Brian Donnellan

Brian Donnellan is President and CEO of Bright MLS, the Mid-Atlantic multiple listing service that spans 40,000 square miles throughout Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Bright MLS’ approximately 98,000 real estate professionals serve more than 20 million consumers and completed approximately $142B in residential real estate transactions during 2021.

As President & CEO, Brian provides leadership for Bright’s technology, product, customer support, and financial organizations as well as management of the company’s strategic growth strategy. He is a 15-year real estate industry veteran with extensive strategic management experience, including previously serving as Chief Operating Officer of MRIS, Inc. He holds leadership positions with several industry organizations, including the MLS Technology and Emerging Issues Advisory Board and Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), as an Advisor on the Realtors Property Resource, LLC Advisory Council, and the Realtor.com Executive Advisory Committee. Brian was named to RIS Media’s 2021 Real Estate Newsmakers and Housing Wire’s 2020 and 2021 Tech Trendsetters lists. In 2021, he was honored with the Council of Multiple Listing Service’s (CLMS) annual Peter Shuttleworth Executive of the Year Award.

After earning a BS in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Maryland and an MBA in Strategic Management and Public Policy from George Washington University, he held positions of increasing responsibility in finance in several organizations. An avid musician and sports fan, Brian resides in Annapolis, Maryland.