Bryan B. Sanchez

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Board President of the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation. Former CEO of Lionstone Investments. Host of Still Ambitious.

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About

Bryan B. Sanchez is an investor and board director with 28 years in real estate and energy across the United States and Latin America. Bryan is Board President of the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation, which works to increase the supply of affordable housing in Harris County, Texas. Bryan also sits on the board of AREIT at Ares Management, serves on the investment committee of DDelta Real Estate Investments, and is a Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group in its Travel, Cities and Infrastructure practice area.

Bryan joined Lionstone Investments in 2005 and spent 18 years there. After serving as Chief Investment Officer, Bryan became Chief Executive Officer in June 2021 and held the role until October 2023, chairing the investment committee that directed about $1.0 billion of capital investment a year. Earlier roles were at Verde Realty and at Seven Seas Petroleum, in El Paso, Houston and Bogota.

Bryan hosts Still Ambitious with Divya Brown, a weekly podcast for founders, operators and executives about pursuing what matters and defining success on their own terms.

Career

2026 to present
Board Member, AREIT, Ares Management
Part time.
2025 to present
Investment Committee Member, DDelta Real Estate Investments
Independent director. Part time.
2024 to present
Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group
Travel, Cities and Infrastructure practice area. Part time.
2024 to present
Board President, Harris County Housing Finance Corporation
The corporation works to increase the supply of affordable housing in Harris County, Texas.
2021 to 2023
Chief Executive Officer, Lionstone Investments
A division of Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Chaired the investment committee directing about $1.0 billion of capital investment per year.
2005 to 2021
Lionstone Investments, Houston
Joined in 2005. Chief Investment Officer until becoming CEO, responsible for the firm's investment strategy and for its acquisitions, research and analytics, and risk management teams.
2004 to 2005
Real Estate Investment and Development Associate, Verde Realty
El Paso. A privately owned real estate investment company focused on the United States and Mexico border region, founded by William D. Sanders.
1998 to 2002
Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO, Seven Seas Petroleum Inc.
Houston and Bogota. A publicly traded oil exploration company operating in Colombia.

Education

MBA, Harvard Business School
June 2004.
BA in Economics, Georgetown University
Minor in Spanish and Certificate in Latin American Studies. May 1998. Recipient of the Tropia Award for a senior thesis on the effects of economic liberalization on political modernization in Mexico.

Boards and community

Global Trustee, Urban Land Institute
Executive Board Member, AFIRE
2019 to 2025. The international association of real estate investors.
Board Member, Emerge Fellowship
2019 to 2025. A nonprofit that prepares high performing students from underserved communities to attend and graduate from selective colleges.
Member, Leadership Now Project
Since 2018.
Former Executive Committee Member, Texas Lyceum
Former Board Member, Harvard Business School Club of Houston

Properties

Still Ambitious
Weekly podcast hosted with Divya Brown, for founders, operators and executives about pursuing what matters and defining success on their own terms.

Interviews and appearances are listed on the media kit.

Public record

Announcements from Harris County and Lionstone Investments that confirm the roles above.

Harris County announcement of the appointment to the Housing Finance Corporation Harris County Precinct 4 newsroom, February 20, 2024
Harris County announcement of the appointment, with background Harris County Precinct 4 newsroom, February 27, 2024
Lionstone Investments announces leadership transition Business Wire, via StreetInsider, 2021
Lionstone Investments names new CEO IREI Newsline, March 4, 2021
Lionstone Investments raises $745 million for latest value add fund Business Wire, February 16, 2021

Fact sheet

Name: Bryan B. Sanchez
Also written as: Bryan Sanchez, Bryan B Sanchez
Occupation: Investor and board director
Current roles: Board President, Harris County Housing Finance Corporation. Board Member, AREIT (Ares Management). Investment Committee Member, DDelta Real Estate Investments. Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group.
Former: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Lionstone Investments
Podcast: Still Ambitious, with Divya Brown
Known for: Real estate investing and investment management, board governance, affordable housing finance, and ambition after external success