Garry D. Crain

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Crain has more than 30 years of experience in executive suite leadership positions in the energy and healthcare sectors, in both public and private companies. He has served as the CEO of eight hospitals, President of Kindred Pharmacy Services, and CEO of a Chickasaw-affiliated company that initiated and acquired healthcare entities.

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Crain to the Texas State University System (TSUS) Board of Regents where he served as Vice Chair of the Board. TSUS serves 90,000 students, has a budget of $1.65 billion, and 15,000 faculty and staff. Crain was Chair of the Academic and Health Affairs Committee when the new Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine was established and designed to educate physicians for primary care in rural Texas. Crain was also Chair of the Political and Community Affairs committees and was a member of the Finance and Construction committees. During Crain’s tenure, he gave two commencement addresses.

Crain holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with a concentration in city management from Texas State University, formerly Southwest Texas State (SWT). He earned a master’s in health administration with a concentration in leadership from the University of Oklahoma (OU) Health Sciences Center. Crain was conferred the Distinguished Alumnus Citation by the OU Hudson College of Public Health. Crain has served on numerous boards, and he is currently a candidate for appointment by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas Medical Board.

Crain enjoys continuing education and recently completed courses in cybersecurity at Harvard and managing risk and leadership at Texas State University. Crain has been married to Carrie for 27 years. He enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family. Crain is a Citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives in the Kissing Tree area of San Marcos.