Executive Board

Jennifer Burr Altabef '81

Retired 
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Dallas

Kim Askew 

Partner
DLA Piper
Dallas

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot '92

CEO
Feeding America
Dallas

Brock Bailey '96

Managing Partner - Dallas Office 
Bracewell LLP
Dallas

James L. Baldwin '86

Chief Legal Officer (Retired)
Keurig Dr Pepper
Dallas

Van H. Beckwith '90

Executive Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
Halliburton
Houston

Vicki D. Blanton '91

Assistant Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel - Tax and Benefits
AT&T
Dallas

Michael M. Boone '67 | Executive Board Co-Chair

Founding Partner
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas

The Honorable Jane J. Boyle '81

District Judge
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas
Dallas

Angela F. Braly '85

Co-Founder of The Policy Circle 
Founder and President of The Braly Group, LLC
Indianapolis, IN

Frank L. Branson '69

Founder
The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson
Dallas

A. Shonn Brown '98

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Global Litigation, Regulatory and Preventative Law
Kimberly-Clark
Dallas

Christa J. Brown-Sanford '04

Department Chair - Intellectual Property
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Dallas

Darwin J. Bruce '95

Counsel
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas

Liz Cedillo-Pereira '99

Chief of Equity and Inclusion
City of Dallas
Dallas

Erin Nealy Cox '95

Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Dallas

Robert H. Dedman '84

President
DFI Management
Dallas

Alan P. Dorantes '93

Senior Corporate Counsel
T-Mobile
Dallas

Justice Craig T. Enoch '75 (Ret.)

Member
ENOCH KEVER
Austin

Sander L. Esserman '76

Chairman
Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, PC
Dallas

Alan D. Feld '60

Senior Executive Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dallas

Norman D. Finch, Jr. '88

Retired Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Dallas

Edward M. Fjordbak '99

Professor of Law and Business
University of North Texas at Dallas
Dallas

Judith Johnson Flatt '75

Retired Senior Counsel
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Dallas

Brandon W. Freeman '98

Founder and President 
Freeman Group
Dallas

Ambassador Antonio O. Garza '83

Former US Ambassador to Mexico 
Counsel - White & Case LLP  - Mexico City Office       
San Antonio

James R. Griffin '86

Partner
Scheef & Stone, LLP
Dallas

G. Michael Gruber '81

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dallas

David C. Haley '86

President Emeritus
HBK Capital Management 
Dallas

The Honorable Deborah G. Hankinson '83 (Ret.)

Rusty Hardin '75

Joann Harris '99

Linda W. Hart '65

Vice Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Hart Group, Inc.
Dallas

Robert S. Hart '86

Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Mark Cuban Companies
Dallas

Albon O. Head '71

Partner 
Jackson Walker 
Fort Worth

David C. Hernandez

President 
Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Dallas

Graham Hill '76

Founder
Law Offices of Graham Hill 
Houston 

Tamara Marinkovic Hines '94

Of Counsel
Jones Day
Dallas

Walter J. Humann '67

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer 
WJH Corporation
Dallas

David S. Huntley | Executive Board Co-Chair

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
AT&T
Dallas

Rebecca Hurley '82

Chief Development Counsel
Ardent Health Services 
Dallas

Stuart A. Jones '79

President and Chief Executive Officer
American Brownfields Corporation
Dallas

T. Mark Kelly '81

Partner
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston

David E. Keltner '75

Partner
Kelly Hart
Fort Worth

Brian M. Lidji '78

Partner
Jackson Walker
Dallas

The Honorable Barbara M. Lynn '76

District Judge
United States District Court - Northern District of Texas
Dallas

Mike Lynn '75

Chairman and Founding Partner 
Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Dallas

Robert M. Manley '93

Principal
McKool Smith
Dallas

David G. McLane '66

Attorney
Dallas

Robert E. Mellor '70

Chairman
Coeur Mining, Inc.
Ross, CA

Harriet E. Miers '70

Partner
Locke Lord LLP
Dallas

David B. Miller | Chairman of the Board of Trustees 

Founder and Managing Partner
EnCap Investments 
Dallas

D. Bobbitt Noel '76

Retired Partner in Residence 
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston

Erle A. Nye '65

Chairman Emeritus
TXU
Dallas

Clement H. Osimetha '95

Member 
Grable Martin Fulton PLLC
Dallas

Emily A. Parker '73

Counsel 
Holland & Knight
Dallas

The Honorable Tonya Parker '98

District Judge
116th Civil District Court of Texas 
Dallas

Glenn A. Portman '75

Attorney
Bennett, Weston, LaJone & Turner, P.C.
Dallas

Corey G. Prestidge '99

General Counsel and Secretary
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. 
Dallas

The Honorable Irma Carrillo Ramirez '91

United States Magistrate Judge 
United States District Court - Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division
Dallas

Edward B. Rust '75

Chairman Emeritus
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington, IL

Kit Sawers '93

President
Klyde Warren Park 
Dallas

George Seay '94

Chairman
Annandale Capital
Dallas

Mark M. Sloan '90

Vice Chair - Practice & Operations Committee
Holland & Knight
Dallas

Clay G. Small '75

Professor and Author
Southern Methodist University
Dallas

John D. Torres

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Lennox International, Inc.
Dallas

Cynthia H. Trochu '88

Senior Vice President and General Counsel 
Texas Instruments 
Dallas

Gabe Vazquez '02

Vice President and Associate General Counsel 
Vistra Energy 
Dallas

Doug Wabner '85

Partner
O'Melveny & Myers 
Dallas

Amy A. Ware '90

Attorney
The Ware Firm
Dallas

Taylor H. Wilson '90

Managing Partner 
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas

Philip J. Wise '81

Founding Partner
Cienda Partners
Dallas

Angela C. Zambrano '97

Co-Managing Partner - Dallas Office
Sidley Austin
Dallas