Kenneth Li is the founder/ president of Southwest Realty Group, a full-service real estate firm in Houston, Texas since 1988. Throughout the thirty-five years of his professional career, he has been committed to excellence in real estate development for his community. Kenneth Li is a real estate licensed broker, specialist, developer, and consultant. Kenneth Li was considered a pioneer of Chinatown by the “Houston Chronicle” and said that he was the real estate broker who aided the community’s growth and used his success there as an entry into the mainstream in both residential and commercial real estate. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congressman Al Green, KHOU 11, Texas Monthly, and Real Estate Directory News named Kenneth Li as Houston Chinatown’s “Mayor”. Long active in public affairs in the local community, Kenneth Li served as the 2011 National Chairman of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (www.areaa.org). Chairman of the Asian Chamber of Commerce, President of the Houston Taiwanese Chamber, and Chairman of the Chinese Community Center (CCC). Houston Mayors appointed him to serve as the first Asian American board member of the City Planning Commission, Asian Advisory Board to the Houston Police, SW Houston Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ#20) board member, Southwest Management District Chairman, and Houston Mayor International Trade Development Council/Asia & Australia. International Advisory Council member, Houston AAPI Advisory Board, and committee chair of its Safety/ Business Development. Mayor John Whitmire appointed him to serve as Houston Housing Authority Commissioner.