Brian J. Stern
Second District
Education: College of Charleston, Class of 2006
Member since: 2016
Term expires: 2024
Committees: Audit and Governance Committee Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee Development, Alumni, Governmental and External Relations Committee
Brian is a Columbia, SC native and occupies seat 4 in the Second Congressional District. He is a 2006 graduate of the College of Charleston and is involved in the Columbia community in both a personal and professional capacity.
His professional background is in the areas of real estate investment and commercial development. He worked for a time in Charleston with the Beach Company (2006-2009). He then joined KBR Capital Partners, a boutique real estate fund in New York, before returning to South Carolina in 2011 to join his family business, as a partner of Stern & Stern Commercial Real Estate Developers.
His community work includes the Columbia, SC Planning Commission, where he has served since 2013. He is also a co-founder of a civic group, "The Monthly Meeting," launched in 2012 to bring together young professionals to hear presentations by successful local, state, and national leaders from government, business, and other professions, designed for leaders to share their experiences and lessons learned with members of the rising generation.