Founders
Foremost Pacific Group (FPG) is a company built for the sole purpose of developing Build-to-Rent single family communities. FPG Founders, Steve Cameron and Carl Neuss, combined with the FPG executive staff, have more than three-decades of history working together in residential development, both as principals of their own respective companies prior to forming FPG in 2021, as well as in prior executive positions in their careers.
Prior to FPG, Carl, co-founded Woodbridge Pacific Group with Todd Cunningham, and partnered with Steve, Founder of Foremost Companies, on the development of several high profile residential communities in Southern California.
In 2020, recognizing a rapidly growing need for high quality single family rental housing, Steve, Carl, and Todd merged their experience, resources, and networks to form Foremost Pacific Group. FPG’s sole focus is on developing meticulously planned single-family rental communities with the highest quality design and construction in their respective markets. The firm has swiftly expanded its experienced team to over 32 experienced individuals and built a development pipeline of eight projects totaling over 1,700 units.
Steve Cameron, Co-Founder, Foremost Pacific Group
A Co-Founder of Foremost Pacific Group (FPG), Steve Cameron leads the firm’s development activities in the rental housing sector. Working with FPG’s senior staff, Steve oversees land search, community planning, and project execution and serves as Co-Chairman of FPG’s Investment Committee.
Cameron has more than 30 years of experience in California residential real estate development and has been closely involved in every aspect of the industry from financing and acquisition, to planning and development, to the sales and marketing of newly built housing communities.
In 2006 Cameron formed Foremost Companies, a leading California land development firm that owned and/or managed more than 15,000 residential lots in southern California.
Prior to Foremost, Cameron was Chief Operating Officer for Fieldstone Communities, a private homebuilding company which constructed and sold more than 20,000 homes in California.
He is a past president of the Orange County Chapter of the Building Industry Association and has served on the board of directors for several non-profit organizations. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and a Master of Business Administration at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Cameron lives in San Juan Capistrano with his wife, Suzanne, and their five children.
Carl Neuss, Co-Founder, Foremost Pacific Group
Carl Neuss is Co-Founder of Foremost Pacific Group (FPG) and serves as Co-Chairman of the FPG Investment Committee. Carl also is Co-Founder of Woodbridge Pacific Group, a California based homebuilding firm which is one of the state’s leading privately-owned residential real estate development companies.
From 1994 to 2005, Neuss was employed at IHP Capital Partners where he was Co-Owner & Principal and served on the Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the firm’s $1.0+ Billion portfolio. While at IHP, Neuss began working in business partnership with FPG Co-Founder Steve Cameron.
Prior to IHP, Neuss served as a senior executive and Project Manager at The Buie Corporation, a private southern California housing and land development firm. As a registered Professional Civil Engineer, Neuss also served as Vice President and Principal Engineer for J.G. Bouwkamp & Associates, Consulting Civil Engineers (Oakland, CA).
Neuss holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University, a Master of Engineering degree from UC Berkeley, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. A former Board Member of the Harvard Center for Housing Studies, Neuss currently serves on the Advisory Board of Cornell University’s Baker Graduate Program in Real Estate and is a member of the Cornell Real Estate Council. Carl and his wife Elaine have three grown children and have been married for 40 years. They live in Laguna Hills, CA.
Todd Cunningham
Co-Founder, Woodbridge Pacific Group
Todd Cunningham co-founded Woodbridge Pacific Group, and FPG affiliate serving as general contractor for our projects. Todd manages community planning, housing product design, and project management. In addition, he oversees all project construction, marketing, merchandising, and sales functions. Beginning in the late 1990s, Todd teamed with IHP’s Carl Neuss in assembling and executing a portfolio successful joint venture housing projects throughout Southern California. In 2011, Todd and Carl founded Woodbridge Pacific Group. Since 2011, WPG has grown into a company delivering up to $170 Million in new home sales per year. Since its founding, WPG has acquired and developed a portfolio of projects in Southern California comprising over $1 Billion in total new home sales value.
For the thirty years prior to WPG’s founding, Todd has been professionally engaged as a residential development executive and company owner in California's land and housing development industry. Todd possesses in-depth experience in all aspects of the business including project planning and entitlement, product design and construction, and sales & marketing. Under Todd’s leadership, WPG maintains a strong commitment to a hands-on management approach in both daily operations and longer-term decision making at the firm.
In 1976, Todd joined the staff of M.J. Brock, a leading California homebuilder. Starting in project and construction management, he was promoted to Division President of Brock's Orange County Division in 1983. In 1987, Todd co-founded Brighton Homes, building the company into one of the top ten Southern California homebuilders, with annual new home deliveries of 300 to 400 homes and annual revenues reaching $175 million. In 1994, he co-founded Woodbridge Development. Between 1994 and 2010, this company completed twenty-four new home projects throughout Southern California. In 2011, the operations of Woodbridge Development and Pacific Cascade Group were merged to form Woodbridge Pacific Group. Todd earned his BS degree in Construction Management at the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in 1974. He also completed his MBA at Cal State San Luis Obispo in 1976. Todd and his wife, Jody, have five children and live in Laguna Hills, California.