As President and CEO, Brent Herrington provides strategic leadership for the DMB Development organization and oversees all aspects of the company’s operations.

Herrington joined DMB in 1998 and has been intimately involved in the visioning, strategy, planning, and development of DMB’s remarkable portfolio of large-scale community development projects.  

Immediately prior to joining DMB he was Town Manager for Celebration, Florida an innovative large-scale community in central Florida developed by the Walt Disney Company. Most recently, coming full circle in his relationship with Disney, in February 2022, DMB and Disney announced their collaboration in a major new community development project in Rancho Mirage, CA. This will be the first in a series of new community development projects across the country.

Herrington is a long-time member of the Urban Land Institute and past chair of ULI’s Community Development Council. A graduate of the Advanced Management Development Program (AMDP) in Real Estate at Harvard University, he’s recognized nationally as a thought leader in the community development industry. He’s a frequent presenter at industry events and conferences and has been a pioneer in the field of innovative lifestyles and sound governance for new communities. He served as president of the Foundation for Community Association Research (Falls Church, VA), and as a national trustee for the Community Associations Institute (Reston, VA).