Carleton Riser

Carleton serves as President of Transwestern Development Company and is based in Houston. He is responsible for day-to-day management of the company and works with the regional development officers on business development and project execution.

During his career, Carleton has participated in the development of in excess of 50 million square feet of office, industrial, multifamily, healthcare and hospitality space, with more than $8.5 billion in aggregate cost. During his tenure with Transwestern, the group has completed a broad spectrum of principal and fee development projects including corporate office campuses, multi-phased bulk industrial, urban multi-family and healthcare facilities. Recent and current endeavors include The RO, a 17-acre mixed-use development in Houston; Rosette, a 270-unit residential high-rise in Nashville; 1133 19th Street, a 220-unit office to residential conversion in Washington DC; Lewisville Logistics, a 2 MSF industrial park in Dallas; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin medical campus. 

Prior to joining Transwestern, he was a development partner with The Morgan Group, where he oversaw a $300 million multi-family development pipeline. Carleton was a development manager for Hines from 1998 to 2005 with involvement in all areas of the investment and development process. Prior to Hines, Carleton served as acquisitions manager for The Archon Group.

Carleton received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.