Elaine Mendoza

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Mendoza is the second woman and the first Hispanic to serve as Chairman of the Board of Regents for the Texas A&M System.

Mendoza is founder, president, and CEO of Conceptual MindWorks Inc., a biotechnology and medical informatics company in San Antonio. She was first appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Rick Perry '72 in 2011 and reappointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2017. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Mendoza, whose term as a Regent expires 2023, was elected to a two-year term as chairman, replacing former Chairman Charles W. Schwartz.