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Kenneth Gear

CEO · Leading Builders of America

CEO at Leading Builders of America. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.6M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO of Leading Builders of America, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $1.6M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Assistant Treasurer of Building Talent Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Kenneth T. Gear is CEO of Leading Builders of America, a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing many of the nation's largest homebuilders.

He serves as the primary voice of major homebuilders before Congress and federal agencies on housing policy, mortgage finance, land use, and related legislation.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Education
  • 1991-1995) · Suffolk University (Juris Doctor1991

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Leading Builders of America CEO · $3.9M revenue · Washington, DCA TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING HOME BUILDERS ON PUBLIC POLICY MATTERS AFFECTING THE HOUSING MARKET.pay $578K → $1.6MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.6Mreported comp
Building Talent Foundation Assistant Treasurer · $5.0M revenue · Washington, DCTo advance the education, training, and career progression of young people and people from underrepresented groups, as skilled technical workers and…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Kenneth Gear

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Kenneth Gear 1 organization · Boston, MASuffolk University

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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CEO · FY2025
$525K
C
Vice President · FY2023
$468K
P
Vice President · FY2024
$362K
J
VP Operations · FY2025
$150K
J
VP of Operations · FY2024
$138K
J
Reg Eng Director · FY2025
$110K
D
Dir, Bldr Partnerships · FY2025
$104K
R
Chairman · FY2024
B
Vice Chairman · FY2024
J
Vice Chairman · FY2024
A
Treasurer · FY2024
D
Director · FY2024

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