Before founding Hearthstone in 1992, Mark Porath worked for the residential joint-venture division of Home Savings, Ahmanson Developments, and as a CPA for KPMG in its Real Estate and Financial Services group.  Mr. Porath has served on the Board of Directors of WCI Communities, a leading Southeast master plan developer, and Woodside Homes, a top Western United States private homebuilder. He is co-president of the Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Award which has awarded over $6 million to recipients’ charities. He earned his MBA from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in finance and real estate development.