Henry Cisneros

Chairman
CityView

Henry Cisneros is chairman of the CityView, which identifies sites, plans neighborhoods, organizes and develops land, and finances the building of homes.  Mr. Cisneros, the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, was the first Hispanic-American to lead a major U.S. city.  During his four terms in office, Mr. Cisneros helped rebuild the city’s economic base and spurred the creation of jobs through massive infrastructure and downtown improvements.

From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Cisneros served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  As a member of President Clinton’s Cabinet, Mr. Cisneros was assigned America’s housing and community development portfolio.  He is credited with initiating the revitalization of many of the nation’s public housing developments and formulating policies that have contributed to today’s record homeownership rate.

From 1997-2000, Mr. Cisneros was president and chief operating officer of Univision Communications, the Spanish-language broadcasting company and the fifth-most-watched television network in the nation.