Bryan City Council to Consider Appointment of Next City Manager

The Bryan City Council will consider appointing Andrew Nelson as the next city manager during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

If the council approves the appointment, Nelson is expected to begin his duties on Nov. 24.

Nelson currently serves as chief executive officer of Lisam America, Inc., where he founded the U.S. operations for Lisam Systems Group in 2010 and led the company’s growth from a startup to the largest and fastest-growing branch within a 21-country global enterprise.

Before that, he was founder and chief executive officer of TomorrowNow, Inc. from 1998 to 2007, where he guided the company from inception to multi-million-dollar annual revenues before its sale to SAP, the world’s largest enterprise software company.

Nelson served as mayor of Bryan from 2016 to 2022, working with the City Council and staff to navigate historic challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic and Winter Storm Uri. During his tenure, the city completed the major annexation of the Texas A&M-RELLIS Campus and transformative initiatives such as Travis Bryan Midtown Park, Legends Event Center, Downtown Bryan, Lake Walk/Traditions, Destination Bryan, and infrastructure investments that created long-term improvements without raising the property tax rate.

Nelson grew up in Bryan-College Station and earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, cum laude, from Texas A&M University in 1992. He returned to the Brazos Valley in 2001 and has lived in Bryan for the past 24 years.

He has served in several city and utility leadership roles, including president of the Texas Municipal Power Agency, board member of Bryan Texas Utilities, and as a member of city committees including Strategic Planning, Bryan Business Council, Animal Committee, and Destination Bryan Board.

Deputy City Manager Hugh Walker has been serving as acting city manager since Nov. 3 following Kean Register’s retirement.

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