Henry Cisneros is an American politician and businessman. Cisneros holds an undergraduate and master's degree from Texas A&M, and a second master's degree from Harvard. Cisneros served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas from 1981 to 1898, as the second Latino mayor of a major American city. Cisneros also served as the tenth Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997. Cisneros is known for his work involving housing development and urban revitalization as well as remaining an active advocate for the Latino community.