Wyatt Simmons

Brazos Residential, a leading multifamily real estate private equity firm, appointed Wyatt Simmons as Chief Investment Officer on June 18, 2026. Simmons brings extensive experience having spent nearly a decade in the multifamily real estate sector across asset management, acquisitions, and debt and equity capital sourcing. Throughout his career, he has been involved in the origination and execution of more than $3.5 billion in debt and equity transactions across the commercial real estate sector, including approximately $2.5 billion in multifamily capitalizations.

He is recognized for his ability to identify investment opportunities and leverage institutional relationships to structure, finance, and execute transactions on behalf of investors and stakeholders. Simmons joined Brazos Residential in late 2022, when the firm owned approximately 2,000 units, and has played a central role in the firm's growth to approximately 7,000 units through the sourcing of acquisition opportunities and the development of institutional capital relationships.

Career History

• Chief Investment Officer, Brazos Residential (June 2026–present)
• Vice President of Acquisitions, Brazos Residential
• Director of Capital Markets, Brazos Residential (October 2022–present)
• Debt & Equity Placement Associate, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL); assisted with closing and sourcing of over $3 billion in debt and equity transactions, including $1.9 billion in multifamily and agency loans
• Portfolio Manager, Bank of America Commercial Real Estate lending division; managed a portfolio exceeding $1 billion secured by real estate assets

Simmons holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin and is based in Dallas, Texas, and remains actively involved with the University of Texas Undergraduate Real Estate Society (URES) and The Real Estate Council (TREC).

What Simmons could bring to Chief Investment Officer at Brazos Residential: With a proven track record of sourcing over $3.5 billion in transactions and directly scaling Brazos from 2,000 to 7,000 units, Simmons is positioned to leverage his capital markets expertise and institutional relationships to accelerate acquisitions and optimize financing structures. His combination of operational knowledge across multifamily assets and deep connections in debt/equity markets should enhance the firm's ability to execute value-add strategies and attract institutional capital.

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