The Board of Centro San Antonio announced today that they have accepted the resignation of Centro CEO Matt Brown. Brown was hired for the position in June 2019.
“Matt has been a tremendous leader for the organization,” said longtime Centro board member David Adelman. “He embraced downtown and understood the critical role it played for all of San Antonio. One of Matt’s greatest accomplishments was leading Centro through COVID. While the center city still feels its effects, Matt and the team worked mightily to lessen the impact, consequently, we are doing better than most downtowns across the country,” added Adelman.
Brown, a recovering attorney, entrepreneur and corporate executive, came to San Antonio after serving as Director of Economic Development in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His desire to return to his home state of California and be closer to family was the main impetus for his difficult decision to leave Centro. He has also decided to return to the private sector for the next stage of his career.
“It has been an incredible ride in San Antonio. I’m grateful for all the support and partnership we received as
