Equity Residential - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Equity Residential’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Equity Residential's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
David J. Neithercut
Chairman Executive BoardMr. David J. Neithercut has been the Chairman of the company since 2023. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the company from 2006 to 2018 and the President from 2005 to 2018. Mr. Neithercut also served as the Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy at the company, and an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Earlier, he served as the Senior Vice President of Finance at Equity Group Investments. He currently serves as the Trustee of Americold Realty Trust.
Mark J. Parrell
Chief Executive Officer; President; Trustee Executive BoardMr. Mark J. Parrell has been the Chief Executive Officer, Trustee, and President of the company since 2019. Prior to this, he served as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of the company from 2007 to 2018. Mr. Parrell served as the Senior Vice President and the Treasurer of the company from 2005 and 2007. He also held various position within the company’s finance group since 1999. He served as a Director at Brookdale Senior Living Inc. and Aviv REIT Inc.
Bret D. McLeod
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Bret D. McLeod has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since August 2025. Prior to this, he served as the Executive Vice President of Finance of the company from July 2025 to August 2025. Mr. McLeod served as the Chief Financial Officer of Citycon from 2021 to 2024. He also served as the Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Lakewood Hotel Group, an investment firm that made hotel investments on behalf of institutional investment partners, from January 2019 to July 2021.
Michael L. Manelis
Chief Operating Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Michael L. Manelis has been the Chief Operating Officer and an Executive Vice President of the company since 2018. Prior to this, he served as an Executive Vice President of Property Operations at the company from 2017 to 2018. Mr. Manelis served as the Senior Vice President of Operations and Information Technology from 2012 to 2016, and the Senior Vice President of Property Operations at the company from 2005 to 2012.
Alexander Brackenridge
Chief Investment Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Alexander Brackenridge has been an Executive Vice President and the Chief Investment Officer of the Company since 2020. Prior to this, he served as the Executive Vice President of Investments from 2015 until 2020 and as the Senior Vice President of Investments from 2002 to 2015 of the company. He is also a Member of the NMHC and ULI.
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