as the core operating context. Neithercut holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Related Pages

  • Investor People Hub
  • National Investor Benchmarks Hub
  • Equity Residential
  • Mark Parrell
  • Multifamily Hub
  • Source: Top 200 Global CRE People and Families

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