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, a partnership with the City, County, Aldine ISD, Spring ISD, and North Harris Montgomery Community College District. The Authority funds parks, street and bridge construction, landscaping, streetscape, and public plazas and art and is investing millions in capital projects.
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 both 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
- Transportation & Infrastructure Policy Advisory Committee—Member
- Aviation Committee—Chairman
- Transit Planning Committee—Member [Former Chairman]
- Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau—Board of Directors
- North Houston Association; Board of Directors
- Transit and Urban Planning
- Urban Corridors Planning Steering Committee
- Regional Commuter Rail Connectivity Study Task Force
- Intermodal Transit Center Steering Committee
- Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition—Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
- 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.
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