{"id":35701,"date":"2019-05-16T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/regents\/?page_id=35701"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:04:26","slug":"jay-c-graham","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/regents\/bios\/jay-c-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35701_368307-cb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35701_368307-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35701_368307-cb\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35701_368307-cb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35701_368307-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35701_368307-cb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35701_368307-cb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35701_368307-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35701_368307-cb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading35701_368307-cb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35701_368307-cb\"><\/h1>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/regents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/09\/Graham-2024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jay Graham headshot\" width=\"228\" height=\"284\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jay Graham of Houston is chairman and CEO of Spur Energy Partners. He received a Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering from Texas A&amp;M University.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Graham is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and has served SPE in various capacities, including member of the SPE Gulf Coast Section Board of Directors, Community Services chair, inaugural board member of the Emerging Leadership Program, and as Scholarship chair. Mr. Graham also received the SPE Outstanding Young Member Service Award in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Graham is a member of the Texas A&amp;M School of Petroleum Engineering Industry Advisory Board and the College of Engineering Advisory Council.\u00a0 He has served as chairman of the American Heart Association Paul \u201cBear\u201d Bryant Coach of the Year Award, director of the Spring Branch Memorial Sports Association, College Advisory Council, and the 12th Man Foundation Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Graham was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Greg Abbott in 2019 and reappointed in 2025. He was elected Vice Chairman of the Board on April 22, 2025. He serves as a member of the Committee on Facilities Planning and Construction, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Research. He has served as Chairman of the Committee on Medical and Health Affairs. Mr. Graham also served as Chairman of the Texas A&amp;M University-Texarkana presidential search committee and as a member of the Texas A&amp;M University-San Antonio presidential search committee. Mr. Graham serves as Vice Chairman of The Texas\/Texas A&amp;M Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), and a member of the University Lands Advisory Board. His term expires February 1, 2031.<\/p>\n<p>Revised 03\/17\/2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Graham of Houston is chairman and CEO of Spur Energy Partners. He received a Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering from Texas A&amp;M University. 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