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Kelly Pickering

Vice President of Social Impact and Wealth Equity

Kelly Pickering is a driven entrepreneur and innovator with over 20 years of experience shaping solutions at the intersection of housing, sustainability, and community impact. Kelly brings a relentless passion for reimagining how to design products and systems to deliver affordable, high-quality, and resilient homes—empowering families to build generational wealth while strengthening the fabric of communities.

Armed with a master’s degree from the Colorado School of Mines and an undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Colorado, Kelly combines deep technical expertise with entrepreneurial vision. His career includes founding and leading multiple ventures; each rooted in advancing innovation and creative impact.

Respected as a thought leader in the housing industry, Kelly is a champion of sustainable construction methods, pioneering new pathways to affordability, and aligning economic growth with community well-being. His mission is simple but powerful: to transform housing from a persistent challenge into a generational opportunity.

Kelly’s mission is clear: to turn housing from a barrier into a foundation for opportunity, resilience, and prosperity.

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