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Chuck Anderson
Partner

Prior to founding Bandera Ventures, Ltd., Mr. Anderson was associated with the Trammell Crow Company for over 16 years. Prior to his departure, Mr. Anderson was Senior Executive Director, responsible for the Development and Investment Group for the Western two-thirds of the United States. He served on both the Executive and Operating Committees. He earned his BBA and MBA from Southern Methodist University where he graduated summa cum laude. Mr. Anderson is active in the Young President’s Organization, Watermark Community Church and serves on the Board of Directors for Central Distributors, Inc. and East-West Ministries. He is a former Board Member of the Texas Real Estate Council and was voted one of Forty Under Forty Businessman in Dallas by the Dallas Business Journal.

Pryor Blackwell
Partner

Before founding Bandera Ventures, Ltd. in 2003, Mr. Blackwell was employed with Trammell Crow Company for 18 years.  Prior to his departure, he was President of the Development and Investment Group, located in the company headquarters in Dallas, Texas. He served as a member of the Executive Committee, the Operating Committee, and the Trammell Crow Company Board of Directors. He earned his BBA in Finance from Texas Tech University. Mr. Blackwell is a member of the Dallas Chapter of the Young President’s Organization and of the Executive Board for the Boy Scouts of America – Circle of Ten Council, the Advisory Council for the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, Board Member of Plains Capital Bank, and Member of the Town of Highland Park Planning & Zoning Commission. He was voted one of Forty Under Forty Businessman in Dallas by the Dallas Business Journal and named as a “Star to Watch” by the Commercial Property News.

Tom Leiser
Partner

Previously, Mr. Leiser was associated with Trammell Crow Company for almost 20 years. He has been involved in over 30 million square feet of leasing and development. Mr. Leiser was responsible for developments throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex including industrial park and speculative building developments, build to suits and design builds. He earned his MBA from Southern Methodist University, JD from Indiana School of Law and BA from Indiana University. Mr. Leiser is a Former Board Member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), Member of the Association of Texas Warehousemen, Founding Member of Dallas Sixty, Deacon at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, and former Associate Board Member at the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.

Carol Kreditor
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Kreditor worked for Trammell Crow Company and then with Crow Holdings for eighteen years. Before she left Crow Holdings, she was a Managing Director responsible for the office building portfolio held by the Crow Family and their related funds. She also served on the Investment Committee for the Crow Holdings real estate funds. She joined Bandera at the end of 2003. Ms Kreditor is active in her children’s schools serving on the finance committee for Solomon Schechter Academy and the Board of Directors of Yavneh Academy. She also serves on the Finance Committee and Stewardship Committee for the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.

Karen Walsh
Executive Assistant to Pryor Blackwell / Office Manager

Patti Womack
Executive Assistant to Chuck Anderson

Natalie Johnson
Executive Assistant to Tom Leiser

 

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