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Mario A. Hernandez
President, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation

Mario Hernandez serves as President of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation and is responsible for the recruitment of new business and industry to the San Antonio metropolitan area. Mr. Hernandez has worked in the economic development field for more than 35 years in San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi. Before joining the Foundation, he served as Manager of Business Development for the Texas Economic Development Commission.

Mr. Hernandez has served as President of the Foundation since 1990. During this time he has overseen the location of more than 350 new companies employing nearly 88,000, including such companies as VisionWorks, Halliburton, Schlumberger, PETCO, Nationwide, Medtronic, Microsoft, Accenture, Toyota, Kohl’s, Citigroup, The Capital Group, Johnson Controls, Maxim and Boeing.

Mr. Hernandez locally serves on the Southwest Research Institute Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors of the Cancer Therapy and Research Center, the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio Executive Committee, and the BioMed SA Executive Committee. Mr. Hernandez has served as chair of the Texas Economic Development Council, an 800-member organization of economic development professionals in Texas. He also serves on the International Economic Development Council’s National Board of Directors.

In 2008, Hernandez was named one of the top 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the nation by Hispanic Business Magazine. Mr. Hernandez is a graduate of Texas A&M-Kingsville, is married and has one daughter and three grandchildren.