Geoffrey Connor
Austin, Texas

Mr. Connor graduated from Texas State in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in International Studies. He attended Birkbeck College and the University of London and received his J.D. degree in 1988 from The University of Texas at Austin.  He is of counsel in the Business Transactions section of Jackson Walker LLP. 

Mr. Connor has served as Deputy General Counsel to the Governor of Texas, Assistant Commissioner and General Counsel to the Texas Department of Agriculture, General Counsel to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and as Texas Secretary of State. During his career, he has developed expertise in administrative, regulatory, and environmental law; agricultural and energy matters, and governmental affairs. As Secretary of State, he developed expertise in international business and foreign affairs, and he maintains extensive commercial and political relationships around the world.

Mr. Connor is a member of the State Bar of Texas and its Environmental Law, International Law, and Administrative and Public Law sections.  He is on the Board of Trustees of Sigma Tau Gamma social fraternity and the Board of Advisors of Texas State's Center for International Studies.  He is a member of the Austin Council on Foreign Affairs, the Austin World Affairs Council, the Dallas World Affairs Council, the American Council of Young Political Leaders, and the British-American Business Council.  He is on the Board of Directors of the Asia Society of Texas, the Texas Leadership Council of the World Congress on Information Technology 2006, and the International Affairs Committee of the National Association of Secretaries of State. He is a member of St. David's Episcopal Church, where he is on the advisory board of Trinity Center, a resource center for the homeless.