Ryan O’Dwyer

Co-Founder

Responsible for equity relationships, strategic vision, and company culture.

Prior to co-founding Chaparral, Ryan co-founded OCI Group, a real estate investment firm focused on Multifamily and Retail investments. Prior to OCI, Ryan was an Acquisitions officer at Sarofim Realty Advisors, an institutional investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, TX. While at Sarofim, Ryan led the acquisition and development effortsfor the Southeast. Ryan was directly involved in the purchase and management of more than $500 million of acquisition and development opportunities during his time at Sarofim and was also a part of the Sarofim fundraising team. Ryan began his career at HFF on the debt/equity placement team where he participated in the origination of more than $1.6 billion of debt/equity financing across all product types. Ryan attended Texas A&M University where he earned a BBA in Finance from Mays Business School.