Our Staff & Board of Directors
David Gow
President and CEO
dgow@futurehouston.org
713.844.9398
Brett Perlman
bperlman@futurehouston.org
713.844.9323
Laura Goldberg
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Communications & Community Engagement
lgoldberg@futurehouston.org
713.844.9327
Russell Richard
Senior Vice President, Leadership Initiatives, Alumni Engagement & Community Outreach
rrichard@futurehouston.org
713.844.9323
Mary Doughtie
Senior Director, Development
mdoughtie@futurehouston.org
713.844.9326
Megan Rose
Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives
mrose@futurehouston.org
Elizabeth Rhodes
Manager, Marketing & Communications
erhodes@futurehouston.org
713.844.9328
Jennifer Beers
Coordinator
jbeers@futurehouston.org
Cindy Yeilding
Chair
Retired Senior Vice President
BP America
Jim Ajello
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Portland General Electric
Mark Anderson
Independent Board Member and
Energy and Industrials Executive
Nory Angel
President
American Leadership Forum Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter
Astley Blair
Chief Financial Officer
Marine Well Containment Company
Lynda Clemmons
Chief Sustainability Officer, NRG Energy, Inc.
Melissa DeMontrond
President
DeMontrond Motor Corporation
Licia Green
Partner
The Waterman Steele Group
Dr. Selda Gunsel
President, Shell Global Solutions (US)
Global Vice President of Lubricants
Mobility & Fuels Technology Shell
Rina Harris
Vice President,
Strategic Business Growth & Engagement
CenterPoint Energy
Stephen Klineberg, Ph.D.
Founding Director,
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Arun Mani
Principal, Power and Utilities US Lead
KPMG
Bruce Mann
Director, Freight Mobility
Port Houston
Stan Marek
President and CEO
Marek Companies
Juliet McBride
Partner
King & Spalding
Mitra Miller
Vice President,
Houston Angel Network
Centrell Reed
President and CEO
CReed Global Media & CGM TV
Randi Sonenshein
Retired, Chief Merchandising Officer at Global Custom Commerce,
a Home Depot Company
Y. Ping Sun,
Of Counsel: YetterColeman LLP, Asia Society, Chair
Freddy Warner
Chief Government Relations Officer
Memorial Hermann Health System
Beth Wolff
Chairman and CEO, Beth Wolff Realtors
Carlecia Wright
Chief Business Equity Officer, Port Houston
Andy Steinhubl
Immediate Past Chair
Retired Partner, KPMG
Steve Kean
President and CEO
Greater Houston Partnership
Eric Mullins
Chair, Greater Houston Partnership
Chairman and CEO
Lime Rock Resources
Eugene H. Vaughan (1933 – 2023)
Chairman and CEO
Vaughan Investments, LP
Founding Chairman
Board Member Emeritus