At the University of Houston, we believe in innovation, risk taking, and challenging the status quo. When we set out to achieve a goal, nothing can stop us! Sharing in our success are the influential leaders and visionaries of the Board of Visitors working in partnership to help craft our bold future.
Champions of the University’s key priorities, the Board of Visitors collaborate closely with University Leadership on making dreams a reality. A collective of private sector leaders, change makers, and advocates, board members are valued partners of the University of Houston who have the unique opportunity to foster thoughtful dialogue around our greatest ambitions. Together, this diverse group leverages their broad array of expertise, interests, and connections to provide leadership, inform strategy, and amplify our message as ambassadors to the community.
For nearly ten years the Board of Visitors has influenced the advancement of strategic priorities and witnessed the impact of their success in all areas of the University. Their work has informed our growth in key areas such as the establishment of the Fertitta Family College of Medicine, the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts, support for our climb to a Power 5 athletics conference, and several campus enhancement projects. Essential allies in achieving our mission, the Board of Visitors embody the hunger, drive and spirit that lives within every Cougar.
Aylwin Lewis (’76, M.B.A. ’90)
Chair
Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Potbelly Corporation
Arturo Chavez (’90)
Vice Chair
Senior Principal
Page
Steve Stephens (’80)
Past Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Amegy Bank
Clark Beecher (’00)
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Beecher Reagan Advisors, LLC
Maury Blackman (’92)
Natara Holloway Branch (’98)
Chief Executive Officer
Houston Exponential
Douglas H. Brooks ('75)
Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Brinker International
Janis Burke
Chief Executive Officer
Harris County - Houston Sports Authority
David L. Callender, M.D. (M.B.A. ’95)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Memorial Hermann Health System
Meredith Chastang
Principal
Chastang Consulting Company
Brett Cullen (’79)
Film and Television Actor/Producer
Charles D. Dorn, CCM (’80)
Managing Director
The Dorn Group, Ltd.
Thasunda Duckett (’96)
President and Chief Executive Officer
TIAA
Ellie Francisco (M.B.A. ’80)
Founder
francisco+co
Nicky R. Holdeman, M.D. (’73, O.D. ’76)
Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Alumni
University of Houston
Isaac Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
TDECU
Case Keenum (’10)
Quarterback, Houston Texans
National Football League
Robert Kneppler (’85)
Chair
Student Success Task Force
Managing Director
Marsh Wortham, a division of Marsh USA, Inc
Devika Kornbacher (’98)
Partner and Co-Head of Tech Group
Clifford Chance
Anu Lal ('94)
Vice President
Sales and Marketing
Piping Technology & Products, Inc
Stephen Littleton
Former Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Secretary
ExxonMobil
Nick Massad (’73)
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Liberty Hospitality, Inc.
Jason McCann (’91, M.B.A. ’96)
Chief Executive Officer
Vari
Elizabeth McIngvale (Ph.D. ’14)
Chair
Social Responsibility Task Force
Director
McLean OCD Institute // Houston
Jerad McMayon (’00)
Co-Founder and Partner
OFS Energy Fund
Marilyn Miles
President
Edro Investments
Tanner Moran
Managing Director
Jumana Capital
Cullen Geiselman Muse
Chair
The Cullen Trust for Healthcare
Sandi Nicholson
Philanthropist and Art Enthusiast
Judy Nyquist
Chair
Vibrant Campus Task Force
Community Volunteer and Arts Patron
Richard Earl Penick (’78)
Former President
Maintenance Supply Headquarters
Carroll Ray (J.D. ’02)
Vice Chair
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
Lillie Robertson
Philanthropist
Samuel Schreiber (’74)
Senior Advisor
Trustar Bank
Dave Smalley (’79)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Spectrum Concession
Craig Spaulding (’82)
Founder and President
Alonso Interests, LLC
Michele Verma, Ph.D.
Community Volunteer
Bridget Wade
Founder
Bridget Wade Designs
Lea Weingarten
Principal
Weingarten Art Group
Scott Zamir ('05)
Vice President
Woodlake MRI
Michael Sachs
President
UH Alumni Association Foundation
Shazia Khan
Incoming President
UH Alumni Association Foundation
Wayne Luckett
Immediate Past President
UH Alumni Association Foundation
Scott Rando
Treasurer
UH Alumni Association Foundation
Sandy Lee
Secretary
UH Alumni Association Foundation
Richard Whiteley
Member at Large
UH Alumni Association Foundation
MR. HARI AGRAWAL
Terms of Service 2014 – 2018
MS. DINA AL-SOWAYEL (’91)
Terms of Service 2014 – 2015
MRS. ANNA M. BABIN
Terms of Service 2016 – 2018
DR. DONALD BACIGALUPI (’83)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2017
MR. ROBERT L. BARTKOWIAK, JR. (’84)
Terms of Service 2014 – 2017
MR. JEFFREY O. BEAUCHAMP (’73)
Terms of Service 2014 – Present
MS. NELDA L. BLAIR (J.D. ’82)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2017
MR. J. DOWNEY BRIDGWATER (’84)
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MR. JOHN R. BUTLER, JR.
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MR. RICHARD J. CAMPO
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
THE HONORABLE JOHN T. CARTER
Terms of Service 2014 - 2018
MR. JOHN A. CLARKE (’81)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2018
MR. FRED S. COUPLES (’80)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2016
MR. JAMES R. CRANE
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
MRS. CHERYL D. CREUZOT (M.B.A ’12, J.D. ’92, ’81)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2019
THE HONORABLE DAVID H. DEWHURST (J.D ’80)
Terms of service 2015 - 2016
DR. ANETTE T. EDENS (’94)
Terms of Service 2015 - Present
MR. STEPHEN J. FELICE (M.B.A ’84)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
MR. WILLIAM GRANVILLE, III
Terms of Service 2014 - 2017
MR. C. GREGORY HARPER (’97)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2016
MS. CHAILLE WINSTON HAWKINS
Terms of Service 2016 - 2020
MR. ELVIN HAYES (’85)
Terms of Service 2015 - Present
MR. RICHARD "RACEHORSE" HAYNES (j.D. ’56)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2017
MR. CHRIS HELMS
Terms of Service 2014 - 2018
MR. ERIC M. HILTON (HONORARY DOCTORATE ’85)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2016
MRS. BARBARA HINES
Terms of Service 2014 - 2016
MR. F. CARL LEWIS (F.S. ’82)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2017
MR. GLENN T. LILIE (F.S. ’68, HONORARY DEGREE ’16)
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MR. MICHAEL C. LINN
Terms of Service 2016 - 2019
MR. WAYNE M. LUCKETT (’74)
Terms of Service 2015 - Present
MR. RANSOM C. LUMMIS
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
MR. FREDERICK R. LUMMIS, II
Terms of Service 2014 - 2017
MR. JUGAL K. MALANI
Terms of Service 2017 - 2017
MR. JERAD D. MCMAYON (’00)
Terms of Service 2016 - Present
MR. JOHN T. MCNABB, II
Terms of Service
MR. PERSHANT MEHTA (’95)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
THE HONORABLE JACK B. MOORE (’77)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2018
THE HONORABLE MICA MOSBACHER (F.S.’83)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2016
DR. LAURA G. MURILLO (M.ED. ’98, ’89)
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MR. MARVIN D. NATHAN (J.D. ’66)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
MR. MARVIN D. NATHAN (J.D. ’66)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
MR. JOHN L. NAU, III
Terms of Service 2021 - Present
MRS. JUDY NYQUIST
Terms of Service 2021 - Present
MR. MARVIN E. ODUM, III
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MR. CHRIS J. PAPPAS
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
MR. JOSEPH M. POGGE (’79)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2015
MR. RICHARD G. RAWSON (’72)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2018
MS. LILLIE T. ROBERTSON (’72)
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MS. DOMINIQUE SACHSE (’90)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2016
MR. SAMUEL A. SCHREIBER (’74)
Terms of Service 2016 - Present
MR. DARRYL A. SCHROEDER (’69)
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MR. GREGORY WAYNE SHOEMAKER (’79)
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MR. STEVE D. STEPHENS (’80)
Terms of Service 2014 - Present
MR. DHEERAJ VERMA (’00)
Terms of Service 2016 - 2019
MS. NICOLE VOGEL (’00)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2016
MR. DARYL W. WILKERSON (F.S. ’80)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2017
MR. BRUCE A. WILKERSON (’95)
Terms of Service 2016 - Present
MR. FLOYD C. WILSON (F.S. ’72)
Terms of Service 2014 - 2016