John Robert Garrett

John Robert Garrett is currently the Chairman at Southside Bancshares, Inc. and Southside Bank (Tyler, Texas).
He is also the Chairman-Development Board at Ut Health Northeast, Director at Tyler Economic Development Council, Inc., Director at T.B.
Butler Publishing Co., Inc., President at R.W.
Fair Foundation, President at Fair Oil Ltd., and Member at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Previously, he served as the Chairman-Regents Board at Stephen F.
Austin State University, Director at Texas National Housing Research Center, Director at Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, President at Texas Association of Builders, President at Tyler Area Builders Association, and Treasurer at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.
He holds an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin and an undergraduate degree from Stephen F.
Austin State University (conferred in 1975).