Biography

Director since: 2014

Principal Occupation:
Co-Founder of Bravante-Curci Investors, LP, Owner of Bravante Produce, and CEO of Pacific Agriculture Realty, LP

Age: 66

Relevant Expertise

• Experienced capital allocator and entrepreneur focused on brand and business growth. Bravante is the founder and president of Bravante Farm Capital, a farmland investor. He has spent the past 20 years building a vertically integrated farming business through intentional, carefully researched acquisitions of water-rich parcels of farmland. Mr. Bravante is also the co-founder and managing member of the general partner of Bravante-Curci Investors, an investment firm focusing on real estate in California. Prior to these roles, as CEO of American Real Estate Group, Mr. Bravante was responsible for the strategic management, restructuring and disposition of more than $20 billion in real estate-related assets. While he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Colony Advisors, he oversaw all aspects of the firm’s operations, including financial and asset management and property management and dispositions.
• Deep understanding of corporate finance and accounting developed over 40 years, starting in public accounting at Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young), reinforced by his subsequent role overseeing all aspects of finance activities as CFO at RMB Realty, and further enhanced by his nearly three decades of experience managing Bravante-Curci Investors. Mr. Bravante’s extensive investment and strategic business knowledge qualifies him as an Audit Committee financial expert and enables him to provide crucial insight into Sabre’s reporting processes and internal controls as Chair of the Audit Committee.
• Extensive and portfolio management experience. In his capacity as CEO of Bravante Farm Capital, Mr. Bravante has overseen the acquisition of over $175 million in agricultural assets. While at Colony Advisors, he acquired, managed, and sold a roughly $2 billion portfolio of apartment buildings, and as Chairman of the Board at ExpressJet, Mr. Bravante oversaw the company’s merger with SkyWest at a significant premium. Additionally, as CEO of American Real Estate Group, he was trusted with leading the managed liquidation of $15 billion in real estate assets of American Savings Bank.

Business Experience Highlights

• Managing Partner, Bravante-Curci Investors, LP. (1996 – Present)
• Founder and President, Bravante Farm Capital (2023 – Present)
• CEO, Pacific Agricultural Realty (2004 – 2012)
• President and COO, Colony Advisors, Inc. (1993 – 1996)
• CEO, American Real Estate Group, Inc. (1993 – 1996)
• CFO, RMB Realty (1987 – 1988)
• Manager, Ernst & Whinney (1984 – 1987)

Other Public Company Board Experience

• KBS Growth & Income REIT, Inc. (2016 – 2024)
• ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (2004 – 2010; Chairman from 2005 – 2010)