WoI Speaker: How Edna Meyer-Nelson Founded Richland Cos.

Edna Meyer-Nelson

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HOUSTON, TX—As President and CEO of The Richland Cos., Edna Meyer-Nelson directs all business activities for Richland’s various divisions including office, industrial, office flex, single tenants and retail. Since founding The Richland Cos. in 1993, she has amassed a portfolio of 38 properties in five states representing more than approximately 2.5 million square feet of commercially owned and managed property throughout the southwestern US valued in excess of $250 million. GlobeSt.com spoke with Meyer-Nelson as part of our series on the speakers for our upcoming Women of Influence conference.

“My expertise is numbers. Numbers tell the story and they do not lie,” she tells GlobeSt.com. “I’ll look at something as long as the numerical profile says the deal will work.”

Meyer-Nelson began her career in the banking industry where she served as vice president, Commercial Loan Officer, and Marketing Director for several of the larger banks in Houston including Charter Bank, Great Southern Bank, American National Bank and Fondren Southwest Bank. During her tenure, Meyer-Nelson’s duties included originating commercial, small business and real estate loans, as well as executive lines of credit. While managing over $50 million in assets, she also assisted in the buy-outs of several independent banks, initiated and incorporated new, cost effective programs, and actively encouraged executive women to enter new business ventures.