Dale A. Stinton, Chief Executive Officer

Dale A. Stinton is the executive vice president and chief executive officer of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.3 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Stinton, who was NAR’s chief financial and chief information officer, took over the NAR reins on November 1, 2005. Stinton joined NAR 25 years ago and became CFO in 1991. He served as acting CEO and executive vice president in 1996 and became CFO/CIO in 1998.

He has been a key member of the team that directed the association’s long-term strategic information and technology agenda including the far-reaching 2nd Century Initiatives, Realtor.com, Sentrilock, RE FormsNet, and the very successful NAR E-Commerce system. Stinton oversaw the development, financing and construction of NAR's new $47 million award-winning Washington, D.C., office building and the establishment of the $52 million Strategic Investment Reserve.

Stinton worked with NAR leadership to set up the Realtors® Housing Relief Fund in 2001 to raise funds and ensure that more than 1,200 families would not lose their homes as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, and has managed the REALTORS® Relief Foundation, which has raised funds to aid victims of the hurricanes in 2004, the tsunami in South Asia, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Stinton is a Certified Association Executive (CAE), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and has achieved the REALTOR® association Certified Executive (RCE) designation. He earned his M.B.A. from DePaul University and his B.S. from Western Illinois University.

Dale, his wife, Maryann, and their children Brad, Ashley, and Greg are from Saint Charles, Ill.