Bryan City Council Appoints Andrew Nelson as City Manager

The Bryan City Council voted Tuesday, Nov. 11, to appoint Andrew Nelson as the next city manager.

Nelson, who stepped down from his role as chief executive officer of Lisam America, Inc., will begin his duties with the City of Bryan on Nov. 24.

“It has been an honor serving my team and customers at Lisam America these past 15 years, but my heart is calling me home to once again serve the City of Bryan,” Nelson said. “I look forward to leading our dedicated staff who serve our community with passion and purpose.”

Nelson 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 founded and served as chief executive officer of TomorrowNow, Inc. from 1998 to 2007, guiding 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, Destination Bryan, and infrastructure investments that created long-term improvements without raising the property tax rate.

“Bryan operates like a business in many ways and we take pride in working at the speed of business,” Mayor Bobby Gutierrez said. “Private-sector experience has proven valuable in city leadership. Kean Register, Bryan’s longest-serving city manager, came from that background, and Andrew Nelson brings that same perspective and business mindset. The council and I are confident he will continue that tradition of strategic, forward-looking decisions that keep Bryan efficient, innovative, and positioned for a strong future.”

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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