Mr. Buchanan founded Buchanan Capital Partners (BCP) in 2019, his follow-on investment firm after co-founding and operating Barton Creek Capital (BCC) which was established in 2005. BCC founding partners continue to manage and privately own long-term real estate holdings while all future investments will be exclusive to BCP. Mr. Buchanan has over 25 years of real estate acquisition, development, underwriting, capital structuring, and fundraising experience. As a principal, he has made equity investments in a variety of real estate sectors including value-add and ground up multifamily, office, industrial, retail, condo and townhome developments equating to over ±2,500 units throughout the US. He has also been involved in commercial acquisition and development of medical, retail, industrial, and office space totaling over 1.9 million square feet. Prior to BCC, Keith served as a Partner of Acquisitions at Cummings-Baccus Interests (CBI) which completed in excess of 1.5 million square feet of office acquisitions focused on the Southwestern United States. Prior to CBI, he served as Vice President of Acquisitions at Capital Commercial Investments (CCI). In that role, CCI acquired 1.2 million square feet of office product located in Texas.
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Mr. Buchanan holds BBA in Finance from The University of Texas, is a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker, and a Commercial Certified Investment Member (CCIM) Candidate. He serves on the Board of Rawson Saunders School and Crossroads Scholars.

Mr. Thomas joined Buchanan Capital Partners at its founding in 2019. He is responsible for managing the financial analysis, development, acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and asset management of BCP’s direct and joint-venture investments. Prior to BCP, Mr. Thomas joined Barton Creek Capital (BCC) in 2014 (a boutique investment firm in Austin). At BCC, he focused on the acquisition and development of various product types including multifamily, condominiums, active adult communities, office, industrial, retail, flex/industrial, land, and express car washes. Prior to BCC, Mr. Thomas worked on the US Real Estate Investment Team, which managed 3 active discretionary funds, at Harbert Management Corporation (HMC) in Dallas. HMC is an investment management firm focusing on alternative assets with $8.0 billion in AUM. Prior to joining HMC in 2012, Mr. Thomas began his career in corporate finance as a Treasury & Investor Relations analyst at a Fortune 500 Company (Temple-Inland).

Mr. Thomas holds a BBA in Finance from The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of The Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) and a former Young Mentorship Program member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Mr. Albert joined Buchanan Capital Partners in 2023. He is responsible for managing the financial analysis, development, acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and asset management of BCP’s direct and joint-venture investments. Prior to BCP, Mr. Albert was a Vice President in the Housing Strategies Group of Crow Holdings Capital in Dallas, TX. Since joining CHC in 2017, Mr. Albert worked on the placement of $1.2B in fund equity with a primary focus on multifamily acquisitions & developments across the Southeast & Southwest U.S. markets. Prior to CHC, Mr. Albert was an intern for the Austin offices of Jones Lang Lasalle and Cushman & Wakefield.

Mr. Albert received a BS & an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. He is an Active Member of the University of Texas Real Estate Finance & Investment Center.

Mr. Azar joined Buchanan Capital Partners in 2021. He is responsible for the design and development of investment and marketing material, design strategy, and property technology initiatives. Prior to BCP, Jason joined Page Southerland Page, Inc. Architects in Austin, TX where he specialized in the design of architectural graphics and brand development for commercial real estate projects, with a focus on multifamily residential and commercial retail. Prior to Page Southerland Page, he worked on the architectural graphics and land planning teams at TBG Partners Landscape Architecture and Planning in Austin, TX. He started his career in New York as an information designer at City-ID, a cartographic and experiential graphic design studio based in Bristol, UK. Mr. Azar sits on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Transit Oriented Development Local Member Council, and volunteers as a mentor for students at Trinity University in San Antonio.

Mr. Azar received his masters Summa Cum Laude in Design and Urban Ecologies from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. Prior to Parsons, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Trinity University with degrees in Urban Studies and Art History. He holds a certificate in Commercial Real Estate Development from the S.C. Johnson School of Business at Cornell University.

Mr. Bowen joined Buchanan Capital Partners in 2022. He is responsible for acquisitions, development, marketing, investor relations, and property technology initiatives. Prior to BCP, Mr. Bowen served as the Vice President of Business Development for Swivel, a commercial real estate technology firm in Austin, TX. As a member of the executive team, Mr. Bowen led all revenue operations including marketing, sales, customer success, partnerships and overall go to market strategy. Under his leadership, the company grew revenue 500% year over year and successfully raised $15m in venture capital from several of the nation’s top VC firms including Breyer Capital, Floodgate and JLL. Mr. Bowen successfully deployed the office leasing software across 10m square feet of office space nationwide and contracted with over 100 of the nation’s top commercial real estate investment firms including Tishman Speyer, Brandywine Realty Trust, Cousins, Lincoln Property Company, Hines, Kilroy, and DivcoWest. Prior to Swivel, Mr. Bowen spent time leading business development efforts for several other technology startups in Austin, primarily focused on commercial real estate technology. Mr. Bowen began his career as an intern at Jones Lang LaSalle in Austin.

Mr. Bowen holds a Bachelor of Arts with a minor in Business from The University of Texas at Austin. He also holds a certificate in Commercial Real Estate Development from the S.C. Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. Mr. Bowen is a member of the board of trustees at the Shield-Ayres Foundation and is an active member of All Saints Presbyterian church.

Ms. Marant joined Buchanan Capital Partners in 2022. She coordinates closely with the entire team to support and execute all company operations. These functions include aiding with marketing, management, investor relations and overall office support. Prior to BCP, Ms. Marant joined Capital Commercial Investments, a commercial real estate investment company based in Austin, TX.

Ms. Marant holds a BS in Marketing from Louisiana State University.