# Charles Young

> Charles D. Young is CEO and a director of Sun Communities, appointed effective October 1, 2025. Previously president of Invitation Homes, he has held operating, development and investment roles at Starwood Waypoint Homes, Mesa Development and Goldman Sachs. His earlier experience includes professional football and co-founding The Kaleidoscope Group. He also serves as a Stanford University trustee and Floor & Decor director.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and Director at Sun Communities, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Sun Communities, Inc., Stanford University, Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Invitation Homes (former), Starwood Waypoint Homes (former), Mesa Development (former), Goldman Sachs (former), The Kaleidoscope Group (co-founder), Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (former director)
- **Education:** BA, Economics, Stanford University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Appointed CEO and director of Sun Communities effective October 1, 2025., Promoted to Invitation Homes president in March 2023 after serving as COO since November 2017., Elected a Stanford University trustee in 2018.

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Earned an economics degree from Stanford University.
- **Before his real estate and investment banking career** — Played professional football; subsequently co-founded and served as managing director of The Kaleidoscope Group.
- **Before 2003** — Worked in real estate principal investment and mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs.
- **2003-2012** — Executive vice president at Mesa Development.
- **2012** — Joined Waypoint Real Estate Group.
- **2015-2017** — Chief operating officer of Starwood Waypoint Homes.
- **2017** — Became Invitation Homes COO after the November merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes.
- **2018** — Joined Stanford’s Board of Trustees on December 1.
- **2020** — Appointed chair of Stanford’s Black Community Council.
- **2021** — Joined Floor & Decor’s board.
- **2023** — Promoted to president and COO of Invitation Homes on March 1.
- **2025** — Continued as Invitation Homes president when Tim Lobner became COO in March; became Sun Communities CEO and director on October 1.

## Achievements

- Appointed CEO and director of Sun Communities effective October 1, 2025.
- Promoted to Invitation Homes president in March 2023 after serving as COO since November 2017.
- Elected a Stanford University trustee in 2018.
- Appointed chair of Stanford’s Black Community Council in 2020.
- Floor & Decor non-executive director since 2021.
- Recognized in Savoy’s 2024 Most Influential Executives in Corporate America, as confirmed by Invitation Homes.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Sun completed the Park Holidays/UK assets sale on September 22, receiving approximately $1.03 billion in net cash consideration and concentrating on North American manufactured housing and RV communities.
- **2026-09** — Robert A. Garechana became Sun’s CFO, effective September 8.
- **2026-07** — Sun reported second-quarter same-property NOI growth of 6.0%, alongside a $1.1 billion non-cash valuation allowance for the UK business.

## Links

- Website: https://www.suninc.com/our-management/charles-young
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesyoung28

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