D. Cal McNair is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Houston Texans. In March 2024, McNair was voted for and named principal owner of the team. He assumed the role of chair in July 2018 and the role of chief executive officer in January 2019. Previously, McNair served as the organization's vice chairman since 2008 and its chief operating officer from 2012 through 2018. The organization continues to evolve under McNair's leadership in all aspects and remains committed to pursuing a championship for the City of Houston while doing great things in the community for its fans.
McNair's decisions to hire Nick Caserio as Executive Vice President and General Manager and DeMeco Ryans as Head Coach led to the Texans going 10-7 in 2023, becoming the first NFL team to win their division under a rookie head coach and quarterback, and winning their seventh division title in franchise history. Houston defeated the Cleveland Browns in the Wild Card Round and secured both the Offensive Rookie of the Year (C.J. Stroud) and Defensive Rooke of the Year (Will Anderson Jr.) awards at NFL Honors. In April 2024, the Texans unveiled new uniforms for the first time since 2000. The four uniforms are a direct result of fan feedback and McNair's charge to the organization to fearlessly evolve.
McNair previously worked at Cogen Technologies for 11 years, joining the company as one of its first employees in 1987. While at Cogen, he helped oversee the construction of several major power plants in the eastern United States, managing those assets in the areas of financial analysis and project management.
McNair also serves as a director of Palmetto Trust Company. McNair is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Robert and Janice McNair Foundation and is the director, chairman and chief executive officer of the Houston Texans Foundation. Since its inception in 2002, more than $48 million has been raised to inspire hope in H-Town. The Texans Foundation leverages the power of football to strengthen our community, support youth development and break down barriers to fundamental resources.
McNair is also a member of the United Way's prestigious Alexis de Tocqueville Society, and a current or past member of the Amegy Bank Advisory Board, the University of Texas Chancellor's Council, the Council of Overseers at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business, and the Houston Zoo Board.
McNair and his wife, Hannah, are involved in and support many charities and philanthropic efforts, including the YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Houston Food Bank, United Way, DePelchin Children's Center, Pro-Vision, Bo's Place, The Holocaust Museum, Child Advocates, The Brookwood Community, The Mission of Yahweh, March of Dimes, American Cancer Society, MD Anderson, USO, Star Of Hope, Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, Houston Police Foundation, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Texas Children's Hospital, United States Fund For UNICEF, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Area Women's Center, The Children's Assessment Center, Impact A Hero, Freedom Place, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and many others.
McNair attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he was a four-year member of the Longhorns' football team. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management.
Born in Houston, McNair attended Cypress-Fairbanks High School. He has seven children: Devon, Raelyn, Vivian, Robert, Calhoun, Michael, and Hunter Grace, as well as four grandchildren. McNair resides in Houston with his wife, Hannah.
