Mr. Susser is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Susser Holdings Corporation, which operates through its subsidiaries, Stripes Holdings, L.L.C., Susser Petroleum Company and Applied Petroleum Technologies (APT). Prior to founding the Southguard Corporation (predecessor to Susser Holdings) in 1988, Mr. Susser spent 1985-1987 with Salomon Brothers Inc in New York City and in Dallas in the corporate finance division and in the mergers and acquisitions group. He received his BBA in finance from the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently on the advisory council for the College of Business Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, a Trustee and past Chairman of the Driscoll Foundation, which owns the Children's Hospital System in South Texas, former Director of The Texas State Aquarium, a Director and past President of The USS Lexington Museum, and former Director and Vice Chairman of The Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation. He and his wife, Catherine, have one daughter and two sons.