Jeffrey S. Detwiler
President and CEO
Jeff Detwiler is the president and chief executive officer of The Long & Foster Companies. In this capacity, he focuses on guiding the strategic direction of the organization, including the operations of its seven business lines: real estate, property management, mortgage, settlement services, insurance, corporate real estate services, and new development real estate sales and marketing. In addition to these businesses, he oversees six enterprise functions: human resources, legal, marketing, information services, finance and facilities.
The Long & Foster Companies operate across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States. It has more than 230 locations, 1,800 employees and 10,000 real estate agents.
Detwiler has nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services field, which includes mortgage banking, fixed income trading and traditional banking. He graduated from Princeton in 1983.
Detwiler was recognized in 2018 as one of the most powerful and influential people in residential real estate, according to the Swanepoel Power 200—a list on which he has appeared numerous times. He currently serves on the following boards: Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore, Board of Directors; Greater Washington Board of Trade, Board of Directors and Executive Committee; George Mason University, Board of Trustees and Real Estate Committee; Long & Foster Companies, Board of Directors; M & T Bank, Baltimore Advisory Board; Moxi Works, Board of Directors and UpStreamRE, LLC, Board of Managers.