Full Name
Mari Salazar
Job Title
SVP & Director. Energy Banking
Company
BOK
Speaker Bio
Mari Salazar has worked for BOK Financial’s Energy Lending team for 21 years. She is currently a senior vice president and regional manager of the Houston Energy Financial Services Group. Before BOK Financial, Mari served as a senior credit analyst at Comerica Bank in Houston, Texas, in the Energy, Real Estate and Energy Loan Workout groups.
Mari has a Bachelors of Business Administration and Economics (Class of ’95) and a Masters in Business and Finance (Class of ’99) from the University of St. Thomas, in Houston, Texas.
In 2013, she was selected by the Houston Business Journal as one of the top 100 most influential Houston business leaders in the energy industry. Mari was also recognized as a 2017 “Outstanding Women in Banking & Finance” recipient by the Women’s Resource of Greater Houston, named Oil & Gas Investor Magazine’s 2020 “25 Influential Women in Energy,” selected as one of Comcast’s “2021 Hispanic Hero Award Recipients” and was recently named as a “2022 Breakthrough Woman” by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce. In 2023, Energy Digital Magazine listed Mari as one of its “Top 10 Women in Energy.” Also in 2023, The Mariachi Festival, a non-profit dedicated to promote Hispanic culture though the arts, named Mari as a “2023 Influential Latina.” This honor is presented to Latinas making a difference in the Houston community.
She is an active member of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, serving as a Coordinator on the Go Tejano Committee. Mari serves on the Endowment Board for the Small Steps Nurturing Center, an organization focused on early childhood education, where she also served as its past Executive Board member and Treasurer. Mari serves on the Advisory Board for the University of St. Thomas’ (UST) Rising Stars program, dedicated to supporting First Generation students. Mari also helped establish on the UST campus, the “Maria Cruz Salazar Interview Closet” – named in honor of her late mother – which provides career attire and accessories to students and alumni. Mari is a member of the Latin Women’s Initiative, an active board member with Performing Arts Houston and previously served on the board of former Texan’s Linebacker Whitney Mercilus’ WithMerci Foundation, which focused on children with disabilities and on the Alumni Board for the University of St. Thomas.
Mari lives in Houston, Texas. When not working, Mari enjoys traveling, playing tennis, running marathons and ultramarathons and spending time with her family.
Mari has a Bachelors of Business Administration and Economics (Class of ’95) and a Masters in Business and Finance (Class of ’99) from the University of St. Thomas, in Houston, Texas.
In 2013, she was selected by the Houston Business Journal as one of the top 100 most influential Houston business leaders in the energy industry. Mari was also recognized as a 2017 “Outstanding Women in Banking & Finance” recipient by the Women’s Resource of Greater Houston, named Oil & Gas Investor Magazine’s 2020 “25 Influential Women in Energy,” selected as one of Comcast’s “2021 Hispanic Hero Award Recipients” and was recently named as a “2022 Breakthrough Woman” by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce. In 2023, Energy Digital Magazine listed Mari as one of its “Top 10 Women in Energy.” Also in 2023, The Mariachi Festival, a non-profit dedicated to promote Hispanic culture though the arts, named Mari as a “2023 Influential Latina.” This honor is presented to Latinas making a difference in the Houston community.
She is an active member of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, serving as a Coordinator on the Go Tejano Committee. Mari serves on the Endowment Board for the Small Steps Nurturing Center, an organization focused on early childhood education, where she also served as its past Executive Board member and Treasurer. Mari serves on the Advisory Board for the University of St. Thomas’ (UST) Rising Stars program, dedicated to supporting First Generation students. Mari also helped establish on the UST campus, the “Maria Cruz Salazar Interview Closet” – named in honor of her late mother – which provides career attire and accessories to students and alumni. Mari is a member of the Latin Women’s Initiative, an active board member with Performing Arts Houston and previously served on the board of former Texan’s Linebacker Whitney Mercilus’ WithMerci Foundation, which focused on children with disabilities and on the Alumni Board for the University of St. Thomas.
Mari lives in Houston, Texas. When not working, Mari enjoys traveling, playing tennis, running marathons and ultramarathons and spending time with her family.
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