Brian Kelly is a highly motivated and effective business leader with proven strengths in problem solving, strategic business planning, financial analysis, and negotiating win-win outcomes. Special area of expertise in real estate acquisition & sales, land development, and property management, including environmental restoration and third party dispute resolution. He demonstrates a consistent record of outstanding achievement resulting from leadership of diverse teams.
For over 20 years, Brian led teams of real estate and environmental professionals at Unocal and Chevron. He provided real estate strategy and transactional support to operating business units worldwide, for the acquisition, disposition, leasing, and remediation of real property. His clients have included Upstream E&P, Downstream Fuels Transportation & Marketing, Refining, Industrial & Ag Chemicals, Mining, Information Technology, and Corporate Real Estate operations in 15 countries. Brian's teams have successfully completed over $1 billion in real estate transactions while deferring $350 million in capital gains taxes through IRS 1031 tax deferred exchange transactions.
As Vice President of Unocal Land & Development Company he was responsible for redevelopment projects on surplus E&P and industrial research properties in Orange and Ventura Counties, California. Successful projects have lead to over $400 million in pre-tax cash flow.
Education:
- MS Chemical Engineer, University of Arizona
- BS Nuclear Engineer, University of Arizona
- Executive Management Development Program, USC
Registrations:
- Licensed CA Real Estate Broker, No. 127720
- Registered Professional Chemical Engineer, No. CH4866