About Clark Briner
Clark Briner is
currently best known, in a professional capacity at least, for his
position as managing director at Revere Capital, a role he has
enjoyed since 2010 and continues to occupy today. Since he took over, he has taken full advantage
of the objectives placed before him, such as improving capital markets and strategic growth, and
has been successful in expanding the firm from one that solely dealt
with one-off investments to one that now has multiple real estate
investments worth over $200 million. On top of this, he is chairman
of a committee with no loss of capital and a net, annual return above
13%.
The four years in which
he has achieved all of this show a lot about the man's
professionalism, qualities and skills; however, they are just four
years within a much longer and varied career and a life where he
appears to be devoted to both bettering himself through education and
improving the companies he joins.
Clark Briner's
education from his original interest in science to later endeavours
at Harvard.
Clark
Briner clearly would not be where he is today without a strong and
extensive education in business and finance and a drive to succeed
but these disciplines were not his first choice. Interestingly,
Biology was his first major, as he studied for his Bachelor of
Science Degree at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and this was
balanced by a place on the university soccer team. From there, he
moved on to Dallas' Southern Methodist University for an MBA in
Business Administration, with a focus on Finance and Business
Strategy, and the chance to study abroad in France and Germany.
During his years at university, Clark was made President of Class 43,
he was involved in a number of honor societies – Omicron Delta
Kappa, Cardinal Key and Order of Omega – and he was awarded the
Edwin L. Cox Leadership Scholarship. Briner completed his
post-graduate studies in 2001 and would later take Harvard courses on
Advanced Real Estate Finance and Negotiation for Executives.
Clark Briner's
previous experience in finance and business and his interest in
politics.
Clark
has enjoyed an established career in his field since his graduation
from Southern Methodist University but his work experience began long
before then as he balanced his academic life with some political
work. From 1996 to 1997, Briner worked as regional director for
Senator Phil Gramm, a role that involved the management of a office
covering 42 counties, maintaining political relationships within the
community and developing a grassroots network with numerous community
leaders and campaigns. During this time, he was able to successfully
negotiate 179 media events and develop a algorithm for a tracking
program so that his office could monitor the media more effectively.
After his year with Gramm, Clark took his skill set to the campaign
for the election of Sam Johnson for Congress. There he acted as
Director and was responsible for overseeing all functions and
fundraising, managing more than 200 volunteers and dealing with the
strategy and finances. Among his achievements during this four year
period were the ability to increase revenue by 52.6% and a 34%
expense reduction.
After
dabbling in politics and getting his MBA, Clark Briner moved to
MacFarlan Capital Partners as an associate – quickly being
promoted to Vice President the following year – where his roles
involved close work with the legal team in reviewing investments,
closing deals and moving the information to the management team. As
he did this, he was responsible for the execution of transactions
worth $410 million and measures to improve the running of the
company, both of which are undoubtedly, largely responsible for his
later promotion to Director in 2004. Briner held this position for
two years, managing and maintaining crucial relationships and
investment opportunities and heading the capital markets group.
Next came a brief, one
year stint as Executive Vice President at Realty Capital Partners –
where he worked on the investment committee, expanded the LA office,
oversaw strategic change, enhanced procedures, increased capital flow
by 36% and secured transactions worth over $42 million – and this
was swiftly followed by a move to Deutsche Bank. This would be his
last job before his current role at Revere Capital. There Briner
worked in an advisory role, dealing with clients', to help with their
real estate transactions and restructuring their mandates, as well as
with sponsors and equity and debt partners. His work as senior
coverage officer meant overseeing more than 100 real estate
investors, both at home and abroad, and he was also influential on
the business selection committee.
Clark Briner's other achievements from his awards to his charity work.
Of
course there is more to the man than just the work-related achievements and a list of previous
positions, roles and qualifications; there is also a lot to learn about
him from his work outside of the office and his other notable
achievements. During his long career, Briner has been both a board
member of the Scudder Real Estate Corporation and Chairman of the
Congressional Youth Advisory Committee and, in one of his more unusual honors, he was one of just six
lucky students chosen for the Disney Management Program at the Disney
Institute. Beyond that, Clark has shown his charitable spirit by
supporting the Multiple Sclerosis Society through raising money in nine different charity bike
rides and he has travelled extensively, venturing even further than
his educational trips to Europe by visiting every continent –
including Antarctica.
Clark Briner: traveller, academic, politician and real estate investor.
When summarizing the career of Clark Briner, it is difficult to
succinctly describe who he is one sentence because there have been so
many strings added to his bow, many different chosen career and
academic paths and an apparent desire to move on to a new company
once he has made his mark. His current work and success at Revere
Capital showcases the height of what he can achieve but it is
important to remember the detours into politics, the promotions in
other companies, the different educational ventures and his work
outside the office in order to get the full picture of the man.