Jorge Franz is the vice president of Tourism for the Greater Houston and Convention and Visitors Bureau. He has been working for the Houston office for more than five years and, in this capacity, oversees the international promotion of the City of Houston through marketing and public relations efforts.  He also manages tourism outreach to travel professionals both domestically and internationally.  This includes directing a staff of seven individuals along with three contracted offices in Mexico, Germany and Japan.

Mr. Franz is very active in the Tourism community and is currently the vice chair of the Governor of Texas’ Tourism Advisory Committee.  He is also the secretary on the board of the Houston Image Group and sits on the Mayor of Houston’s “International Traveler Task Force” and “China Tourism Task Force” where he works with various Houston organizations on issues pertaining to international tourism.

Before his time with the bureau, Mr. Franz worked for six years at Time Warner Communications-Houston and spearheaded their education, internal relations and Hispanic public relations initiatives.  He won many industry awards including the Texas Cable Association's "Judge's award" for his efforts.  He was also very active in the community during this time, volunteering his time to a number of organizations and schools in the Houston area.