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After serving as CEO for Computerland in Austin Texas Carol founded The Thompson Group in 1993 to work with companies and organizations as a high-level strategic marketing and business development partner.
Carol has served on more than 30 professional civic and charitable boards in Texas -- including six years on the San Antonio branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Board and serving as Chair of the Board of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.
Carol has been recognized by the Austin Business Journal as "one of Austin's 5 most powerful women" and named by the Austin American-Statesman as one of Austin's "top 25 tech players to know." She was on the cover of Digital South Magazine which named her "A Real Hero of Southern Technology " and the October 2000 issue of eCompany identified Carol as one of the "Nine People to See in Austin."
In 2001 she received the Women in Communication Liz Carpenter's Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Office Depot "National Award 2001." Additionally Carol was a contributing author for the New York Times Best Seller Masters of Networking.
She also frequently speaks at universities companies and organizations on the topics of business networking and leadership.
Carol believes that her business history community involvement and strong networking skills will be an asset to Treaty Oak Bank and is confident that the proposed management understands the meaning of superior customer service. | 