BRADEN SMITH Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Braden Smith began his career in Washington, D.C. with Vornado Charles E. Smith in multifamily asset management before joining the Vornado Realty Trust New York City office. There, he worked in both management and leasing of the 3.1m square foot Manhattan retail portfolio. His purview spanned trophy assets such as the St. Regis retail condo and urban thoroughfares such as Penn Station, and everything in between. Braden founded BGS Development in 2018 with a focus on Southeastern residential development. Since its founding, BGSD has developed principally single family luxury assets in Palm Beach, Florida and opportunistically developed multifamily assets in other Southeastern markets. Braden founded Clovis Investment Partners in 2019 with a focus on investing, owning, and managing multifamily assets nationally.
Braden holds a B.S. from Lehigh University. He currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with his family.
GREG SMITH Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Mr. Smith, with over 40 years of broad business experience and especially in multiple facets of the Real Estate industry, brings with him a diverse track record of accomplishments and experience to an organization.
As a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Incentco, Greg Smith provides strategic direction and oversight to the Incentco operation in the areas of strategic planning, finance and accounting, capital funding, legal, human resources, operations and sales management, technology services, as well as investor communications and distributions.
Prior to joining Incentco in 2009, Mr. Smith was an Executive Vice President of Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR). His 14 year career at EQR included key positions on the Executive and Investment Committees, Executive Vice-President and President of EQR’s Central Division, Executive Vice-President of Asset Management, as well as Executive Vice-President of Portfolio Management. While at Equity Residential, he played a significant role in the growth of the company, as it peaked to over 220,000 apartments during his tenure.
Mr. Smith’s extensive senior level career in the Real Estate industry includes positions at Strategic Realty Advisors Inc., (a real estate and advisory company) as Senior Vice President, and VMS Realty Partners, a sponsor of public and private real estate limited partnerships. Mr. Smith also operated and founded Lombard Properties, a private real estate investment and development company based in Dallas, Texas. The firm specialized in the retail and office sectors. He has over 35 years of experience in real estate finance, investment, development, and management business.
Mr. Smith holds an M.B.A. from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.