Our Team

Grady W. Roberts has spent his entire 28 year career in the real estate industry. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, he spent 19 years at HFF, L.P., a publicly traded commercial real estate brokerage and investment banking firm. Mr. Roberts played multiple roles for the company including Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Houston office. During his tenure, the office generated $41.4 billion in real estate transactions. As a producer, Mr. Roberts financed office and multi-family properties in 39 cities and 21 states across the U.S.A. This includes more than 50,000 multi-family units in both debt and equity transactions.

Mr. Roberts is also founder and principal of GWR Equites, LLC; a multifamily investment firm in Houston, Texas. The firm focuses on acquisitions located near existing and emerging business sectors in targeted cities. Since the firm’s inception, 29 properties have been acquired with more than 6,500 units in Texas, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Mr. Roberts, a native of San Antonio, has lived in Houston since 1991. He is a member of The University of Texas School of Undergraduate Studies Advisory Council. He is married and has four children, two daughters and two sons.

Before joining GWR equities, Brad was Vice President at Michael Stevens Interests (MSI) where he completed over $1B in acquisitions, dispositions, finance, property rehabilitation and development transactions on behalf of the company.   In his 22+ year career at MSI, Brad was involved in almost every aspect of the operation of a successful real estate investment firm with a multi-family portion of the portfolio that grew to exceed 5,000 apartment units.  His broad based experience at MSI also involved the start-up of a multifamily development platform, as well as investments in various office and land development projects.  

Gina’s focus, as part of the executive team, is promoting superior performance at each community through GWR’s comprehensive management approach. Gina designs the operational guidelines for each community and directs the training and oversight of all management personnel. Her collective experience includes more than 30 years in the multifamily industry including garden style, mid-rise and high rise communities. Gina devises revenue growth opportunities, and identifies new manpower efficiencies, which combine to elevate overall property performance.  Gina is a 2021 Houston Apartment Association Vice President at Large and also served on the Texas Apartment Association as a delegate.

Prior to GWR, Gina has worked with both private, local companies and a public REIT, making her experience vast and broad. Her experience includes overseeing the operations at Arcadian Real Estate Services, running the Houston market for Equity Residential and many roles at The Dinerstein Companies including both Marketing and Management.

Gina is a native Houstonian, attended the University of Texas, and is married with three children and one grandson.  

Lori directs and supervises all accounting, financial reporting and human resource functions. She works closely with our partners, lenders and staff to meet their specific reporting needs. Lori and her team work closely with the executive team, the property management group and the on-site teams to ensure timely and accurate reporting. Lori has a wide range of knowledge in multifamily software applications including MRI, OneSite, Yardi and JD Edwards.

In addition to accounting, Lori brings to GWR over 30 years of experience in many aspects of the multifamily industry including acquisitions, due diligence, property financing, and software implementation. Prior to GWR, Lori was Controller for Arcadian Real Estate Group after spending many years at Alliance Residential Management. She has experience with financial reporting for over 200 apartment communities and 45 partnerships, including a staff of 25 accountants and clerks. Lori was also previously with Greystar Real Estate Partners with a staff of 14, responsible for the financial reporting for both owned and managed properties.

Lori has spent most of her life in the Houston area, and resides in Missouri City with her husband and daughter.

Lisa has worked in Human Resources and Payroll for over 28 years.  Lisa began her career in 1993 and since that time has increased her knowledge in all areas of human resources including payroll, benefits, recruiting, FMLA and workers compensation.  Prior to working with GWR, she worked in manufacturing, oil & gas, engineering, and food distribution.  Lisa’s diverse background has made her an expert in all areas within HR and has honed her ability to work and communicate with all employee levels.

Lisa attended Houston Community College and is a member of HR Houston and SHRM.  Originally from Bermuda, she has lived in the Houston area most of her life and is married with two daughters.

Ryan has worked in the housing industry for 25 years.  He started in student housing and moved into to multifamily in 1999, remaining in that sector until now.   Ryan began his career in the multifamily industry as a leasing specialist and worked through all on site positions on his way into a supervisory role with experience in a wide variety of A, B and C class garden style and mid-rise communities.  As a regional supervisor, he oversaw property operations of large portfolios and focused on building effective teams to deliver desired results.  In his current role as Director of Operations, Ryan oversees the Operational Support Department at GWR Management and all business operating systems.  He specializes in finding ways to streamline company operations and ensure that the company has the tools needed to help us deliver an excellent customer experience as well as improve cash flow. 

Prior to GWR, Ryan worked with Arcadian Real Estate Services and Equity Residential in several different roles which provides him with a broad skill set.   Ryan enjoys collaborating on projects and serves as an advisor to several vendor boards.  Originally from Northeast Pennsylvania, he attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, is married and lives in Cypress Texas.