DAVID COUCH

Owner and founder of Summerfield Farms and Summerfield Villages. 

David is the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Ridge Companies and its subsidiaries and is responsible for the strategic planning and overall vision of the company.  

While working closely with Blue Ridge’s project development teams, David has actively developed over $600 million worth of financed projects, and has supervised the construction of over $800 million in residential units through Blue Ridge’s General Contractors division. 

Prior to forming Blue Ridge, David was co-owner of Easter & Eisenman, Inc., a commercial real estate firm based out of High Point, NC. With a focus on land assemblage and development, David assisted in the development of the Piedmont Centre, a 1,100 acre business park that currently houses 170 companies and 11,000 employees. 

David is a graduate of Wake Forest University, where he holds his B.A. in Economics and Spanish. Additionally, David is a CCIM designate through the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute and has served on the Guilford County Planning and Development Committee as well as the Council on Community Planning and Development. 

David has a love of cattle, farming, hunting and the outdoors. It has inspired him, as a founder of Summerfield Farms and the Summerfield Villages .