Rainey Knudson is the founder of Glasstire, the oldest online-only art magazine in the country. In 2019, she stepped down as publisher of Glasstire after 18 years at the helm. She edited the 2021 book One Thing…

Michelle White is the senior curator of the Menil Collection’s modern and contemporary art collection. Her most recent exhibition was “Tacita Dean: Blind Folly,” and she has organized past exhibitions…

Born in London and raised in Münster, Germany, Francesca Fuchs moved to Houston in 1996 as a fellow for the Core Program at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Throughout…

Anthony Brandt is Professor of Composition and Theory at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and serves as Artistic Director of the music ensemble Musiqa, which presents inter-disciplinary public concerts…

Jim Parsons is programs director at Preservation Houston. (Fall 2025)

Bobby Tudor is the founder and CEO of Artemis Energy Partners, an investing and advisory platform focused on companies involved in the global energy markets. Mr. Tudor is also a…

Scott Nyquist is a senior advisor and former senior partner in the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he advises energy and industrial companies on matters of strategy, organization,…

Taylor Chapman is a native Houstonian and an investor in energy-transition startups. At New Climate Ventures (NCV), he invests in decarbonization-focused companies, typically at the seed stage. NCV’s investments range…

Kathleen Perley is the founder and CEO of DemystifAI, an AI consulting and education firm. Prior to DemystifAI, she founded Decode, a healthcare digital transformation agency. At Rice University’s Jones…

Aaron Tjelmeland is the The Nature Conservancy in Texas' Restoration Program Director. With 18 years of experience in grassland conservation and research, Mr. Tjelmeland spearheads a range of regional grassland…