Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Forum

Stewart Morris III is Vice President of Finance & Investments at Stewart Security Capital, a private investment company where his family have grown a balanced portfolio of CRE assets, consisting of multi-family, industrial, office, rail, and retail.  Prior to joining Stewart Security Capital, Stewart was a Commercial Real Estate agent at Marcus & Millichap.  A native Houstonian, Stewart received his BBA from Baylor University.  Outside of work, Stewart coaches the Rice University Rugby team, continuing to put his rugby skills to use, after competing for a National Rugby Championship at Baylor.  He also serves on HCU’s Dunham College of Business Advisory Board. Stewart married Haylee Williams in 2025.

Pete Sanborn has been at Hines for over 6 years where he is a Director and the head of commercial asset management for Texas. Pete is directly responsible for over 6 million square feet of office, industrial, and retail properties. Previously, he worked in the Investment Management group and focused on the launch of Hines’ flagship core-plus fund, Hines U.S. Property Partners which acquired 32 properties totaling over $3 billion in gross asset value during his time. Prior to Hines, he worked for Stream Realty Partners as a development associate on their industrial and office teams. Pete has a B.S. from TCU and MBA from Rice University.

Sam Morris is a Partner at LSCRE, where he oversees acquisitions, asset management, and investor relations. With over 20 years of experience in real estate, Sam has led acquisition and disposition teams on over $550 million in multifamily transactions. Before joining LSCRE, Sam was the CEO of Sunset Capital, where he built a strong track record of sourcing and executing high-performing investments. After years of collaboration and shared success, LSCRE formally acquired Sunset Capital, bringing Sam’s expertise, investor relationships, and operational excellence into its fully integrated platform. Prior to his real estate career, Sam spent 18 years as a corporate banker, involved in over $1 billion of real estate financing. His deep financial expertise and operational experience allow him to identify opportunities that drive strong returns for investors. He also serves on the board of directors at Texas Traditions Bank.

John Flournoy manages McCord Development’s sales and leasing team and strategy. His primary focus is on developing Generation Park, Houston’s largest (4,300 acre) master planned economic center. In John’s 12-year career with McCord, he has attracted some of the world leading companies to Generation Park including Target Stores (1.4MM SF), IKEA (1MM SF), and TechnipFMC (1MM SF). As a result of his efforts, Generation Park has matured from pastureland in 2014 into the world class development it is today with over 6MM SF of office, multifamily, retail, hospitality and industrial assets valued at over $1.4 billion.

John is a native Houstonian and currently sits on the Board of the North Channel Area Chamber (NCACC), which promotes economic development and quality of life in northeast Houston. Prior to joining the NCACC, John passionately served for 11-years on the Executive Committee of Archway Academy, the nation’s largest adolescent recovery high school. In his free time, John loves playing a good game of tennis and spending time outdoors with his awesome wife, Mary Austill, and their two wonderful kids, Walsh and Win. John holds a B.A. in Anthropology & Archeology with Honors from Washington and Lee University (‘99).

Kristin joined Pender Capital in 2018, and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Originations. Kristin brings over 15 years of commercial real estate finance, investment, and marketing experience, and is responsible for the firm’s overall business development platform. Prior to joining Pender, Kristin was Vice President of Originations for Farmers & Merchants Bank and served in various roles at CommerceWest Bank and Strong Capital Management. Kristin holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

Kevin joined the Fidelis team in October 2022 and in his role as Vice President – Investments & Capital Markets, is involved in identifying, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities including new developments, redevelopments, and acquisitions. He also manages asset dispositions and capital markets activities which include procuring debt for new opportunities and managing Fidelis’ existing portfolio of retail debt. Prior to joining Fidelis, Kevin served as the Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending for a private equity company focused on originating and managing a debt fund of apartment construction loans. Before that, he served in several positions in banking focused on relationship management, portfolio management, and analysis of commercial real estate lending. He started his career as a member of a regional bank’s officer development program after college.

Before starting his career, Kevin graduated with a BBA in Finance from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He was raised in Houston and in his spare time enjoys traveling, spending time with his wife, family, and friends, exploring new restaurants, cooking, staying active, and keeping up with most major sports leagues.