Joanna Zabriskie
President & Chief Executive Officer, BH Management Services
Des Moines, IA 50309
Executive with more than 25 years of experience in real estate, banking and finance
Phone (515) 244-2622
Executive with more than 25 years of experience in real estate, banking and finance
Property Types
Multi-Family
Bio
As President and CEO of the BH Companies, Joanna Zabriskie has led BH to become one of the largest multifamily management and investment companies in the nation. She joined BH in 2013 as Senior Vice President, focusing on new initiatives and special projects to improve the overall operating efficiency of the organization. In December 2014, she was promoted to President and since then, BH and its joint venture partners have invested nearly $1.5 billion of equity capital in multifamily assets and grown from 45,000 units to more than 95,000 units with over $1 billion in systemwide sales. During Ms. Zabriskie’s tenure, BH has been designated Top 100 Great Places to Work for Diversity, Women and Millennials numerous times, and Zabriskie was recently named a recipient of the Great Place to Work For All Leadership Award. In addition, employee-forward policies such as Babies at Work, the Sabbatical Program and a Diversity and Inclusion Committee and initiatives were introduced under her leadership.
Prior to BH, her previous company co-invested with BH for many years as a sponsor/partner on multifamily acquisitions. Her roles included serving as the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Harbour Realty Partners, a company she co-founded to invest in multifamily properties and serving as Managing Director for Captec Financial Group. Joanna has more than 25 years of experience in real estate, banking and finance.
Ms. Zabriskie has been featured on the cover on MFE magazine in conjunction with an interview she provided regarding BH’s success and growth.
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