Richard Nelson began his real estate career with the Trammell Crow Company in 1984 as a leasing agent and was ultimately named a partner in the commercial division. During his tenure with Trammell Crow, Richard was a perennial top marketing producer. He handled the negotiation of a 70,000-square-foot build-to-suit laboratory facility with Standard Oil/British Petroleum and received the 1987 national award for closing the largest service center lease in the country. After becoming a partner, he coordinated the marketing and management of a diverse 13 million-square-foot portfolio of commercial properties. Richard is a third generation Houstonian and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, with a bachelor’s degree in Finance. He and his wife Tricia have two daughters, Leigh and Laura. He is involved in local and national trade organizations, serves as the Immediate Past Board Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Open Door Mission, and attends St. Martin’s Episcopal Church.