A longtime public servant dedicated to building community and fostering economic growth, Henry Cisneros is the former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration. Today, Mr. Cisneros serves in the private sector as Chairman of CityView, a national housing investor focused on creating the highest quality housing for America's working families. As the former Mayor of San Antonio, where he served four terms as the first Hispanic-American mayor of a major U.S. city, Mr. Cisneros helped rebuild the city's economic base and spurred the creation of jobs through massive infrastructure and downtown improvements, marking San Antonio as one of the nation's most progressive cities.

A visionary who years ago foresaw the impact of biotechnology as an economic generator, Mr. Cisneros currently chairs BioMed SA, a non-profit community organization he helped found in 2005 to promote San Antonio's extensive healthcare and bioscience industry. Mr. Cisneros holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Texas A&M University, as well as a Master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Doctorate in Public Administration from George Washington University. He has been awarded over 20 honorary doctorates from leading universities, and has been the author, editor or collaborator on several publications. He serves on the boards of Live Nation and Avanzar Interior Technologies and is active in numerous non-profit organizations at both the national and local levels.

As President of BioMed SA, Ann Stevens brings a unique combination of experience in the biomedical field, investment community and media industry - along with a collaborative leadership style and a passion for community service - to her new role of organizing and promoting San Antonio's network of healthcare and bioscience assets. Previously, Stevens spent eight years as Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations for ILEX Oncology, Inc., San Antonio's first public biopharmaceutical company. She was a key member of the leadership team that raised the market capitalization of this homegrown, startup company from under $100 million to its final acquisition price by Genzyme Corporation of $1 billion in December 2004.

While at ILEX, Stevens participated in getting two new anti-cancer drugs approved by the FDA, representing new hope for patients with leukemia, and experienced first-hand the difference this industry can make in people's lives. She also developed a strong working knowledge of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, partnering with other drug companies and interfacing regularly with peer companies, investors and physicians at national medical meetings and investment banking conferences. Community relations has been an integral component of Stevens' career experience. At ILEX, she served as the company's primary representative within The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, the SATAI Network, the San Antonio-Austin Life Sciences Association and other business and industry groups. She was a member of Leadership San Antonio Class XXIX and for two years chaired publication of the Healthcare & Bioscience Economic Impact Study published by The Greater Chamber.

Prior to joining ILEX, Stevens spent 17 years on the corporate staff of global media firm, Harte-Hanks, Inc., where she served as Director of Corporate Communications. She began her career as a reporter for two Harte-Hanks daily newspapers in West Texas. She holds a B.A. degree in journalism from Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University), graduating with highest honors. A native Texan and 30-year resident of San Antonio, Stevens is a co-founder and past president of the San Antonio chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute. She was also a two-term president and former Communicator of the Year of the San Antonio chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.

Donna is a former State Department macro-economic forecaster and trade policy analyst. Donna has worked with nine U.S. Ambassadors and is an accomplished writer and analyst of economic and trade policy reports and briefing papers. Donna earned several awards during her 27-year career with the Department of State for accurate economic forecasting, improved U.S. Embassy reporting on economic and financial issues, for the facilitation of trade dispute resolutions, and for promoting the United States Government as a good neighbor, which earned an article in the State Department Magazine, circulated worldwide. Donna also earned community service awards, including Volunteer of the Year, for her work with youth and sports.

Donna was born into a U.S. Air Force family at Lackland Air Force Base and spent much of her youth in England, Germany and other parts of the United States before moving back to San Antonio as a teenager and graduating from St. Gerard High School. Donna studied economics in Canada. After being away from San Antonio for over 30 years, Donna returned in 2004, soon joining a number of community-minded organizations because of her steadfast belief that people are only as good as those they help. Donna was hired by BioMed SA in December 2005 as the Executive Assistant to the President and two years later promoted to Director of Membership and Administrative Services.

Executive Chairman, City View (Community at Large)

Vice President for Research, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (Health Science Centers)

President, Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce (Ex officio with vote)

University of the Incarnate Word (Private Universities & Colleges)

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. [KCI] (Bioscience Firms)

Incyte Venture Partners (Venture Capital/Investors)

Dermatology & Laser Center of San Antonio (Physicians and Physician Groups)

University of Texas at San Antonio (Public Universities & Colleges)

CPS Energy (Community At Large)

Alamo Colleges (Community Colleges)

Brooke Army Medical Center (US Military Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations)

Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. (Any category other than Military)

Methodist Healthcare Ministries (Associations & Foundations)

Baptist Health System (Hospitals and Specialty Providers)

Evestra, Inc. (Bioscience Firms)

Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (Research Organizations)

City of San Antonio (Ex officio with vote)

Bexar County (Ex officio with vote)

Bexar County Medical Society (Ex-officio with vote)