Marc Shapiro is a native Houstonian who completed his undergraduate work at Harvard and gained his MBA at Stanford Business School.

Marc began his banking career in 1972 at Texas Commerce Bank, and his progression through the Texas Commerce organization included service as Chief Financial Officer beginning in 1977. In 1989, after the bank was purchased by J.P. Morgan Chase, he was named Chief Executive Officer of the statewide organization. In 1997, he moved to New York to work for the parent company as Vice Chairman for Finance and Risk Management. Marc returned to Houston in 2003 and served as Non-Executive Chairman of Chase Bank of Texas until 2017. Currently, Marc serves as a Director of The Mexico Fund and Cadence Bank.

Marc has a long history of community involvement. During his career, he has served as Chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership, Chairman of the Houston United Way Campaign, Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice, founding Chairman of the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, and a member of the Board of Trustees for Rice University.

A strong believer in the importance of the Texas Medical Center, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Baylor College of Medicine and the MD Anderson Cancer Center and continues to serve on the Boards of both institutions. His past board service includes the Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Hospital, Menninger Clinic, Sabin Institute, the Texas Medical Center, BioHouston and the Harris County Hospital District.

Marc Shapiro is married to Jeri Weinstein. They have two children, both married and living in New York, and four grandchildren.