Mr. Walker joined Tejon Ranch in March of 2025 as Chief Operating Officer, before becoming President & CEO on April 1, 2025.

Prior to joining the Company, Walker spent a distinguished 24-year career at Los Angeles-based real estate firm Lowe Enterprises. Walker ended his time at Lowe as Executive Vice President and Shareholder, overseeing the firm’s hospitality and resort community platform. Originally trained as an architect, his extensive real estate experience includes resort and residential development, residential sales and marketing, master planned community entitlement and development, as well as resort value add investment. Walker also brings experience in capital development and joint venture formation. Most importantly, over the course of his career, Walker has cultivated projects which are authentic to their place and create lasting loyalty from residents and guests. 

Prior to joining Lowe, Mr. Walker held positions at several architectural firms. Walker earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Brett A. Brown is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Tejon Ranch Co. Brown joined the Company in 2023. He has more than 30 years experience in the real estate industry and, prior to joining Tejon Ranch, he was executive vice president and chief financial offer at Alexander & Baldwin, Honolulu, HI. Brown graduated with a bachelor of science degree in accountancy with a major in accounting from Northern Illinois University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the International Council of Shopping Centers and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Hugh F. McMahon IV, is Executive Vice President of Real Estate and is responsible for the entitlement and development of the Grapevine and Mountain Village master planned communities. McMahon began his career with the Company in 2001, having formerly served as Director of Finance for Castle & Cooke’s mainland operations headquartered in Bakersfield, California. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from California State University, Fresno, and received a Master of Business Administration from California State University, Bakersfield. He is also a graduate of Stanford University’s Financial Management Program and Harvard University’s Real Estate Management Program.

Michael Houston is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Tejon Ranch Co. He previously held those positions at the Company for almost five years beginning in 2016.  He left Tejon Ranch in 2021 to join the Southern California Association of Governments, where he served as Chief Counsel and Director of Legal Services for the nation’s largest metropolitan planning agency.  Prior to his initial tenure with Tejon Ranch, Houston served as City Attorney for the City of Anaheim.  He has extensive experience in corporate governance, municipal/public agency law, real estate and economic development, land use and environmental issues. Houston graduated magna cum laude from Chapman University with a BA in Political Science and earned his Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University School of Law.  Houston is licensed to practice law in California and Colorado.

Robert D. Velasquez is Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Accounting Officer for Tejon Ranch Co. Mr. Velasquez joined the Company in 2014. Prior to joining Tejon Ranch, he was employed by Ernst & Young LLP, serving as an Executive Director. Mr. Velasquez has over 15 years of experience in the real estate, hospitality and construction industries. In addition, he has extensive experience in designing of internal controls over financial reporting in order to comply with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Mr. Velasquez graduated with a bachelor of science degree in business with an option in accounting from the California State University, Los Angeles. Mr. Velasquez is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.