Jeff Thomas is Sr. Vice President and General Manager of the Central Texas Region of H-E-B, which includes 75 stores throughout Central Texas; south to San Marcos and north to Burleson; east to Bastrop and west to Kingsland; as well as the cities of Austin and Waco.  These 75 stores represent over $5 billion in sales and employ over 17,000 partners.  Jeff’s umbrella of leadership also includes other important areas of the business such as Real Estate, Marketing, Public Affairs, Loss Prevention, Human Resources, and Facilities.

Jeff began his career in 1975 as a courtesy clerk while attending high school.  During his 37 years with H-E-B he has held a variety of leadership positions throughout Texas in operational and administrative roles.  He was General Manager for the first Central Market operation in San Antonio and eventually led the entry into the Dallas/Fort Worth market. He also served as Administrative Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer.

Jeff spent eight years as Sr. Vice President and General Manager for the South Texas Region, which included 72 stores in the Coastal Bend area and south to all stores along the border of Mexico from Brownsville to Del Rio.

In January 2005 Jeff moved his family to Austin.  Jeff has embraced the Austin lifestyle and enjoys all of the amenities that Austin has to offer.  He serves on the advisory board and is currently the Co-Chair for this year’s campaign for the United Way for Greater Austin, the Hill Country Conservancy Stewardship Council, board member of the Texas State Aquarium, board member of Texas C-5 Foundation, Texas PTA Advisory Council and is a board member of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Jeff graduated with a BBA in marketing and management from the University of Texas – San Antonio and the University of Southern California with an MBA.  He continued his education with the Harvard Business School in the General Manager program.