The main thing: a Level 5 leader. Someone with extreme personal humility and fierce professional will. This isn’t about ego. It’s about honoring families, partners, donors, investors, and team members. New Story has a strong internal management team across finance, investments, R&D, and operations. We’re not looking for a narrow expert. We need a wide-ranging servant leader who can steward the vision, lead a high-talent-density culture, and champion and fundraise for the mission. The near-term priority is relationship stewardship and fundraising. Our finances are healthy — high-net worth, multi-year donors are already committed through The Builders. We have compelling R&D and innovation work to fundraise around. But we need someone who can build and sustain consistent inflow of strategic We pioneer solutions to end the global housing crisis by empowering families to become land and homeowners in thriving communities. We imagine a world where everyone can secure their own housing. philanthropy and high-leverage impact investment — roughly $5M–$10M in new philanthropic commitments over the next three years. Additionally, our new CEO needs to be: • Forward-thinking, high-agency, and disciplined. A learning machine who gets better every day. • A great communicator, internally and externally. Highly relational. Trustworthy. • Passionate about team culture and helping team members grow. • Able to make hard decisions thoughtfully, with integrity and values-driven principles. • Excited by innovation and marketbased solutions. Someone passionate about reaching product-market fit through disciplined piloting and learning.