Experience & Skills
Tyson is a seasoned real estate professional with 23 years of experience leading sustainable real estate development and brokerage initiatives. As the president and founder of Evolve Development Group, he oversees a vertically integrated firm that invests in land, ground-up, and value-add projects. Tyson is dedicated to creating developments that deliver positive impacts on communities, promote occupant health, and prioritize environmental sustainability — all while generating strong returns for investors.
During his career, Tyson has been involved in: ~$100MM of real estate development & construction; ~$550MM of value-add investment & construction; ~$60MM of for-fee development & construction; and ~$600MM of real estate brokerage and management.
With a Master’s in Real Estate Development and Finance from MIT, Tyson combines his expertise in building science, data analysis, renewable energy, innovative technologies, and green building to create healthy, sustainable, smart, and resilient buildings that are “built to last.”
He is also a licensed pilot who mentors and trains aspiring youth aviators as a board member of Aeroplanes Over Idaho.
- Entitlements
- Design Development
- Creative Partnerships
- Marketing & Disposition
- Sustainable Construction
- Development Management
- Market & Feasibility Analysis
- Due Diligence & Acquisitions
EXPERIENCE
- Evolve Development Group
Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2005 – Present
Lead the entire development process, from identification to disposition, for a variety of complex projects including sustainable, luxury, single-family residential, multifamily, subdivisions, and mixed-use developments. Implement a vertically integrated approach, ensuring seamless coordination of tasks and responsibilities throughout the development process.
- Managed up to 40+ employees and 300+ subcontractors and design professionals spread across many job sites.
- Manage all back-office work: financing; hiring; payroll; bank draws; insurance procurement; legal; marketing; sales; office fit out, and IT.
- Evolve Real Estate Group
Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2007 – Present
Apply expertise in all areas of real estate brokerage, including site analysis, acquisition, property management, revitalization, and disposition.
- Aeroplanes Over Idaho
Board Member
Idaho, ID
2011 – Present
Aeroplanes was founded to preserve the love for aviation. Not only are guests welcome to view all the historic aircraft, but Aeroplanes Over Idaho is also dedicated to educating, inspiring, and instructing the youth, especially at-risk youth, about the maintenance and flying of all types of aircraft from a Yak-3 to Formula 1 airplane. Aeroplanes Over Idaho has flown with over 2,500 youths and helped several obtain their pilot’s licenses.
- Over 4,000 hours flown with aspiring youth aviators
- Interstate Equities Corporation
Corporation’s Real Estate Broker of Record
Los Altos, CA
2013 – 2023
Involved in investment, management, and renovation of multifamily apartments in California and the Seattle region. Provided well-designed living spaces for residents and generated exceptional returns for investors.
- IEC has acquired a total of 146 multifamily properties since the company's establishment.
- Oversaw and brokered over $500M worth of property acquisitions and management activities since 2013.
- IEC has had an average 19% IRR since its inception.
- Evolve Building
Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2011 – 2021
Designed and built cutting-edge, technologically advanced buildings, including net-zero passive house buildings, at Evolve Building, a design-build construction company. Applied an integrative building science-based approach to optimize performance, comfort, durability, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency.
- Completed projects worth over $100M, showcasing expertise in real estate construction.
- Evolve was one of the first Passive House builders in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Evolve projects consume 80% less heating and cooling energy, provide significantly healthier and more comfortable indoor environments, and are net-zero and resilient (photovoltaics/wind paired with stationary batteries).
- Evolve Building Supply
Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2018 – 2020
Facilitated creation of healthy, sustainable, smart, and resilient homes/buildings, surpassing certification standards and having long-lasting durability. Sourced top-notch green building materials, techniques, systems, and technologies from global markets.
- First green building supply retailer in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Performance Envelope & Mechanical Systems
Co-Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2011 – 2016
We launched this first-to-market specialty residential subcontracting company to design and install the highest-performing energy-efficient building envelopes and mechanical systems, including insulation, air sealing, above-grade waterproofing, renewable energy, and HVAC systems.
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Real Estate Development and Finance (4.8 GPA out of 5)
Cambridge, MA
2007-2008
Brown University
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (3.3 GPA out of 4)
Providence, RI
1998 –2002
Expected Valar Executive MBA
Intensive 13-month EMBA blending peer-based academics, global network, and a cutting-edge, interactive teaching method.
Washington D.C.
2025-2026
PG&E Energy Center
Over 100 courses in building science, sustainability mechanical engineering, and commissioning.
San Francisco, CA
2008 – 2012
Additional Information
- Licenses: CA General Contractor, CA Real Estate Broker, LEED AP, Green Point Rater, HERS Rater, Pilot
- Languages: Fluent in Spanish
- Computers: Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, WrightSoft, PlanSwift, Blue Beam, Plan Grid
- Interests: Sustainability, Urban Planning, Energy Efficiency, Skiing, Soccer, Tennis, Water Polo, Cycling, Triathlons