Alan Norris is Executive Chairman of the Development Group at Brookfield Properties, responsible for serving in an advisory capacity for its residential and mixed-use development businesses in the U.S. and Canada, and is engaged in select strategic initiatives.
Alan joined Brookfield when Carma Developers merged with Brookfield Homes to create Brookfield Residential, its North American residential property company in 2011. Alan joined Carma in 1983 and became its Chief Executive Officer in 1994, a role he retired from at the end of 2021.
Alan is actively involved in the community, having recently chaired the Resolve Fundraising campaign to raise $120 million for affordable housing in Calgary, and is past Chairman of the Calgary Homeless Foundation. In 2018, The Calgary Chamber and SAIT conferred on him an Honorary Bachelor’s Degree for his community work, and he was inducted into the BILD Alberta Hall of Fame for his contributions to the industry. In 2019, Alan was honored as a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) as part of the CPA Alberta’s annual Achievement Awards.
He holds a B.A. degree in accounting and economics and two Chartered Accountant designations, Scotland and Canada.