Whitson Huffman

Whitson Huffman is the CEO and chief strategy and investment officer of Capital Square Housing Trust. Huffman is also co-chief executive officer and chief investment officer of our sponsor, Capital Square, where he is responsible for the oversight of the company’s investment activity, which includes leadership of the firm’s real estate investments related to its Delaware statutory trust/Section 1031 exchanges, qualified opportunity zone funds and other private placement investment offerings.

Prior to joining Capital Square, Huffman was an associate with JBG SMITH Properties, a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT) and fund manager, where he gained a passion for the industry. While at JBG SMITH, Huffman participated in the development of 1,300 residential units and over 210,000 square feet of retail space with a total capitalized value of more than $650 million. He also sought entitlements for over 1,500 residential units and 350,000 square feet of retail, with a projected capitalized value in excess of $400 million. Prior to joining JBG SMITH, Huffman was consultant in the financial services group of Ernst & Young, working on multifaceted banking and capital markets projects for systemically important financial institutions.

Huffman earned a Bachelor of Science from the Miami University Farmer School of Business in finance and a Master of Real Estate in finance from Georgetown University. He is active in a number of programs, including the National Multifamily Housing Council, the National Capital Chapter of Ducks Unlimited and the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives’ inaugural Rising Leaders Council. The IPA Rising Leaders Council focuses on introducing professionals to the portfolio diversifying investments industry and helping to create dynamic and engaging conference and educational programming for the IPA. In addition, he serves on the Board of Governors of St. Catherine’s School, Board of Directors of The Maymont Foundation, and the Housing Executive Committee for the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

Huffman was named to the Virginia Business Virginia 500 Power List in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, recognized by GlobeSt. as an Influencer in Multifamily Real Estate and a “Best Boss” in 2024, and honored with a Virginia Business C-Suite Award in 2025.