The NRP Group Cleveland, Ohio

Rachel Johnson joined The NRP Group in 2010 as an Asset Manager and was promoted to Chief Information Officer in 2012. In 2022, she was elevated to Principal and Executive Team Member, reflecting her role as a strategic leader shaping NRP’s long-term growth and operational scalability. Johnson leads all aspects of technology across the enterprise, including IT infrastructure and operations, enterprise applications and business solutions, data and analytics, property technology, and cybersecurity, ensuring technology directly enables NRP’s vertically integrated development, construction, and property management platform. Since her arrival, NRP has grown from approximately 350 employees to more than 1,200, expanded multifamily production significantly, and grown its managed portfolio to over 30,000 units valued at more than $2.5 billion. Technology innovation under Johnson’s leadership has been a key contributor to this growth. During her tenure, The NRP Group has consistently ranked among the Top 10 largest developers and builders in the U.S. and has become a national leader delivering both affordable and market-rate housing at scale. Johnson has led multiple enterprise-wide transformations, including modernization of cloud and hybrid infrastructure, implementation of advanced data and analytics platforms, digitization of development, construction, and property management workflows, and integration of best-in-class enterprise applications. More recently, her focus has centered on artificial intelligence strategy, automation of knowledge-intensive workflows, secure data access, and enterprise cybersecurity.