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…

Jim Blackburn is a practicing environmental lawyer, a professor in the practice of environmental law in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rice University, and the CEO of BCarbon.…

Anita Jaisinghani was born and raised in India and is of Sindhi descent. Trained as a microbiologist, she developed her love of food into a career, beginning with a catering…

Stephen Fox is an architectural historian and a lecturer at the Rice University School of Architecture. He is also a lecturer at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at…