Fred W. Heldenfels IV

Fred W. Heldenfels IV of Austin, Texas is President and CEO of Heldenfels Enterprises, Inc., a manufacturer of precast/prestressed concrete structures for the highway, industrial, commercial, and sports construction markets with plants located in San Marcos and Corpus Christi. His firm has won numerous industry design awards and other recognitions including the Aggie 100 Award in 2005, 2006, 2010, and 2015.

Mr. Heldenfels was appointed Chairman of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) by Governor Rick Perry in May 2010 and served on the board from July 2006 through December 2013. He also served as an appointee of Governor George W. Bush on the Coastal Coordination Council from 1995 to 1998.

Mr. Heldenfels chairs the A&M PAC’s board and serves as treasurer on the board of the Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC. He also serves on the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Committee and board. In addition, he is Past Chairman of the Texas A&M Twelfth Man Foundation (2001), Past President of the Texas Good Roads Transportation Association (2001-2003), and Past Chairman of PCI – the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (2004). He is a Past Chairman of both the Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Foundation (1997) and the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce (1993), where he helped initiate support for tort reform in the Coastal Bend, as well as the creation of a four-year university within the Texas A&M University System.

In 2015, Mr. Heldenfels was honored as a Distinguished Alumni of Texas A&M University. He was honored by induction into the Corpus Christi Business Hall of Fame in 2010 by Junior Achievement of the Coastal Bend. He is also the 1996 recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Alumni from Leadership Corpus Christi.

Mr. Heldenfels graduated from Texas A&M University in 1979 with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration.