Howard Sokolowski, the founder and CEO of Metropia, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in real estate development to his leadership role at Metropia. Howard has a proven ability to see beyond current trends to plan and build successful and award winning projects. He is a strategic thinker, who is extremely dedicated to customer satisfaction and strategic partnerships working closely with the families and administrations that have a deep, vested interest in the outcome of the communities being developed. As the former Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Tribute Communities, Howard earned a stellar reputation as one of the largest homebuilders in Canada and has received countless awards from J.D. Powers and Associates, the Ontario Home Builders Association, and the Greater Toronto Home Builders Association (BILD) including Project of the Year, Community of the Year and Builder of the Year.

Howard is an active member of his community, sitting as a member of the Foundation Board of Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation, and is a leading benefactor of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Foundation Board of York University, Rouge Valley Health System, the Ontario Institute of Technology, Soulpepper Theatre, the McMichael Gallery, the National Ballet School and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research. Howard was awarded Ontario’s highest honor, the Order of Ontario in January 2011. He is married to the writer Senator Linda Frum and together they have five children.