Josh Roden

President - Brookfield Residential Northern California 

Josh Roden is the President of Brookfield Residential Northern California, where he is responsible for overseeing all Construction, Marketing, Strategic Planning and Growth for a region encompassing the Bay Area, Sacramento, and the Central Valley.  Prior to becoming President in January 2018, Josh was Vice President of Land & Planning for five years.  

With a passion for creative placemaking and a history of engaged community development, Josh has been instrumental in the success of some of Northern California’s most admired mixed-use and residential projects.  After more than 20 years of diverse design, development and construction experience, Josh is familiar with all segments of the real estate industry, including office, retail, apartments and single family homes, and is exceptionally skilled at cultivating and securing long-term relationships with key community stakeholders and local development partners.  

Prior to Brookfield Residential, Josh worked as the Vice President of Acquisitions & Planning for Meritage Homes. At MTH, he was responsible for the rapid expansion of the Company’s operations in Northern California and for transforming Meritage into a top five builder in deliveries within the San Francisco and Sacramento Marketplaces. 

Before his time at Meritage, Josh worked at Opus Group, a commercial and mixed-use developer with divisions in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Phoenix and San Francisco. While at Opus, Josh was responsible for overseeing a wide variety of mixed-use projects, including retail, residential, student housing and a 70-acre office development in Brisbane/South San Francisco. 

Josh is currently Chairman of the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area, on the Board of HomeAid, an active parent in the San Ramon Valley Little League, and Cubmaster for Boy Scouts Pack 804. Josh holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Marquette University, a California Real Estate license, and a California Professional Engineering license and is one of the few people we know to have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout without peaking in Life at the age of 16.   

On his days away from work, Josh enjoys skiing, tennis, golf, spending time with his family, and doing handyman projects around the house under the exacting supervision of his wife and five children.