Vianei Lopez Braun

Biographical Information; Vianei Lopez Braun, Fort Worth, Texas, was elected to the Board of Directors on January 28, 2020. She serves on the Compensation and Risk Committees. She also serves as a director of the Bank and as the Chair of the advisory board of the Bank’s Fort Worth Region. She leads the labor and employment division for Decker Jones, P.C., a full-service law firm based in Fort Worth, and serves as Chief Development Officer for the firm. She has been practicing law for more than 30 years, with previous tenures in Houston and Abilene. She is an honors graduate of Princeton University and the University of Texas School of Law. She has been recognized as a Texas Monthly “Super Lawyer” in Labor & Employment law and has been selected as a “Top Lawyer” in Labor & Employment law by Fort Worth Texas and 360 West magazines and by H Texas and Houstonia magazines when she was practicing law in Houston. She has also been honored as a “Great Woman of Texas” by the Fort Worth Business Press.; Qualifications & Experience; Her experience and qualifications provide sound leadership to the Board of Directors. In 2022 she earned a Certificate on Systemic Cyber Risk from the Digital Directors Network, as well as Climate Leadership Certification from the Diligent Institute. In addition, as an attorney specializing in labor and employment law, she brings strong legal, human resources, compensation and benefits, management, and corporate governance experience.