Leadership San Antonio (TM) was created in 1975 by The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and is the premier program for existing and emerging leaders in the Bexar County and surrounding areas. The program, one of the first of its kind in Texas, has graduated more than 2,000 participants.
Far exceeding personal and professional development, LSA brings awareness to leaders of the vital areas affecting San Antonio, encouraging service on local boards and commissions, as well as advocacy for the business community. In 1992, The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber joined to be a co-host to the program, enhancing the involvement and diversity of future classes.
HISTORY
For 50 years, Leadership San Antonio (LSA) has helped to shape the future leaders of San Antonio. LSA has graduated CEOs; company presidents; public and private industry executives; academic and military leaders; mayors; and elected representatives at the local, state, and federal levels. Leadership San Antonio, one of the first of its kind in Texas, has graduated more than 2,000 participants. This program highlights the promises and opportunities affecting San Antonio with the goal of encouraging leaders to serve on local boards and commissions, while advocating for the business community.
Leadership San Antonio is like no other leadership program in the surrounding area! Proven leaders in the community who pass through the gates of LSA, leverage their vast and diverse networks and experiences, and are subsequently promised a year of “firsts” that highlight areas of great importance to San Antonio’s growth, success, and global impact and engagement. Each class day embarks on a myriad of opportunities within the city, ranging from homelessness, education, biomedical research, cybersecurity, military missions, to events and organizations that celebrate San Antonio’s local heritage and culture, tourism, and more.
Through the LSA process, participants gain invaluable insight from past, present and future decision-makers in both the public and private sectors and are better prepared to lead San Antonio into the future by using a broader understanding of our diverse region. The class members grow together into a tight-knit family – which serves as a great thought generator and positive impact multiplier.
LSA class participants are selected from all segments of the region and a wide variety of industries. Participants are diverse in gender, industry, organizational mission, title, background, and ethnicity. LSA class members demonstrate leadership qualities, show a sincere interest in improving our community, and have a history of holding positions of increasing responsibility within their chosen professions. This program seeks people dedicated to service and to invest their time and talent in improving and strengthening San Antonio.
LSA is a partnership program between the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with the goal of educating and motivating leaders to become involved in the Chambers’ Councils and Committees and spark a volunteer spirit in our local community boards and programs.
Being a member of the Steering Committee has allowed me an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and connect with LSA Alumni in a fun and exciting way! Especially being a part of LSA45, we will go down in the books as the REAL Best and LONGEST Class EVER! I look forward to seeing what becomes of this great group of leaders in our future.