Charlie Amato

Charlie Amato of San Antonio, Texas, was reappointed by Governor Greg Abbott in February 2019 to a six-year term on the Texas State University System Board of Regents. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Sam Houston State University and has maintained strong ties to his alma mater, including service as past chair of the Sam Houston State University College of Business Advisory Council.

Regent Amato is chairman and co-founder of SWBC, a diversified financial services company providing insurance, mortgage banking, wealth management, employee benefits, real estate development, and professional employer services to financial institutions, businesses, and individuals. With almost 50 years of experience across insurance operations, underwriting, and product development, he is known for his innovative and relationship-driven approach to business.

In addition to other business ventures, including ownership of automobile dealerships and investment in the five-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, Regent Amato is deeply committed to civic and philanthropic leadership. His current service includes serving as chairman of the Texas State University System Foundation; chairman of the Texas Business Leadership Council; vice chairman of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care Corporation; board member of Prosperity Bank, Remember the Alamo Foundation, Spurs Give, and the Texas Higher Education Foundation. Regent Amato is a past national director for Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and past board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch.

Regent Amato has received numerous honors throughout his career, including the Richard W. Weekley Public Policy Leadership Award from the Texas Business Leadership Council; induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame, San Antonio Business Hall of Fame, and the Sam Houston State University College of Business Hall of Honor; and the Pathfinder Award from the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. He has also received the Legacy Leaders Award from the San Antonio Business Journal, the Beta Gamma Sigma Medallion for Entrepreneurship, a Citation Award from Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, an honorary professorship in cardiothoracic surgery from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of the Incarnate Word.

Regent Amato has two adult children and one grandchild. His term on the Texas State University System Board of Regents expires in 2025.