Galveston College will host Harris L. Kempner, Jr., president and portfolio manager of Kempner Capital Management, Inc., an investment firm in Galveston since 1982, who will present “My Analysis of the Post-Election Economy (Best Guess)” during GC’s 2024-25 “Building a Better World” Lecture Series at 6 p.m., Dec. 3, 2024, in the Seibel Wing at the college’s main campus.
The event is free and open to the public.
Kempner was president of U.S. National Bancshares and Chief Investment Officer for Frost Bank of Galveston (formerly United States National Bank) from 1969 to 1982. He currently serves as a director for Balmorhea Ranches, Inc., in Pecos, Texas, and director emeritus and advisor to Frost Bank, in Galveston. Kempner has been a director of Legacy Holding Company in Houston since 1996. He serves on the American Jewish Committee Board of Governors, Executive Committee and the Budget Committee.
In addition, Kempner is a member of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Development Board; an executive board member of the Galveston Economic Development Partnership; a board member of the Center for Houston’s Future; and serves on the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Advisory Council at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also a member, treasurer and past president of The Philosophical Society of Texas.
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