Phil Soper is President and CEO of Royal LePage and Brookfield Real Estate Services, Inc. With over 18,000 agents in its Royal LePage, Royal LePage Commercial, Johnston & Daniel, and Via Capitale businesses is the largest real estate brokerage firm in Canada.

The company has interests in the American market stemming from a series of acquisitions made from 2008 until 2012, including GMAC Real Estate, Real Living and Prudential Real Estate. In 2012, these businesses became Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices®, a joint-venture between Brookfield and Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway.

A frequent commentator on economic issues and the North American real estate industry, Soper was honoured as, “CEO of the Year” by the Canadian Public Relations Society, a first for a real estate industry executive in the long history of the award.

Soper’s community involvement includes United Way and Toronto SickKids Hospital campaign leadership, as well as directorships on the boards of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Business. He is a former governor of the University of Alberta.