Bryan: State of the City Address

May 22, 2019

Mayor Andrew Nelson

Andrew Nelson

Mayor Andrew Nelson
(Nov. 2016 – Present)

Serving presently as the CEO and Co-Founder of Lisam America, Mayor Nelson has managed large budgets, created private sector jobs, and met a payroll. Mayor Nelson has served as a mentor to veterans at the May’s Business School Entrepreneur Veteran Boot Camp and is a guest speaker at May’s Business School and the College of Engineering. A member of the Aggie Class of 1992, he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and studied abroad at King’s College, University of London.

Mayor Nelson has served on the Bryan Business Council, on the board of the Research Valley Innovation Center and as a member of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee for the City of Bryan. In addition, Mayor Nelson has been active in a number of charitable and civic causes throughout our community. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Bryan; is a Founding Trustee and Officer of Brazos Valley Cares, which provides grants and emergency funds to meet local needs of veterans and their families; and raises funds for the Warrior and Family Support Center at Brooke Army Medical Center.

Mayor Nelson has lived in the Brazos Valley most of his life, moving to Bryan to raise his family and build his business. The Mayor and his family are supporters of Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, Habitat for Humanity, The Children’s Museum, The Community Foundation, the Queen Theatre, Hospice Brazos Valley, the Salvation Army, the Hispanic Forum, Bubba Moore Memorial, OPAS and the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra.