Member, UH System Board of Regents
President, CEO  Cantu Construction 

Alonzo Cantu was reappointed to the University of Houston System Board of Regents by Governor Greg Abbott on December 12, 2025, and will serve through August 31, 2031. He was originally appointed to the Board in 2019 and has played an active role in advancing the UH System’s mission and priorities. Cantu is Chairman and CEO of Cantu Construction and is widely recognized as a driving force behind the economic and civic development of South Texas. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Lone Star National Bank and as a member of the Board of Managers at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Health System, where he also chairs the Finance and Management Committees. Cantu is the owner of Valley Land Title Co. and has led its expansion across the Rio Grande Valley, as well as owner of the United Soccer League’s Rio Grande Valley FC Toros and majority owner of the NBA G-League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He is a founding member of the Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships (VAMOS) and a founding board member of the Advocacy Alliance Center of Texas. Cantu earned his Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Houston. He has been married to Yolanda R. Cantu for 36 years, and they have two children, Allysa Nicole and Alexis Carina.