Board of Directors

Brian Bair has served as Offerpad’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors since he founded Offerpad in July 2015 with a mission to provide the best way to buy and sell a home. In September 2021, he also assumed the role of Chairman of the board. Brian has had a strong influence in the real estate industry over the past 15 years, having pioneered several successful real estate service models that aim to give sellers and buyers more certainty and control. Prior to founding Offerpad, Brian served as the founder and president at Bair Group Real Estate from April 2008 to June 2015. Additionally, Brian co-founded Lexington Financial in March 2011, and served as its managing member from March 2011 to March 2012.

Brian also co-founded Bridgeport Financial Services in May 2008, a company that specialized in acquiring distressed homes, and served as its managing member from May 2008 to May 2011. Brian has also consulted for national companies on how to acquire, renovate and sell homes. Brian has also served as an advisory member for the Freddie Mac Housing of Tomorrow Council since January 2020.

Ms. Curnutte has served on our Board since September 2021. Ms. Curnutte is the Chief Executive Officer at Kingston Marketing Group (“KMG”), a start-up focused, global marketing and communications firm founded in September 2019. At KMG, she runs communications strategy for notable companies. Before KMG, Ms. Curnutte was senior vice president of communications and public affairs at Zillow from July 2008 to August 2019. From its inception in March 2021 until March 2022, Ms. Curnutte served on the board of directors of Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II. Ms. Curnutte graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in Journalism.

Ken DeGiorgio was named chief executive officer of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) in 2022 having been previously named president in 2021, when he was given oversight responsibility for the company's operating groups, including its title insurance, specialty insurance and data and analytics businesses. He served as executive vice president from 2010 to 2021, overseeing the company's international division, trust company and various corporate functions.

Prior to his current role with First American, Ken served in various positions with First American's prior parent company, which he joined in 1999, and from which he helped lead First American's separation in 2010.

Mr. Klabin served as a member of Supernova’s board of directors since its inception until September 2021, and on our Board since September 2021. Mr. Klabin co-founded Senator Investment Group in early 2008 where he served as managing partner and co-chief investment officer until 2020 and has served as executive chairman of Sotheby’s Financial Services since October 2020. Mr. Klabin has served as a member of the board of director of Supernova Partners Acquisition Co III, Ltd. since its their inception in March 2021. Mr. Klabin also served on the board of directors of Supernova Acquisition Co. II, Ltd from March 2021 until March 2022. He is a member of the board of directors of several private companies. Additionally, Mr. Klabin serves as a Trustee of the New York Philharmonic, The Allen-Stevenson School and is a member of the Leadership Council of The Robin Hood Foundation. Mr. Klabin received a B.A. degree in English Literature from Princeton University.

Ryan O'Hara has experience as the CEO of four companies: Home Buyers Warranty Group, publicly traded Shutterfly, Move Inc. (realtor.com), and The Topps Company.

He has served in senior management roles at Madison Square Garden and Gemstar TV Guide. Earlier in his career, he worked at Nestle, Fox, BSKYB and PWC.

Ryan was a member of the public board of directors of REA Group, which owns leading digital property portals in 12 Asian countries. He also served on the public board of Shutterfly, an e-commerce leader.

Ryan currently serves on the board of directors of Thryv Holdings, Inc. and the advisory council for the Stanford University Center on Longevity. Ryan earned a BA in Economics from Stanford University, an MBA from Harvard Business School and the Director Certificate from Harvard Business School.

Ms. Palmer has served on our Board since September 2021. Ms. Palmer has served as the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (“Taylor Morrison”), a public national homebuilder and developer, since August 2007. She has also served as Taylor Morrison’s chairman of the board of directors since May 2017. Ms. Palmer brings over 30 years of cross-functional building experience to her position, including leadership in land acquisition, sales and marketing, development and operations management. In addition to her employment with Taylor Morrison, Ms. Palmer currently serves as a member of the board of directors and the audit and compensation committees of Interface, Inc., a leading publicly traded global manufacturer of modular carpet, but will not stand for re-election at its next annual shareholders meeting in May 2022. Ms. Palmer is also a member of the board of directors and executive committee of HomeAid America, a national non-profit that works with the local building industry to build and renovate multi-unit shelters for homeless families, as chairman of the board of directors for Building Talent Foundation, and as a member of the executive committee of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

Roberto Sella is the Founder and Managing Partner of LL Funds, an alternative asset manager and private equity fund. Roberto started his investment career with Miller, Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP in 1992, becoming a Portfolio Manager in 1996, the year the firm was acquired by Morgan Stanley. He was promoted to Managing Director, Head of the Mortgage Research Team, and went on to co-lead U.S. Fixed Income Investments for Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

Prior to working in investment management, Roberto worked at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as an assistant economist and spent a year consulting for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Roberto received his BA in Economics and Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Wisconsin. He went on to earn an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.