Celebrating the graduates of the Center for Houston’s Future Business/Civic Leadership Forum, with more than 1,400 leaders working to shape the long-term future of the Greater Houston region, including our Top 25 Alumni and the 75 Leaders Who Stand Apart honor roll.
As we celebrate more than 25 years of the Center for Houston’s Future and our Business/Civic Leadership Forum, we’re highlighting the significant impact our 1,400 Leadership Forum Alumni have had across all facets of our community. We’ve selected an honor roll of
75 Leaders Who Stand Apart for their important work in our region and will be narrowing the list to
25 CHF Leaders to celebrate in 2025. The final group of 25 Leadership Forum Alumni will be honored throughout the year as part of our look at the Center’s vital contributions to the community over our 25 years. Please join us as we celebrate our esteemed Alumni!
These 25 graduates reflect the impact of the Business/Civic Leadership Forum.
CEO & Chairman, W.S. Bellows Construction
Chairman & CEO, Camden Property Trust
Co-Founder, Houston Asian American Archive
Founder, President & CEO,Cole Chemical & Distributing
CEO, President & Founder, Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Principal, The Community Based Solutions Firm
Retired President & CEO, Central Houston, Inc.
Director, Community Engagement, Reliant Energy
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Board Chair, Houston Parks Board
Former NASA Astronaut
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Diversity and Environmental Affairs, H-E-B
Founder & Managing Director, Genesis Park
Executive Director, LISC
President & CEO, Collaborative for Children
President & CEO, Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
President, Cockspur, Inc. & Westview Development, Inc.
President & CEO, Houston Area Urban League
Principal, Sterling for Good
Of Counsel, Yetter Coleman LLP
Founder & CEO, Artemis Energy Partners
Founder, Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Public Finance Partner & Practice Group Co-Head, Bracewell LLP
President, The Friedkin Group
Founder & Chairman, Beth Wolff Realtors
Leadership Forum alumni recognized for their important work across the Houston region, with their cohort.
Chief Administrative Officer, Spectra Energy
Former NFL Player & President, W. J. Alexander & Associates P.C.
Trustee, Fondren Foundation
President & CEO, ProUnitas
CEO & Chairman, W.S. Bellows Construction
Director of Education and Community Projects, Kinder Foundation
Owner, Brennan’s of Houston & Commander’s Palace
Chairman & CEO, Camden Property Trust
Chairman, BC Global LP
Chief Financial Officer, Texas Medical Center
Co-Founder, Houston Asian American Archive
Founder, Cole Chemical & Distributing
Owner, The Breakfast Klub
CEO, President & Founder, Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO, DeMontrond Automotive Group
Founder, Editor & Publisher, Houston Women’s Magazine
Principal, The Community Based Solutions Firm
Retired President & CEO, Central Houston, Inc.
Director, Community Engagement, Reliant Energy
President & CEO, Excargo Services
President Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin
Chancellor, Houston Community College
Principal, Madison Resources
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Board Chair, Houston Parks Board
Principal Consultant, Gershenson Consulting
Vice President & Executive Director, Audubon Texas
Former NASA Astronaut
CEO, Houston Habitat for Humanity
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Diversity and Environmental Affairs, H-E-B
Founder & Managing Director, Genesis Park
Chairman, Holthouse Foundation for Kids & Friends for Life
Executive Director, Fit Houston
Founder & Principal, Wild Blue Health Solutions
Executive Director, LISC
Owner, Jaworski Law Firm
President & CEO, Collaborative for Children
President & Portfolio Manager, Kempner Capital Management
Partner, Foster LLP
Board Member, Texas Children’s Hospital
Former Chairman, Port Houston
President & CEO, Houston Health Foundation
CEO, Marek Brothers
Partner & Shareholder, Shannon, Martin, Finkelstein & Alvarado, P.C.
CEO, Child Advocates of Ford Bend
Associate to the President, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Founder, Trini and O.C. Mendenhall Foundation
President & CEO, Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Sr. Vice President, Silver Eagle Distributors
Retired EVP, Hines
U.S. Ambassador to Iceland
Former VP, Marketing, Better Business Bureau of Greater Houston and South Texas
Sr. Vice President, Houson Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
President, Cockspur, Inc. & Westview Development, Inc.
President & CEO, Houston Area Urban League
Co-Founder & Principal, Asakura Robinson Company
Co-Founder, GSMA Architects
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Former CEO, The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership
Author, Producer & Speaker
Principal, Sterling for Good
Of Counsel, Yetter Coleman LLP
Director of Design Resilience, Gensler
Founder, Chantal Cookware
EVP, Regional President, Houston & Central Texas, Truist
Market Executive, LiftFund
Founder & CEO, Artemis Energy Partners
LPL Financial Advisor, Wallstreet Texas
President & CEO, Precision Task Group
Founder, Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Public Finance Partner & Practice Group Co-Head, Bracewell LLP
President, The Friedkin Group
Public Education Supporter, Wells Education Consulting
Founder & Chairman, Beth Wolff Realtors
Mayor of Sugar Land
