Brett Moody is a Founder and serves as the Chairman, president & Chief Executive Officer at Moody National REIT I. Moody, who has over 25 years of commercial real estate experience, has since guided the growth of his Company from a mortgage Company to a full service real estate firm, which includes affiliates Moody National Mortgage Corporation, Moody Realty Corporation, Moody Management Corporation, Moody National Development Company, L.P., Moody National Construction, LLC, and Moody National Exchange, LLC and their respective subsidiaries, collectively referred to as the Moody National Companies Organization. His primary responsibilities include overseeing real estate acquisitions and management as well as building, coaching and leading the Moody National Companies Organization's team of professionals. As Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Moody National Mortgage Corporation, Moody has closed over 200 transactions totaling over $1 billion. Prior to founding Moody National Mortgage Corporation, Moody was a financial analyst for the Dunkum Mortgage Group, now Grandbridge Real Estate Capital. Moody also serves on the Board of Directors for Yellowstone Academy, an inner city school for at risk children, and the Palmer Drug Abuse Program.