Green Brick promotes longtime operator Jed Dolson to co-CEO role

Green Brick Partners Inc. has promoted Jed Dolson, its longtime operating chief, to co-chief executive officer as part of a planned leadership transition at the publicly traded homebuilder and land developer.

Dolson, currently chief operating officer and president, will become co-CEO effective Oct. 15, 2026, the company said in an announcement on its investor relations site. Green Brick trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GRBK.

Dolson joined Green Brick in 2013 as head of land acquisition and development. Over more than a decade, he has steadily moved up through the Dallas-based company’s leadership ranks, giving him direct oversight of both land strategy and homebuilding operations.

His roles have included president of the Texas region, where he oversaw Green Brick’s Texas builders; executive vice president and chief operating officer, leading all builder operations and land acquisition and development; and, most recently, president of Green Brick Partners. From 2022 to 2024 he also served as president of Trophy Signature Homes, the company’s largest builder brand, during a key expansion period.

Green Brick, which builds and develops through a portfolio of builder brands in high-growth Sun Belt markets, framed the move as part of its long-term succession planning process rather than a sudden change. The company did not disclose additional structural details of the co-CEO arrangement in the announcement.

For homebuilders and land developers, the promotion highlights how public builders are formalizing succession plans and elevating executives with deep land, entitlement and operating experience as the housing market works through high mortgage rates, lot supply constraints and shifting buyer preferences. Co-CEO structures can also signal a desire to balance continuity with operational focus, particularly when a company is managing multiple builder platforms across several metros.

Dolson’s background in land acquisition, regional operations and entry-level brand expansion aligns with areas where many builders are concentrating capital: controlling finished lots, driving operating margins and scaling more affordable product while maintaining cycle times.

Green Brick said the change will take effect in mid-October 2026, giving the company time to transition responsibilities and communicate with investors, lenders and trade partners.