Center for Houston's Future

Building Greater Houston's Long-Term Future

Center for Houston’s Future is a nonpartisan nonprofit think tank in Houston, Texas, affiliated with the Greater Houston Partnership. We bring business, government, community and academic leaders together to research, plan and act on the issues shaping the region’s long-term future.

Years convening the region — established 1992
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Business/Civic Leadership Forum graduates since 2000
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Vision 2050: planning a generation ahead
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Houstonians in the region we serve
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Who We Are

Bringing business and civic leaders together to build the Houston region's long-term future

As the strategic think tank affiliated with the Greater Houston Partnership, we convene business, government, community and academic leaders across the Greater Houston region for planning, research, consensus building and action on the issues that will define Houston’s next generation.

Our Work

Where we focus

Strategic Initiatives

Research, planning and consensus building on the defining issues for the region’s long-term prosperity — from the energy transition to the brain economy.

Events

Convenings, summits and luncheons that put the region’s future on the agenda.

Our Team

The people and board guiding the Center’s mission.

Leadership Forum

Developing the next generation of leaders committed to the region’s future.

Research in action

Turning research into Houston’s next generation of growth

We translate rigorous economic research into regional strategy on the issues that will define Greater Houston’s future.

$62B+Immigrants’ annual economic contribution to the Houston region
Project MetisPositioning Houston as a global hub for the brain economy
Vision 2050A 25-year roadmap for the Greater Houston region
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