Leadership
Ed Garza is Zane Garway’s guiding visionary and CEO. Ed employs his extensive experience in the private and public sectors toward the development and implementation of plans, policies, and strategies that advance and support forward-thinking and sustainable initiatives.
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Prior to founding Zane Garway, Ed completed a distinguished tenure in development at EDAW/AECOM and The International Waterfront Group. He also served eight years as an elected public official before being termed-out. He served two terms as Mayor of San Antonio and previously served two terms as the District 7 City Council representative.
Ed's political achievements include: the expansion of high-tech and biomedical industries; the development of a skilled, well-paid workforce; housing and mixed-used policies and investment in downtown and the inner city; the revitalization of historic neighborhoods and urban villages, the modernization of local government and the creation of new economic generators in underinvested, disadvantaged areas towards the realization of sustainable development.
A lifelong resident of San Antonio, Ed holds a BA in Landscape Architecture and a Master of Science in Land Development from Texas A&M University. He is a member of Urban Land Institute, the American Planning Association and the American Society of Landscape Architects. Ed serves on several boards and was recently elected a trustee of the San Antonio Independent School District.