Terry attended Texas A&M University and later received a Masters in Public Administration from SMU. He began working at the Dallas Chamber of Commerce where he worked in Economic Development. Terry was instrumental in recruiting Headquarters and Multi-National Corporations to Dallas and established the city as an International Business hub. In 1982, after a few years with the Chamber, Terry moved to Holloway and Staubach and began his now, 40 year and counting real estate career in Dallas, and the surrounding communities. In Terry’s career in real estate, he has been apart of over $250 Million in land sales and over $1 Billion of development.