Leading in Action with Larry Brinker Jr.

Disruption Now

Larry Brinker Jr. is an award-winning entrepreneur, impact investor, and mentor. He serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Brinker, a group of family-owned and operated commercial construction service companies responsible for over $4 billion in construction projects, which plays a critical role in the transformation and revitalization of Detroit. He also serves as the CEO of the Brinker Family Asset Management Company. Before being named Chief Executive Officer and tasked with leading the executive team and driving the future progress of the Brinker portfolio of construction services companies, Larry Brinker Jr. served as President of Brinker and played a crucial role in the company’s development. On the philanthropic side, Brinker Jr. has established multiple scholarships, including a COVID-19 Legacy Survivor Scholarship fund. A proud alumnus of the University of Michigan, Brinker Jr. received the African American Alumni Council’s “Five Under Ten” award, which recognizes graduates for their professional accomplishments and significant contributions to the community. In the spirit of the Brinker legacy, he co-founded the Minority Business Mentor and Protege Program in 2017, which provides local contractors in Detroit the training, opportunity, and access to more substantial projects often awarded only to larger firms. I'm disrupting the status quo by investing and rebuilding my community and Detroit. I'm challenging the status quo by having the hard conversations that nobody wants to have.