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Board of Directors

Board Chair: Thad Hill

Thad Hill is the 2022 Board Chair of the Partnership.

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Board Vice Chair: Marc Boom

Dr. Marc Boom is the 2023 Board Chair-Elect of the Partnership.

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President and CEO: Bob Harvey

Bob Harvey is the President and CEO of the Partnership.

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Executive Committee
Esi Akinosho
Houston Office Managing Principal
Ernst & Young LLP
Daniel G. Bellow
President, Houston
JLL
Marc L. Boom
President and CEO
Houston Methodist
Jay Brown
President and CEO
Crown Castle International Corp.
David L. Callender
President and CEO
Memorial Hermann Health System
Ric Campo
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Camden Property Trust
Stanley G. Chapman III
EVP & President, US and Mexico Natural Gas Pipelines
TC Energy
Tony Chase
Chairman and CEO
ChaseSource
Amy Chronis
Vice Chair and Houston Managing Partner
Deloitte
Jonathan W. Cox
Global Co-Head Energy Investment Banking
JPMorgan Chase
Heidi Cruz
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Leslie Duke
President and General Manager
Burns & McDonnell, Inc.
Charles C. Foster
Chairman
Foster LLP
George Y. Gonzalez
Partner
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Mary Beth Gracy
Houston Office Managing Director
Accenture
Steve Green
President, North America Exploration and Production
Chevron
Mauricio Gutierrez
President & CEO
NRG Energy
Bob Harvey
President and CEO
Greater Houston Partnership
Earl J. Hesterberg
President and CEO
Group 1 Automotive Inc.
Thad Hill
President and CEO
Calpine Corporation
Paul W. Hobby
Founding Partner
Genesis Park LP
T. Mark Kelly
Partner, Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Elizabeth Killinger
President, NRG Home & Reliant
Reliant, an NRG Company
Gregory Knight
Executive Vice President, Customer Transformation and Business Services
CenterPoint Energy
Gina A. Luna
Former Chairman, Houston Region and CEO, Middle Market Banking
Luna Strategies, LLC
David McClanahan
Retired President and CEO
CenterPoint Energy
Scott McClelland
Retired President
H-E-B
William F. McKeon
President and Chief Executive Officer
Texas Medical Center
Matthew Morris
Founder
Lutroco
Eric Mullins
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Lime Rock Resources
John L. Nau
CEO and Chairman
John L. Nau, III
Armando Perez
Executive Vice President
H-E-B
Steven Retzloff
Chairman
Allegiance Bank
Tom Rourick
Office Managing Partner
RSM US LLP
Jeff Shellebarger
Retired, President, North America Exploration and Production
Chevron
Scott Silvas
Market President, Texas
Fifth Third Bank
Ruth Simmons
President
Prairie View A&M University
Donna Sims Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Kah Capital Management
Geraldine Slattery
President, Operations Petroleum
BHP
Andy Steinhubl
Chair
Center for Houston's Future
Steve D. Stephens
CEO
Amegy Bank
Starlee R. Sykes
Senior Vice President for the Gulf of Mexico and Canada
bp America, Inc.
Bobby Tudor
CEO, Artemis Energy Partners; Retired Founder and CEO of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC
Troy A. Villarreal
President, HCA Gulf Coast Division
HCA Houston Healthcare
Massey Villarreal
President and CEO
Precision Task Group Inc.
Andrew L. Waite
Managing Partner
SCF Partners
Gretchen Watkins
President
Shell USA, Inc.
Marc Watts
President
The Friedkin Group Inc.
Richard W. Weekley
Chairman
Weekley Development Company
Board of Directors
Claudia Aguirre
President and CEO
BakerRipley
Esi Akinosho
Houston Office Managing Principal
Ernst & Young LLP
David Baggett
Managing Partner
Opportune
Jason Baker
President – Houston Market
Comerica Bank
Kathy Banks
President
Texas A&M University
Laura D. Bellows
CEO and Chairman
W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation
William J. Berger
Founder and CEO
Sunnova Energy Corporation
Marc L. Boom
President and CEO
Houston Methodist
Gregory M. Bopp
Managing Partner
Bracewell LLP
Bob Borochoff
President and CEO
Café Adobe
Tammy W. Brennig
Partner
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
JW Brookshire
Chief Executive Officer
S & B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.
Jay Brown
President and CEO
Crown Castle International Corp.
Alex Cabañas
Chief Executive Officer
Benchmark
David L. Callender
President and CEO
Memorial Hermann Health System
Ric Campo
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Camden Property Trust
J. Antonio "Tony" Canales
President and General Manager
Telemundo Houston KTMD-47
Albert Chao
President and CEO
Westlake Chemical Corporation
Stanley G. Chapman III
EVP & President, US and Mexico Natural Gas Pipelines
TC Energy
Amy Chronis
Vice Chair and Houston Managing Partner
Deloitte
Steve Clarke
Vice President
Jacobs
John R. Collett
Senior Client Partner
Korn Ferry International
Roberto Contreras
President and CEO
St. Christopher Holdings
Michelle Costa
Regional President
Clear Channel Outdoor
Mark A. Cover
CEO, Southwest Region and Mexico/Central America
Hines
Jonathan W. Cox
Global Co-Head Energy Investment Banking
JPMorgan Chase
Lesia Crumpton-Young
President
Texas Southern University
Heidi Cruz
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Danny David
Partner
Baker Botts LLP
Thomas DeBesse
Regional Banking Director of Southeast Texas Region
Wells Fargo
Mohamed E. Abdo Denbarno
General Manager
Libyan National Oil Corporation
Reginald DesRoches
President
Rice University
Kasey Dunn
Office Managing Partner
PwC
Tilman J. Fertitta
Chairman, President and CEO
Landry's Inc.
James C. Fish
President & CEO
Waste Management, Inc.
Henry Ford
Chief Revenue Officer
Houston Chronicle
Stephen M. Fraga
President
Tejas Office Products, Inc.
Brad Freels
Chairman
Midway
Jack A. Fusco
President and CEO
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Roland Garcia
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Lori Garcia
Divisional Vice President, Network Management
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
LaTonya Goffney
Superintendent
Aldine ISD
George Y. Gonzalez
Partner
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Mary Beth Gracy
Houston Office Managing Director
Accenture
Sandy Guitar
Managing Director
HX Venture Fund
James Hardie
Director, Google Cloud South Central
Google
William T. Harris
President and CEO
Space Center Houston
Bob Harvey
President and CEO
Greater Houston Partnership
Stephen C. Head
Chancellor
Lone Star College
Brenda Hellyer
Chancellor
San Jacinto College System
Earl J. Hesterberg
President and CEO
Group 1 Automotive Inc.
Greg P. Hill
President and COO, World Wide E&P
Hess Corporation
Thad Hill
President and CEO
Calpine Corporation
Paul W. Hobby
Founding Partner
Genesis Park LP
Vicki Hollub
President and CEO
Oxy
Monzer Hourani
Chief Executive Officer
Medistar Corporation
Isaac Johnson
President and CEO
TDECU
John Johnson
President
Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC
Melanie Johnson
President and CEO
Collaborative for Children
Courtney Johnson Rose
CEO
George E. Johnson Development Inc.
Deanna Jones
Chief Human Resources Officer
Baker Hughes
Steven J. Kean
CEO
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
T. Mark Kelly
Partner, Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Renu Khator
Chancellor and President
University of Houston
Elizabeth Killinger
President, NRG Home & Reliant
Reliant, an NRG Company
Nancy Kinder
President and CEO
Kinder Foundation
Paul Klotman
President & CEO
Baylor College of Medicine
Lorena Kubera
Sr Vice President Personal Systems, HP Inc.
HP Inc.
Gerry Laderman
Executive Vice President and CFO
United Airlines
Ryan M. Lance
Chairman and CEO
ConocoPhillips
Mark Lashier
President & CEO
Phillips 66
Douglas Lawson
President and CEO CHI Texas Division
St. Luke's Health
Tony Lin
Chairman of the Board & Managing Director
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Alex Lopez Negrete
President and CEO
Lopez Negrete Communications
Julie Luecht
Houston Office Managing Principal
KPMG LLP
Gina A. Luna
Former Chairman, Houston Region and CEO, Middle Market Banking
Luna Strategies, LLC
Cesar Maldonado
Chancellor
Houston Community College
Paul Marsden
President, Oil, Gas & Chemicals
Bechtel Energy Inc
Ralph Martinez
Regional Senior Vice President
Comcast
Scott McClelland
Retired President
H-E-B
Wayne McConnell
Managing Partner
McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP and Affiliate McConnell & Jones, LLP
William F. McKeon
President and Chief Executive Officer
Texas Medical Center
Shiva McMahon
Executive Vice President, International Operations
Woodside Energy (USA) Inc.
Amanda M. McMillian
President and CEO
United Way of Greater Houston
David Milich
CEO - Texas/Oklahoma
UnitedHealthcare
Eric Mullins
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Lime Rock Resources
John H. Nash
President
Hanover Company
Kevin O'Gorman
Partner in Charge
Norton Rose Fulbright
Hong Ogle
President, Houston Market
Bank of America
Adrian Patterson
Partner and Houston Office Leader
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Armando Perez
Executive Vice President
H-E-B
Daron D. Peschel
Senior Vice President In Charge
Federal Reserve Bank - Houston Branch
Peter WT Pisters
President
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Esmaeil Porsa MD
President & Chief Executive Officer
Harris Health System
Jim J. Postl
Owner
James J. Postl Interests
Steven Retzloff
Chairman
Allegiance Bank
Jeff Rinker
President and CEO
Motiva Enterprises LLC
Francisco J. Rivero
EVP Texas Market President
Amerant Bank
Kevin Roberts
President, Southwest
Transwestern
Judson W. Robinson
President and CEO
Houston Area Urban League, Inc.
Tom Rourick
Office Managing Partner
RSM US LLP
Werner G. Schaefer
VP/GM Network Platforms & Communications Service Provider Sales
Intel
Michael Scheurich
CEO
Arch-Con Corporation
Thomas Seitz
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Jeff Shellebarger
Retired, President, North America Exploration and Production
Chevron
Fernando Signorini
Vice President of U.S. Gulf Coast Operations and Site Director of Texas Operations
Dow, Inc.
Luis Silva
Vice President General Manager – South Texas Market
AT&T
Scott Silvas
Market President, Texas
Fifth Third Bank
Ruth Simmons
President
Prairie View A&M University
Donna Sims Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Kah Capital Management
Robert B. Sloan
President
Houston Christian University
John Sowers
Senior Vice President
Sempra
Robert Springer
President & General Manager
KHOU-TV
Andy Steinhubl
Center for Houston's Future
Steve D. Stephens
CEO
Amegy Bank
Ann Stern
President and CEO
Houston Endowment Inc.
Julie Sudduth
Executive Vice President and Regional President
PNC Bank
Starlee R. Sykes
Senior Vice President for the Gulf of Mexico and Canada
bp America, Inc.
Arja Talakar
CEO, Siemens Oil & Gas
Siemens Corporation
David F. Taylor
Firm Chair and Partner
Locke Lord
Gary Tinterow
Director
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
William Toomey
President, Houston and Central Texas Region
Truist
Brad Tucker
President
Mustang Cat
Bobby Tudor
CEO, Artemis Energy Partners; Retired Founder and CEO of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC
Sheel Tyle
Founder & CEO
Amplo
Rishi Varma
SVP & General Counsel
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Massey Villarreal
President and CEO
Precision Task Group Inc.
Loic J. Vivier
Senior Vice President, Specialty Products
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Andrew L. Waite
Managing Partner
SCF Partners
Jay Waring
Chief Operating Officer
Service Corporation International
Kim Warnica
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Marathon Oil Corporation
Gretchen Watkins
President
Shell USA, Inc.
Marc Watts
President
The Friedkin Group Inc.
Richard W. Weekley
Chairman
Weekley Development Company
Welcome W. Wilson Jr.
President & CEO
Welcome Group LLC
Board Members Emeritus
Eduardo Aguirre
Chairman and CEO
Atlantic Partners Group, LLC
Mike Ballases
Retired
JPMorgan Chase
E. William Barnett
Director Emeritus
Baker Botts LLP
Daniel G. Bellow
President, Houston
JLL
Deborah M. Cannon
Retired President and CEO
Houston Zoo, Inc.
Chip Carlisle
President, Texas Region
Wells Fargo
Tony Chase
Chairman and CEO
ChaseSource
Charles C. Foster
Chairman
Foster LLP
Kelly Frels
Of Counsel
Bracewell LLP
Ned S. Holmes
Chairman and CEO
Ned S. Holmes Investments, Inc.
Jodie L. Jiles
Director, Business Development
Transwestern
Don D. Jordan
Chairman and CEO
GenOn Energy, Inc.
R. Bruce LaBoon
Of Counsel
Locke Lord
David McClanahan
Retired President and CEO
CenterPoint Energy
Steven L. Miller
Chairman and President
SLM Discovery Ventures, Inc.
Robert Mosbacher
Chairman
Mosbacher Energy Company
James R. Royer
Vice Chairman
AECOM
Welcome W. Wilson Sr.
Chairman
Welcome Group LLC
Daniel J. Wolterman
Retired, President and CEO
Memorial Hermann Health System
Honorary Board Members
James A. Baker
Senior Partner
Baker Botts LLP
William P. Hobby
Honorary Director
(individual)
Rod Paige Ed.D
Former Secretary of Education
(individual)