Rick Erickson is the Director of Bach Society Houston and the cantor at Christ the King Lutheran Church, as well as a lecturer in church music at the Shepherd School…

Dr. Asim Shah is the Executive Vice Chair and Professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Baylor College of…

Ana Schick has been the Executive Director of Small Steps Nurturing Center in Houston for more than ten years. Small Steps’ two campuses provide high-quality education and other support to…

Thomas Peacock is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the recipient of an NSF CAREER…

Rafael Longoria is an ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Houston. His areas of research include economic determinants of urban form, and architecture and planning in the cities of…

Judson W. Robinson III is a third-generation Houstonian. Judson received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Fisk University. He began his professional career at IBM, where he excelled…

Rabbi Oren J. Hayon grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree from Rice University and his rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in…

Chris Canetti is president of the Houston 2026 World Cup Host Committee and oversees the city’s plans to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Prior to his current role, Mr.…

Mario Aschauer is associate professor of music and director of the Center for Early Music Research and Performance at Sam Houston State University and teaches harpsichord at Rice University’s Shepherd…

Sehba Ali is the Chief Executive Officer of KIPP Texas Public Schools, a charter school network of 59 schools with nearly 34,000 students across the state. She is the former Superintendent…