Marvin Flax BVI Ideas Festival, Architect and Managing Director of OBMI BVI and speaker at BVI Ideas Fest 2025

Marvin E. Flax

Managing Director, OBMI BVI | BVI

Biography

The Visionary Designer

Marvin E. Flax, an accomplished architect, is the Managing Director of OBMI’s British Virgin Islands office, where he has held that role for 9 years. He has a master’s degree in architecture from SCAD (The Savannah College of Art and Design). As director of the BVI OBMI office, Marvin has overseen prominent projects such as the Rosewood Little Dix Bay Hotel, Westin Hotel in St. John, Biras Creek Resort, Oil Nut Bay Community, Christophe Harbor, Nora Hazel Point, The Peter Island Resort, The R.T. O’Neal Central Administration Complex and numerous other properties. 

Marvin is the Past President of the Virgin Islands (UK) Architects and Engineers Association, as well as the past Chairman of the Town and Country Planning Appeals Tribunal. He has also served on the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association Board of Directors and is a Past President and Director of the Rotary Club Sunrise of Road Town.

Marvin is a regular contributor to the BVI construction industry with a quarterly report in the Business BVI magazine. He is also married to Ade and a proud father to Andrew, Laila and Michael.