Who we are

Tim Gokhman

CEO

  • Tim has more than 20 years of experience in real estate development. Driven by a belief that cities thrive when they are diverse, walkable, and culturally vibrant, Tim’s visionary leadership creates value while prioritizing public-private partnerships and meaningful community engagement.

    Tim serves on the CTBUH Mass Timber Steering Committee, previously served on the WoodWorks board of directors, and is a member of YPO. He has been featured in the New York Times, on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, PBS, NPR, is a regular speaker at the International Mass Timber Conference, and has made multiple presentations on mass timber with ULI.

Boris Gokhman

CTO

  • Trained as a civil engineer, Boris was leading an urban renaissance in Milwaukee through condo development within six years of his arrival from the Soviet Union. He has always had a passion for buildings, and is the creative genius that makes our buildings taller, more efficient, and economically viable, with an uncanny ability to visualize buildings on vacant sites.

    His prowess in engineering solutions is equally matched by his ability to tell incredible, and hilarious, stories.

Sheldon Oppermann

CFO & General Counsel

  • Sheldon is the CFO and General Counsel for Timber + Partners. He has over 24 years of experience in commercial office and multifamily property and asset management, construction, and real estate development. He is a licensed attorney, real estate broker, Certified Property Manager (CPM-IREM), and Real Property Administrator (RPA – BOMI). Sheldon holds a Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University Law School as well as an MBA and BS in Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has served on the Executive Committee of The Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) and chair of its research committee. Sheldon leads Timber + Partners’ finance, insurance, and advocacy efforts.

Our ideas are informed by experience.

For decades, our founders have been developing innovative projects that have transformed neighborhoods and reimagined what is possible with engineering and product development. Urban revitalization and condo development. Public arts projects. The first to use light gauge steel for multi-family in Wisconsin. The first to use radiant hydronic HVAC systems in WI. The largest residential VRF plant in North America.

And, of course, the world’s tallest mass timber building.

Our long-term hold investment philosophy results in built environments that are designed to last, focused on quality and an inspirational human experience.

Partners

Check back soon as we announce our network of industry partners.