Leadership
Leadership Mission
The Directors of the Texas Business Hall of Fame provides governance and strategic oversight for the foundation, stewarding its mission to recognize distinguished Texas entrepreneurs and support the next generation of leaders through targeted grants and mentorship.
Through the selection of inductees and the promotion of philanthropy, civic responsibility, and ethical leadership, the Board affirms that lasting business success carries an obligation to give back.
Collectively, the Directors uphold the Hall of Fame’s standards of excellence and guide its efforts to inspire future generations across the state of Texas.
Executive Committee
Co-Chairman
Graham Weston
San Antonio
Rackspace, Weston Urban,
Geekdom, Community Labs
Co-Founder
VP Communications
Rose Rougeau
Houston
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Executive Director
VP Finance & Audit
Brian W. Garrison
San Antonio
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Former Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Compliance Officer
At-Large Member
Larry W. Hanrahan, MD, MBA
Houston
Scout Strategy, now Stantec
Founder, Principal, National Leader
At-Large Member
Charles Philpott
Houston
AON
Global Natural Resources Leader, Enterprise Client Group
Directors
Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management
Clinical Professor and Associate Dean of Executive Education
Bruce Blakemore
San Antonio
Primavera Resources
President
San Antonio
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Former Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Compliance Officer
Daniel Parsley
Houston
GPG Ventures – Houston
Managing Partner
Mark Plunkett
Dallas
Hilltop Holdings
Executive Vice President
Amarillo
Amarillo National Bank
Senior Vice President of Lending and National Accounts Manager
Rose Rougeau
Houston
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Executive Director
Emeritus Directors
Jim A. Cummins, Jr.
Houston
Dallas
Locke Lord
Co-Chair of Finance, Banking and Real Estate Department,
Managing Partner-Dallas Office
San Antonio Antonio
Senior Financial Advisor,
New Client Relationships
CAPTRUST
San Antonio Youth Literacy
Founder
Mark M. Johnson
San Antonio
Bank of Texas
Chairman
Juris Medicus, LLC
Executive Chairman
Reba Cardenas McNair
Brownsville
Cardenas Development
President
Henry J.N. Taub, II
Houston
Tim Wallace
Houston
Junior Directors