Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Henry Cisneros has his finger on the pulse of the housing issue that has become so pressing in central Texas. As the former mayor of San Antonio, he also deeply believes that infrastructure spending should be coordinated with cities and other local governments from the ground up, not just dictated by Washington from the top down. He will discuss this and more with Bill Fulton, one of the nation’s leading thinkers on urban planning and land use.
About Henry Cisneros
Cisneros was elected mayor of San Antonio, Texas in 1981, becoming the first Hispanic-American mayor of a major U.S. city. During his four terms as mayor, he helped rebuild the city’s economic base and spurred the creation of jobs through massive infrastructure and downtown improvements. He was selected as the “Outstanding Mayor” in the nation by City and State Magazine in 1986.
After leaving HUD in 1997, Cisneros was president and chief operating officer of Univision Communications, the Spanish-language broadcasting company, and currently serves on its board of directors.
Cisneros holds degrees from Texas A&M University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The George Washington University. He also has been awarded more than 20 honorary doctorates from leading universities. He has authored and edited several books, and was presented the Common Purpose Award with former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp for demonstrating the potential of bipartisan cooperation.