Mayor Announces New Economic Security Advisory Group

Published on March 09, 2026

Mayor Announces New Economic Security Advisory Group

SAN ANTONIO (March 9, 2026) – Today, Mayor Jones announced the establishment of the Mayor’s Economic Security Advisory Group (ESAG) to strengthen and unleash San Antonio’s innovation ecosystem in four key areas: artificial intelligence, quantum technology, biotechnology, and space manufacturing.

“San Antonio isn’t going to wait around to be asked to do something,” said Mayor Jones. “We’re going to identify opportunities to strengthen and grow our ecosystem, leverage our natural strategic advantages, and move our city forward. We’ll identify what we can and must do locally, and identify where we may need help from our state and federal partners. There is no one better postured to lean forward in this way than Military City USA.”

The ESAG will advise the Mayor on opportunities and strategies to make San Antonio competitive in the key areas identified and will be comprised of professionals with deep national security, advanced manufacturing, and biomedical experience. The full list of ESAG members are as follows:

Jim Perschbach (Chair)
President & CEO, Port San Antonio

Eric Adolphe
CEO, Forward Edge-AI

Raquel Cruz Bono, MD
Vice Admiral, United States Navy (Retired) 
Former CEO & Director, Defense Health Agency

Rene Dominguez
CEO, VelocityTX

Adam Hamilton
President & CEO, Southwest Research Institute

Bianca Rhodes
President & CEO, Knight Aerospace

Dr. Larry Schlesinger
President & CEO, Texas Biomed

John Goodson
CEO, Darkhive

David Goldfein
General, United States Air Force (Retired)
Former 21st Chief of Staff, United States Air Force

Amanda Lee Keammerer
CEO, Javilud LLC

Roman Sandoval
CEO & Founder, Allosense, Inc.