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.
Under McNair's leadership, the Texans are in the midst of their most successful on-field stretch in franchise history. His decisions to hire Nick Caserio as Executive Vice President and General Manager and DeMeco Ryans as Head Coach led to the Texans becoming the first NFL team to win their division under a rookie head coach and quarterback in 2023. 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. The team won their eighth division title in 2024 as back-to-back AFC South Champions and their first road playoff victory in franchise history in the Wild Card Round of the 2025 Season.
Lone Star Sports & Entertainment (LSSE), the sister company of the Houston Texans, acquired League One Volleyball (LOVB) Houston in 2025. Currently in its second season, LOVB boasts the largest community in youth volleyball, and its professional league features teams in Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Madison, Nebraska and Salt Lake City. This investment further illustrates the McNairs' commitment to making sports more accessible and elevating opportunities in Houston for women and youth.
In February 2026, the Texans announced their biggest move since the organization's inception. In partnership with Harris County and Howard Hughes Communities, the team shared plans for Toro District, a transformative new sports and entertainment development in Bridgeland, located in Northwest Harris County. The 83-acre year-round destination will be anchored by the team's state-of-the-art headquarters and include an indoor fieldhouse and three outdoor NFL training fields. The fieldhouse will double as a dynamic event venue, capable of accommodating a wide range of public and private gatherings. The headquarters and athletic complex will significantly expand training capabilities while unlocking new opportunities for youth programming, community engagement and educational partnerships. In addition to the Texans' headquarters, the transformational economic development project introduces nearly two million square feet of walkable office, healthcare, hospitality and entertainment space.
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 $51 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 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.
In 2025, McNair was named to the Houston Business Journal's list of Most Admired CEOs. The organization also earned a Diversity in Business Award from the publication, which celebrates organizations that have contributed to harnessing diversity within their workforces and actively promote and champion diversity within the community or their industries.
McNair and his wife, Hannah, 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 seven grandchildren. McNair resides in Houston with his wife, Hannah.
