Christopher D. Porter

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Genesis Park Management LLC (Genesis Park) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Paul William Hobby, Neil E. Kelley and Peter T. Shaper. The firm is headquartered in the Houston, Texas.

Vinson & Elkins LLP provides legal services. It maintains civil practice, covering areas such as litigation, public policy, transaction, and energy law. The firm serves the clients including companies from the aviation, energy, financial services, health care, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Energia Global International Ltd. develops electricity generation projects in Central America. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

EDP Renewables North America LLC develops and operates energy generating wind farms. The company was founded by Selim K. Zilkha and Michael Zilkha in 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas provides metro rail transit systems. It operates bus, light rail, future commuter rail, and METROLift (paratransit) services. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The National Trust For Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to save America's historic places. The firm helps revitalize neighborhoods, communities, and spark economic development and promote environmental sustainability. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Houston Zoo, Inc. engages in the operation and management of zoo. The firm operates as a conservation, education, and recreation organization dedicated to the reproduction, protection, and exhibition of animals in their habitats. It participates in programs that oversee the breeding of endangered animal species. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Children's Hospital provides health care services. Its offers include audiology , dental, dermatology, critical care, nephrology, electrodiagnosis, heart transplant, and kidney transplant. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Greater Houston Community Foundation provides community improvement services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center owns and operates arboretum and nature center. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Central Houston, Inc. engages in the collaboration and implementation of solutions for the challenges of the city. It focuses on the redevelopment and revitalization by enhancing collaboration among public officials, developers, and businesses. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Museum of Fine Arts of Houston owns and operates Museum. The Museum collection contains around 56,000 artworks, which date from antiquity to the present. The company was established in 1900 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. operates as a non profit organization which encourages, inspires, and stimulates businesses to support the arts in the workplace, in education, and in the community. The company was founded by David Rockefeller in 1967 and is headquartered in Long Island City, NY.

Houston Ballet Foundation operates as a ballet company. It provides training services to its dancers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Canada. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Memorial Hermann Health System operates as a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services. It specializes in back pain and spine care, cancer, children's health, digestive health, emergency services, heart and vascular care, neurosurgery, neurology, stroke, orthopedics, sports medicine, rehabilitation and physical therapy, sleep medicine, transplant center, weight loss, and women?s health and maternity. Its services include alcohol and drug rehabilitation, diabetes education, home care, hospice, and medical equipment. The organization was founded 1907 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

C12 Energy LLC develops carbon sequestration technology. Its primary business involves rehabilitating mature fields through gas injection. The firm's technologies separate emissions streams and inject those emissions into geological formations for storage. It also develops, owns, and operates projects that manage industrial carbon dioxide in subsurface geologic structures for enhanced oil recovery and long-term storage. The company was founded by Charles M. Brankman, Justin Dawe and Kurt Zenz House in 2008 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

The DePelchin Children's Center, Inc. provides social and health services. Its services include providing counseling, foster care services, adoption and post-adoption services. The company was founded by Kezia Payne DePelchin on May 2, 1892 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Bat Conservation International, Inc. is a non-profit organization which conserve, educates, and implements research initiatives involving bats and the ecosystems they serve. It provides award grants and scholarships, global bat database, bat hot spot preservation, bat extinction prevention, and mega-populations protection. The organization was founded by Merlin D. Tuttle in 1982 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Crisis Intervention of Houston, Inc. provides crisis intervention services. It offer numerous programs and services including survivors of suicide support groups, a teen internet chat service, a youth outreach program to prevent bullying and peer harassment, a collaboration with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and on-site crisis response teams. The company was founded on December 2, 1970 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Clean Line Energy Partners LLC develops high voltage, long-haul transmission lines to connect the renewable energy resources. It provides transmission solutions to generators and load-serving utilities to interconnect clean energy with consumers. The company was founded by Mario Hurtado, Micheal Skelly and Jimmy Glotfelty in 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Episcopal Health Foundation operates as a health community. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Form Energy, Inc. produces renewable energy. It develops new class of ultra-low cost, long duration energy storage systems. The company was founded by Yet-Ming Chiang, Theodore A. Wiley, William Woodford, Mateo Cristian Jaramillo, and Marco Ferrara and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Houston Food Bank is a non-profit organization that has been serving the community since 1982. The American company's mission is to provide food for better lives, with a strong focus on healthy foods and fresh produce. The private company works in collaboration with the community to advocate for policy change and racial equity, and promote dialogue on ways to increase access to food and improve the lives of those in their communities. The company provides services and connections to programs that address the root causes of hunger and help families achieve long-term stability, including nutrition education, job training, health management, and help with securing state-funded assistance. The CEO of the company is Brian Greene.