The Texas A and M University Higher Education Center at McAllen has selected Will Wynn, a 1984 Texas A and M graduate and former Austin mayor, as executive director effective July 13, 2026.
Wynn succeeds longtime Executive Director Rick Margo, who has moved into a new role with Texas A and M Health Rio Grande Valley Health Education and Outreach as director.
In the McAllen role, Wynn will help oversee day-to-day operations, strengthen partnerships and support a student-centered campus environment at the Higher Education Center at McAllen.
Wynn is a McAllen resident with experience in public leadership, asset management, civic engagement, real estate development, public-private partnerships, utility oversight, sustainability work and long-range planning.
He served two terms as Austin mayor from 2003 to 2009, a period marked by rapid growth and regional planning in the state capital.
Ernest Aliseda, chief operating officer and associate vice president of the Texas A and M University Higher Education Center at McAllen, said Wynn brings executive leadership, operational judgment, public-sector experience and loyalty to the university.
Wynn said Texas A and M changed the course of his life and that he looks forward to helping advance the university mission in McAllen while working with students, faculty, staff, university leaders and local partners.
Wynn graduated cum laude from Texas A and M in 1984 with a degree in environmental design. His honors include Austinite of the Year by Austin Under Forty and Distinguished Alumnus recognition from Texas A and M College of Architecture.
