H. Pike Oliver

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pike Oliver has worked on development strategies and master-planned communities since the 1970s, including nearly eight years at the Irvine Company. He resided in the City of Irvine for fifteen years in the 1980s and 90s. As the founder and sole proprietor of URBANEXUS, Oliver now works on advancing equitable and sustainable real estate development and natural lands management.

Early in his career, Oliver worked for public agencies, including the City of New York and the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, where he was a principal contributor to An Urban Strategy for California. Before relocating to Seattle in 2013, Oliver taught real estate development at Cornell University and directed the undergraduate program in urban and regional studies. During his time in Seattle, he served as an affiliate instructor and acting chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington. He currently resides in Scottsdale, AZ, and travels during the hotter months of the year.

Oliver received an undergraduate degree in urban studies from San Francisco State University and earned a master's degree in urban and regional planning at UCLA. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Planning Association, and a founder and emeritus member of the California Planning Roundtable.