What You Don’t Know About Brian Chartrand

Position: Driver URBAN president. The company, an affiliate of C.W. Driver, specializes in the construction of high-density mixed-use and multifamily developments.

Picture: Brian completing the Irvine Lake Mud Run.

Memorable project: The 700-room Marriott Newport Coast Villas resort, a Tuscan-style enclave with views of the Pacific and Catalina Is.

Hometown(s): Rutland, Vt, and Boston.

Current home: Irvine.

School: Northeastern University.

First job: Weeding potatoes at a nearby farm when I was a teenager.

Job in another life: Wouldn’t change anything!

Person (living or dead) to meet: Ronald Reagan.

Daily habit: Checking fantasy football stats.

Favorite trip/vacation: Living in Vienna and heli-skiing in BC.

Favorite food/restaurant: Maestro’s.

Family facts: I love spoiling my nieces Emma and Olivia.

Hobbies: Skiing, biking, running, and building with my hands.

Startling fact: Love taking risks.

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