J. Bruce Bugg, Jr.

J. Bruce Bugg, Jr. is Chairman and Trustee of The Tobin Endowment, a private charitable foundation, in San Antonio, Texas and Chairman and Co-Founder of the Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation, owner of the new $203 million Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio. Mr. Bugg currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, a Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, and Chairman of the Endowment Investment Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of The Santa Fe Opera in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is former Trustee of the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s Hall, a private school in San Antonio, Texas, former Chairman of the Board of Governors of Cancer Therapy & Research Center, and former Officer and Trustee of the Texas Research and Technology Foundation, a Trustee Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the McNay Art Museum.

Mr. Bugg is a member of the Texas Transportation Commission, which oversees statewide activities of the Texas Department of Transportation. He was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott on February 13, 2015 and confirmed by the Texas State Senate on March 17, 2015, for a six-year term.

Mr. Bugg is also Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Bancshares, Inc., a Texas bank holding company for The Bank of San Antonio, and Chairman of The Bank of San Antonio; and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Hill Country Bancshares, Inc., a Texas bank holding company for Texas Hill Country Bank. In addition, Mr. Bugg also serves as Chairman of San Antonio Capital & Trust Co., L.L.C. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Argyle Investment Co., L.L.C., a private investment firm.

Mr. Bugg was appointed to serve as Chairman and President of the Texas Economic Development Corporation and a Senior Advisor to Governor Perry on the State of Texas’ economic development strategies and initiatives from 2012 to May, 2014. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Bugg was appointed to serve as the Governor’s appointee on the Board of Directors of Humanities Texas in Austin, Texas.

Mr. Bugg is a member of the State Bar of Texas and holds Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from Southern Methodist University. He is married to Alethea Bugg and has two sons, Jim and Tom. Mr. Bugg is an Eagle Scout.