Brian Sabina

About Brian Sabina

Senior executive with 20 years of experience leading capital-intensive real asset development, platform build-outs, and large-scale economic development/regional investment initiatives from concept through execution.Proven record of building and scaling organizations, owning P & Ls, driving growth strategies, and managing stakeholder engagement across the public, private, and social sectors.Unique combination of development execution, capital strategy, and public-private partnership leadership. Excels at aligning teams, investors, boards, utilities, development partners, and community stakeholders to move complex projects from vision to delivery.Currently seeking senior leadership roles where disciplined development, organization building, stakeholder coordination, and a focus on long-term value creation are core to unlocking sustainable growth.Selected career experiences- Founded and ran a private equity-backed real asset development platform focused on clean energy infrastructure; raised $53 million in equity and non-dilutive capital and built a cross-functional team to develop a bi-coastal U.S. project pipeline- Executed development of a $650+ million greenfield infrastructure asset; advanced the project from concept through site control, financing, initial commercial offtake, and phase 1 construction- Led strategic economic development and investment attraction for the State of New Jersey; managed 100+ person organization and operationalized a $14 billion portfolio of incentive and capital deployment programs spanning real assets, place-based development, investment attraction, workforce and small business support, and innovation.

Experience

1. Board Member - Advisory

   Oceantic Network

   Apr 2020 — Present

   Serve as an Advisory Board member supporting organizational strategy, industry engagement, and ecosystem development for the U.S. offshore energy sector.Co-chaired the Network’s Ports and Vessels Working Group and authored its National Port Development Report, shaping industry perspectives on port readiness and infrastructure investment.

Education

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Economics, International Business

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Visiting Student via IMEX/IBEP Program, Development Economics and International Development

• Northwestern University

  B.S., Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

• Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago

  Masters of Public Policy, Urban Policy, International Development

Skills

• Strategy
• Problem Solving
• Management Consulting
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Project Management
• Start-Ups
• Process Improvement
• Non-Profits
• Program Management