Sep 26, 2023
Gilbert Garcia was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and is one of five children. He earned a BA in Economics from Yale University in 1985, then joined Salomon Brothers, where he became a Vice President, in New York. In 1990, he moved to Houston, Texas to join Cisneros Asset Management Company, where he worked his way up to President, then in 2002 joined Garcia Hamilton and Associates, where he is a Managing Partner. He has been a contributor to CBNC and served on the Treasury Advisory Committee among others. From 2010-2016, he served as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. He is presently running to be the Mayor of Houston, Texas. Gilbert, his wife, and their four children live in Houston, Texas.