President and Chief Executive Officer of Chatham Holdings Corporation, Chatham Neighborhoods, and Chathambilt Homes, David Chatham has been building and developing in Metro Atlanta since 1972. Chatham Holdings Corporation, which was founded by David’s father, Howard Chatham, in 1948, has built more than 5,500 new homes and developed more than 150 neighborhoods in the Metro Atlanta area. The company was recently honored by being named the Georgia Family Business of the Year by the Cox Family Enterprises Center. Chathambilt Homes was named Builder of the Year by Southern Living Magazine for 2020.
In addition to building and developing neighborhoods, the company has also developed numerous shopping centers, office buildings and warehouses.
David is a Life Member of the Boards of the National Association of Home Builders and the Georgia Association of Home Builders and is past president of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. In addition, he has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. David also holds an active Broker license with the Georgia Real Estate Commission and has achieved Realtor Emeritus Membership Status with the Atlanta Board of Realtors.
David is a Life Member of the Boards of the National Association of Home Builders and the Georgia Association of Home Builders and is past president of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. In addition, he has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. David also holds an active Broker license with the Georgia Real Estate Commission and has achieved Realtor Emeritus Membership Status with the Atlanta Board of Realtors.
David was also the recipient of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association Lewis Cenker Award, the highest honor given by the Association, for his contribution to the building industry. David and his father, Howard, are the only father and son team to have received this award.
He was appointed by the Governor to the State of Georgia’s Growth Strategy Commission. He also served on the State of Georgia Department of Community Affairs Board and was appointed by the Secretary of State to the State’s Economic Development committee.
David currently serves on the Alpharetta Development Authority. He recently retired from the Board of Directors of CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of consumer, financial and property information, analytics and services to business and government, after 31 years. David has also served on the Board of Directors for the Southern Living Builder Program. In 1990, he was selected as an outstanding alumnus of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business and has served as lecturer and practitioner for the School of Real Estate at UGA. He is a Trustee Emeritus of the University of Georgia Foundation.
David is active in community service, and served on the boards of North Fulton YMCA, Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA and Metro Atlanta YMCA. He has also served on the Greater Atlanta Developers Council and the Business and Industry Policy Council for the State of Georgia and is a Leadership Atlanta Alumnus. He is currently a Trustee of Kings Ridge Christian School as well as a deacon at First Baptist Church of Alpharetta.
He is co-owner of the Keller Williams Realty North Atlanta Market Center (Alpharetta), Keller Williams Realty Chattahoochee North Market Center and Keller Williams Consultants Market Center (Roswell) and partner in both Keller Williams Alabama (Premier Alabama) and Keller Williams Colorado, Virginia, and Washington, DC (International Equity Ventures). To counter the cyclical nature of residential real estate, David is an owner partner of Executive Asset Management which manages and liquidates foreclosed properties for banks, mortgage lenders and loan servicers, nationwide.
David holds a BBA from The University of Georgia, with a major in real estate and urban development. He has also completed the Wharton School of Management’s Family-Held Corporation courses.
David has been married to his wife, Rhonda, for 45 years, and they have 3 sons and 9 grandchildren. He spends much of his time with his family and on various civic and church-related activities. He also enjoys golf and traveling in his free time.