Jack Drake 
Secretary
Jack Drake is president of the Greenspoint District. It was created by
the State Legislature in 1991, at the request of commercial property
owners and is funded through their assessments to provide services and
improvements to ensure Greenspoint’s growth and prosperity.
The management district also originated and provides planning and
marketing services for the Greater Greenspoint Redevelopment
Authority (TIRZ), a partnership with the City of Houston, Harris County, Aldine ISD, Spring ISD, and Lone Star College System. The Authority
funds parks, street and bridge construction, landscaping, streetscape,
and public plazas and art and is investing millions in capital projects in
Greenspoint.
Previously, Jack served as assistant to Mayor Kathy Whitmire (Houston’s
Mayor from 1982-1992), where he recruited department heads and
managed the Mayor’s support staff for the first four years of her
administration.
Prior to joining the District, he was executive director of the March of
Dimes Birth Defects Foundation for southeast Texas. Jack holds degrees
in business (BBA) and law (Juris Doctor) from the University of Oklahoma, his native state. He moved to
Houston in 1969, after service in the United States Navy.
Civic and Community Commitments -
Greater Houston Partnership
• Transporatation Policy Advisory Committee - Member
Airports Task Force - Vice Chairman [Former Chairman]
Transit Planning Subcommittee - Member [Former Chairman]
• Transportation Advocacy Group - Houston Region (TAG) - Founding Member
• Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau - Board of Directors
• North Houston Association - Board of Directors
• Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition - Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
• Citizens for Public Transportation (funded Metro Referendum)
Steering Committee
MoveHouston.org PAC - Treasurer
• Transit and Urban Planning Initiatives
Regional Commuter Rail Connectivity Study Task Force
Urban Corridors Planning Steering Committee
Intermodal Transit Center Steering Committee
• Lone Star College System - Chancellor’s Advisory Council
• Houston Tomorrow - Advisory Council
• Urban Land Institute - Member
• The Greenspoint Club - Board of Governors
Jack was recognized by the Texas House of Representatives in 2001 for significant improvements in the Greenspoint District. He received the North Houston Association’s 1996 and 2000 Compass Award for providing outstanding leadership in the Greenspoint community and for his service to the organization, and he received the Founder’s Award from the Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition in 2011.
Greenspoint District
16945 Northchase Drive, Suite 1900 • Houston, Texas 77060
Phone: (281) 874-2131 Fax: (281) 874-2151
E-mail: jdrake@greenspoint.org • www.greenspoint.org