Sign In
Upcoming Event
Free Newsletter
Real Estate 2025: PHIPPS, AARON
PRESIDENT AND CEO, LAWSON COS ., NORFOLK
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Real Estate 2025: PHIPPS, AARON
PRESIDENT AND CEO, LAWSON COS ., NORFOLK
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
In May, Phipps took the reins as the residential real estate developer’s leader, succeeding Carl L. Hardee, who retired. A graduate of Purdue University, Phipps joined Lawson in 2013 as vice president and chief financial officer and received a promotion to senior vice president in 2017.
Lawson was founded in 1972 and specializes in the development, construction and management of approximately 5,100 multifamily housing communities. Although the company got its start in Hampton Roads and still develops and manages numerous residential properties in the region, Lawson also has expanded into Richmond, Lynchburg, Roanoke and Woodbridge.
It is particularly focused on affordable housing and was ranked No. 34 on Affordable Housing Finance’s list of the nation’s top 50 affordable housing developers, and Lawson has about 700 units currently under development.
Before joining Lawson, Phipps worked in investment real estate and private equity.
Return to the full list of this category’s recipients.
