Greg Henry is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Heights Partners. He presided over the development, financing, and construction of over $2 billion worth of student housing and multifamily real estate in projects nationwide. Under his leadership, Aspen Heights has become one of the premier brands in the student housing industry by delivering innovative products and a unique resident experience. Prior to founding Aspen Heights in 2006, Mr. Henry owned and operated a residential development and construction company in Northwest Arkansas. In 2016, he won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Central Texas Award.

Russ Murphy is Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Aspen Heights Partners. Since the company’s founding, Mr. Murphy has been committed to driving innovation and corporate culture that has resulted in the successful development, financing, and construction of over $1.7 billion worth of student housing and multifamily real estate in projects nationwide. Mr. Murphy has been in senior level positions for over fifteen years and has spent the past ten years focusing on real estate development, construction and acquisitions. His diverse background consists of Executive level positions as well as sitting on multiple boards. Russ has started as well as invested in multiple nonprofits, held consulting positions with small to mid-size companies. Russ has been involved in acquiring small businesses and invests in startups. He has spent time working with companies such as Tyson Foods, JB Hunt, Alternative Design Mfg. and Simmons Foods, Inc. His passion for our non-profit, Aspen Heights Awake, inspired him to take on the leadership of Chairman of the Board. Russ earned his B.S.B.A. in Management and Human Resource Management from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources.

As an Executive Vice President of Development at Aspen Heights Partners, Michael Bates oversees development efforts in the Single Family for Rent sector.  With over twenty-five years of real estate construction and development responsibility in projects ranging from custom single family to multi-family and commercial projects in Houston, Austin, Memphis, Nashville and the Washington, D.C. metro markets.  Michael began his development career with Embrey Partners as an Associate Partner and returned a decade later as a Partner. Prior to joining Aspen Heights, he was a Development Partner with Kairoi and an EVP with Kaplan Companies.  Michael graduated from Rhodes College with a B.A. in International Relations and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Rice University.