Experience, Education & Technical Expertise

Tyson Dirksen — Experience, Education & Technical Expertise

Tyson Dirksen is a real estate developer and building science–driven investor with more than three decades of experience spanning development, construction, brokerage, and vertically integrated execution platforms. His work focuses on long-duration real assets where capital structure, regulatory complexity, and physical performance must remain aligned across extended timelines.

Over the course of his career, Tyson Dirksen has participated in residential and mixed-use initiatives representing more than $700M in aggregate real estate activity, including development, value-add repositioning, for-fee construction oversight, and brokerage and asset management transactions. This cross-stack exposure informs a disciplined approach to feasibility, entitlement strategy, and execution risk management.

As founder and president of Evolve Development Group, Tyson Dirksen oversees a vertically integrated platform spanning brokerage, construction, building supply, and development. The firm was established to reduce fragmentation between capital decisions and physical execution — a common source of performance erosion in complex projects.

Tyson holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development and Finance from MIT and integrates building science, data-driven analysis, renewable energy systems, and advanced construction methodologies into both principal development and advisory work. His technical focus centers on improving durability, operating stability, and long-term asset resilience.

Beyond real estate, Tyson Dirksen is a licensed pilot and serves as a board member of Aeroplanes Over Idaho, where he mentors and trains aspiring youth aviators.

EXPERIENCE

Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2005 – Present
Lead the entire development process, from identification to disposition, for a variety of complex projects including sustainable, luxury, single-family residential, multifamily, subdivisions, and mixed-use developments. Implement a vertically integrated approach, ensuring seamless coordination of tasks and responsibilities throughout the development process.
Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2007 – Present
Apply expertise in all areas of real estate brokerage, including site analysis, acquisition, property management, revitalization, and disposition.​
Board Member
Idaho, ID
2011 – Present
Aeroplanes was founded to preserve the love for aviation. Not only are guests welcome to view all the historic aircraft, but Aeroplanes Over Idaho is also dedicated to educating, inspiring, and instructing the youth, especially at-risk youth, about the maintenance and flying of all types of aircraft from a Yak-3 to Formula 1 airplane. Aeroplanes Over Idaho has flown with over 2,500 youths and helped several obtain their pilot’s licenses.
Corporation’s Real Estate Broker of Record
Los Altos, CA
2013 – 2023
Involved in investment, management, and renovation of multifamily apartments in California and the Seattle region. Provided well-designed living spaces for residents and generated exceptional returns for investors.
Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2011 – 2021
Designed and built cutting-edge, technologically advanced buildings, including net-zero passive house buildings, at Evolve Building, a design-build construction company. Applied an integrative building science-based approach to optimize performance, comfort, durability, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency.
Founder & President
San Francisco, CA
2018 – 2020
Facilitated creation of healthy, sustainable, smart, and resilient homes/buildings, surpassing certification standards and having long-lasting durability. Sourced top-notch green building materials, techniques, systems, and technologies from global markets.

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Real Estate Development and Finance (4.8 GPA out of 5)
Cambridge, MA
2007-2008
Brown University
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (3.3 GPA out of 4)
Providence, RI
1998 –2002
Expected Valar Executive MBA
Intensive 13-month EMBA blending peer-based academics, global network, and a cutting-edge, interactive teaching method.
Washington D.C.
2025-2026
PG&E Energy Center
Over 100 courses in building science, sustainability mechanical engineering, and commissioning.
San Francisco, CA
2008 – 2012