OUR TEAM
Our founders and team have more than 20 years of experience in the home building, design, finance and technology industries and bring a new approach to building ADUs, utilizing operating efficiencies and innovation to deliver exceptional value, cost savings, and a less stressful process to homeowners.
ROBERT BERRY - FOUNDER / PRINCIPAL
Robert is a founder and principal of ADU Homes. Together with founding partner Gary Cogan, Robert provides strategic direction for the company and manages day-to-day operations. Robert has more than 20 years of experience in real estate development and homebuilding. He has held senior management positions with private and public homebuilders and since 2003 is the founder and president of a boutique real estate development and investment company which has developed projects in California, Colorado, Hawaii and Central America.
He started his career in corporate finance and worked for several years in Tokyo, Japan. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and is an advisor and board member to several local start-ups and non-profit organizations. Robert earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and a Master’s in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.
GARY COGAN - FOUNDER / PRINCIPAL
Gary is a founder and principal of ADU Homes, Inc. He and Robert Berry jointly lead the operations and strategic direction of the company. Gary was also a co-founder of Triad Ventures, Inc. Gary has more than 20 years of experience in real estate development and homebuilding and has held senior finance and accounting roles with some of the largest publicly traded homebuilders in the U.S. Gary began his career in accounting with KPMG where he focused on financial institutions and real estate clients.
Gary is a licensed CPA and real estate broker. He received a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a Master’s in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.
