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Sherman Lewis, III
Principal
The Lewis Group
Sherman Lewis III is Founder and President of The Lewis Group LLP. The Lewis Group owns and operates 10 Shell gas stations and convenience stores, 22 Jack in the Box restaurants throughout the Houston area and Cabo the Original Mix-Mex Grill in downtown Houston.
Before starting his own business several years ago in Houston, Lewis spent several years working for Citicorp and Apple Computer in various management positions. Lewis was a founder and owner of E-Agent, a web marketing company. Lewis was also heavily involved in real estate investments in the Washington, DC area.
Lewis has been featured in several publications including USA Today, Houston Chronicle, Black Enterprise and Houston Business Journal. He also received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the National Urban League in 2008 and the "40 under 40" Award from HBJ in 2011. The Lewis Group has been ranked as the 65th largest privately owned company in Houston by the Houston Chronicle and Black Enterprise magazine ranked it as the 34th largest African American owned company in the country. With its over 600 employees it is one of Houston's largest employers.
Lewis earned a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. |
