Carl is the President of Larkspur and is responsible for overseeing the firm’s development activities, including site selection and acquisition, due diligence, project design, securing entitlements, and project execution. Since founding the firm, Carl has executed development and acquisition projects across the land, office, retail, multifamily, and condominium property types. Prior to co-founding the company, Carl held multiple roles in real estate private equity, working on acquisitions and development projects totaling over $3 billion.

Carl previously served in acquisitions, development, and asset management capacities with increasing levels of responsibility with Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG), C-III Capital Partners LLC, and E2M Partners LLC. Carl graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and New York University with a Master of Science in Real Estate Finance with distinction (top 10%). Carl serves on the City of Dallas Development Advisory Committee, on the board of the Deep Ellum Tax Increment Financing District, and as a Trustee on the board of the Deep Ellum Foundation. He previously served on SMU's Young Alumni Board and was president of the SMU New York City Young Alumni Chapter.