Kip A. Rupp

BJ Services Co. LLC engages in the provision of pressure pumping, cementing, stimulation, and coiled tubing services. The company was founded on May 30, 1990 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC is a holding company, which engages in the provision of electric transmission and distribution services to retail electric providers. It delivers power from the electric generators to the homes and business in the service area. The firm's operation consists of construction, maintenance, and repairs to transmissions, substation, distribution, and street light systems. The company was founded on August 31, 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP provides legal services. The firm's areas of practice includes appellate, litigation, business and commercial litigation, dispute resolution, government contracts, internal investigations, labor and employment, oil and gas patent, trademark and copyright infringement, product liability and toxic tort securities litigation. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. engages in owning and operating natural gas distribution systems. It also offers variable and fixed-price physical natural gas supplies primarily to commercial and industrial customers and gas utilities. It operates through the following segments: Natural Gas Distribution, Energy Services, Midstream Investments, and Other Operations. The Natural Gas Distribution segment refers to the intrastate natural gas sales and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. The Energy Services segment represents the company’s non-rate regulated gas sales and services operations. The Midstream Investments segment includes equity investment in Enable. The Other Operations segment provides unallocated corporate costs and inter-segment eliminations. CenterPoint Energy Resources was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The American Gas Association represents over 200 energy companies that provide natural gas service to 180 million Americans. The private company is based in Washington. The American company's natural gas utilities are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through new and modernized infrastructure and advanced technologies that maintain reliable, resilient, and affordable energy service choices for consumers. The company advocates on behalf of its member natural gas distribution utilities before Federal agencies in the area of energy market regulation.

The National Petroleum Council operates as a council for national petroleum. The private company is based in Washington.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Irby Construction Co. builds power transmission lines, substations and distribution systems. It undertakes transmission, substation, distribution, renewable and emergency restoration projects. The firm is a subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Richland, MS.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Center for Houston's Future, Inc. engages in the development of a culture and practice of long-range regional planning, opportunity and issue identification, broad diverse community input and consensus building. The company was founded by James D. Calaway and Eugene Vaughan in 1992 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

First Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC provides investment advice. It develops, structures, and invests in infrastructure projects and electric power, telecommunications, midstream, downstream, and renewable energy industries. The company was founded by Bengt A. Jarlsjo, Daniel J. Shapiro and Gardner F. Boulmay and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. generates and distributes electricity. It distributes electric generation capacity, energy, and ancillary services to the power plants in the United States. The company was founded in August 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. operates and regulates power transmission system. Its services include account management services and market support services. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Edison Electric Institute provides reference materials and information resources on the electricity industry to its members. It offers public policy leadership, strategic business intelligence, and essential conferences and forums. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center operates as a voluntary blood donation organization. It provides a safe supply of blood, blood components, and other related services. The company was founded on January 1, 1975 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

United Way of Greater Houston provides child and family social services. It offers programs in the following four areas, developing children and youth to their full potential with an emphasis on programs involving abuse and neglect, adoption, character development, child care and after school services, delinquency intervention, foster care, special education, and teen pregnancy. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Central Houston, Inc. engages in the collaboration and implementation of solutions for the challenges of the city. It focuses on the redevelopment and revitalization by enhancing collaboration among public officials, developers, and businesses. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Houston Symphony engages in the operation of an orchestra. It also manages individual giving, young associates council. legacy giving, special events, and endowment. The company was founded by Ima Hogg in 1913 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.