Louis Molnar

Louis Molnar
Louis Molnar in front of Houston City Hall
Born	(1973-04-29) April 29, 1973 (age 43) Houston, Texas, US
Nationality	triple Canadian-American-Hungarian Citizen
Alma mater	Trinity University University of London Western Governors University
Occupation	Businessman, politician, author

Louis Molnar (born April 29, 1973) is a businessman, politician, and author.

Louis Molnar was born in Houston, Texas. He is a first-generation American with triple Canadian-American-Hungarian citizenship through his Hungarian father, and is the second-born of three children to Alexander Louis Molnar and Rebecca (née de Morin). Molnar is a graduate of Galena Park High School, and obtained an MBA in international business strategy undergraduated in international relations from Trinity College, studying in London, England where he was proctored at the University of London. Molnar subsequently attended Western Governors University and studied accounting.

Louis Molnar started his first business at the age of nine employing neighborhood children for landscaping work benefiting the elderly in his community. This early experience in business led Molnar into business management. Molnar later founded, in 1992, operations consulting firm L I Molnar Consultants, which later became the partnership Kiraly Molnar Jansen and then KMJ Consultants. By his mid-twenties Mr. Molnar's operations expertise had led to large projects around the world, including infrastructure development for the Republic of Chad.

In a 2011 interview, Louis Molnar called himself "a watchdog" of public spending, and has since said on many occasions he allies himself with individuals who seek efficiency in government. Both as a businessman and in his subsequent political career Molnar has placed a great deal of attention on urban planning, infrastructure, efficiency, environmental concerns, and economic development. Molnar has worked with various municipal governments and organizations world-wide on these areas. In this same interview, Molnar spoke briefly about his tenure as the Chair of Law and Urban Planning at the Spencer School of Real Estate.

Louis Molnar served as the Chair of the Houston Economic Summit's 11th biennial anniversary meeting of global leaders, that year titled "20/20". At the Summit, Mr. Molnar addressed logistics and infrastructure development of the inner city, which he identified as a passion of his. In 2010, Louis Molnar was presented with the Economist of the Year Award by the Houston Economic Summit.

In 2008, Louis Molnar was inducted into Strathmore's Who's Who in American Business and, in 2011, received a U.S. Congressional Proclamation noting his contributions in business and politics.

Louis Molnar was identified in 2010 as the Compliance Officer of investment firm Carlyle Ultra during a brief lawsuit by the City of Houston alleging the firm's chief executive officer attempted to influence the outcome of permitting for a restaurant that was part of the Carlyle portfolio. Mr. Molnar resigned as Compliance Officer, the restaurant closed its doors, and the charges were subsequently dropped.