Civic Leadership
Javier Loya in Public Service
His civic work runs through three channels: university governance, Hispanic entrepreneurship and Houston's business community.
TSU Board of Regents
Loya served on the Board of Regents of Texas Southern University from 2007 to 2009. TSU, located in Houston's Third Ward, is one of the largest historically Black universities in the country, and its regents oversee governance of the institution.
Bienvenidos Empresarios
Loya is Co-Chair of Bienvenidos Empresarios, a national platform advocating for Hispanic entrepreneurship, inclusion in policy discussions and economic advancement. Through the initiative he has taken part in high-level roundtables on Latino representation in business and leadership.
LULAC Council 60
He has a longstanding relationship with LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, and its Houston Council 60. In 2024 he helped lead fundraising efforts and programs focused on Hispanic leadership and underserved youth in Houston.
Houston's business community
Loya co-founded OTC Global Holdings in Houston in 2007 and grew it into the largest independent interdealer brokerage in the world. The Houston Business Journal named it the fastest growing company in Houston in 2008, and it appeared on the Houston Chronicle's Chron 100 list multiple times. BGC Group acquired the company in 2025.
He now chairs GETCHOICE!, a Houston-based technology company that manages energy, telecom and utility services for clients nationwide.
