Speaker Series: A Fireside Chat With Southern Methodist University (SMU) President Jay Hartzell

Bank of Texas Speaker Series: A Fireside Chat With SMU President Jay Hartzell Recorded: August 26, 2025 SMU President Jay Hartzell began his tenure with SMU on June 1 after five years in the same role with the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a faculty member for more than two decades and also previously served as dean of the McCombs School of Business. He joins SMU at a pivotal time for the university, as it builds momentum as a Carnegie R1 research institution, acclimates to the Atlantic Coast Conference, and stewards a $1.64 billion-dollar fundraising impact campaign. Speaker Series Sponsors -Title Sponsor: Bank of Texas -Series Sponsor: Stewart Title National Commercial Services -Silver Sponsors: Chief Partners LP, GlobalPro, McCownGordon Construction -Bronze Sponsors: Altschuler and Company, Enterprise Bank & Trust, GFF, NexPoint Advisors, LP -Media Partner: The Dallas Morning News–Medium Giant The Real Estate Council: https://www.recouncil.com Subscribe to TRECcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7df4hgN... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/553... SoundCloud:   / trecdallas   The Real Estate Council Social Media Facebook:   / therealestatecouncil   Instagram:   / trecdallas   LinkedIn:   / the-real-estate-council