Rick Beckwitt

Richard Beckwitt has been Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lennar Corporation (LEN). Beckwitt joined Lennar in March 2006 as an Executive Vice President. Beckwitt, who is also known as Rick Beckwitt, became President in April 2011 and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in April 2018.

Beckwitt serves on the Board of Directors of Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP), one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of construction products and building materials. He is also on the Board of Directors of Five Point Holdings, LLC (FPH), the largest developer of mixed-use, master-planned communities in Coastal California.

Beckwitt has been involved in the home building and construction industry for more than 30 years. From 1993 to 2003, he was on the Board of Directors of D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI), one of the leading homebuilding companies in the United States. From 1993 to March 2000, he held various executive officer positions at D.R. Horton, including President of the Company. From March 2000 to March 2006, Beckwitt was the owner and Managing Partner of EVP Capital, L.P., a private venture capital and real estate advisory company.

From 1986 to 1993, Beckwitt worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Departments at Lehman Brothers, specializing in the homebuilding and building products industries. Prior to that, he worked for various homebuilding and construction companies, including his own. 

Beckwitt graduated with honors from Claremont McKenna College in 1981. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Barb, and has two children.