Innovation Award Judge – Rick Judson

A home builder from Charlotte, N.C., Rick is the owner of Evergreen Development Group and is a successful builder and developer with several decades of experience in land development and construction of single-family, multifamily and commercial projects.

Rick has been an active National Association Home Builders (NAHB) leader at the local, state and national levels throughout his career. He joined the NAHB Board of Directors in 1979 and has been a member of the NAHB executive board since 2002. Judson twice served as NAHB State Representative from North Carolina and as NAHB National Area Chairman representing North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. He has chaired some of NAHB’s most important and influential committees, subcommittees and task forces, including Budget and Finance, Investment, and Public Affairs. In 2013, Rick served as Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders Board of Directors.

In 2008, Judson chaired the NAHB Housing Finance Task Force, which developed association policy relating to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He also served as 2004 president of the North Carolina Home Builders Association and was named its Associate of the Year in 1988.

One of Rick’s most distinguishing moments came when he was inducted into the National Home Builders Association Hall of Fame in 2020. Currently, Rick also sits on the Canopy Housing Foundation Board of Directors.