Tony Gardner

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.

Health Care Service Corp. provides health and life insurance services. It operates through its divisions: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. The company was founded by Justin Ford Kimball in 1929 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Lante Corp. provides technology consulting services. It provides applications with increased functionality to aggregate and manage information from multiple sources (content management), format and distribute information to fit specific user profiles (portals), perform information analysis (business analytics dashboard), and encourage collaborative information sharing (business to business integration). The company was founded by Mark A. Tebbe in 1984 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Baker Botts LLP provides legal services. Its services include antitrust and compensation law, corporate, enforcement and investigations, environmental law, intellectual property, litigation, projects, real estate and construction, regulatory, and tax. The firm renders its services to banking and finance industry, energy and natural resources, manufacturing, and technological industries. The company was founded by Peter Gray in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Jenner & Block LLC provides legal services. It focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance, private equity, real estate, tax, environmental, insurance, commercial law, technology, intellectual property, bankruptcy and reorganization, labor and employment, executive compensation, government contracts, health care and associations. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Vinson & Elkins LLP provides legal services. It maintains civil practice, covering areas such as litigation, public policy, transaction, and energy law. The firm serves the clients including companies from the aviation, energy, financial services, health care, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

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.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People provides civil rights protection services. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. The company was founded by Ida Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moscowitz, Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villiard and William English Walling in February 12, 1909 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

The Port of Houston is a 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities located just a few hours' sailing time from the Gulf of Mexico. The port is ranked first in the United States in foreign waterborne tonnage and second in the U.S. in total tonnage.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc. operates as the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. The firm provides treatment for , lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. It identifies and funds the most promising blood cancer research projects and forges partnerships with academic institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the development of new therapies. The company is headquartered in Rye Brook, NY.

Houston Endowment Inc. is a nonprofit organization that supports charitable, educational and religious undertakings. Founded in 1937, the foundation is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc. operates as texas-based advocacy group for electric companies providing an open forum for members to communicate with government at all levels. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Paul Hastings LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It specializes in the areas of finance, fintech and payments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real state, restructuring, tax advisory, employment law, government, intellectual property, international arbitration, entertainment and media, and technology, media, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Schwartz, Page & Harding LLP is a law firm that has been representing residential and commercial developments for over 40 years. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company specializes in managing special district law, including municipal utility districts, levee improvement, and other types of special districts in the metropolitan area. The firm serves as bond counsel, general counsel, and special counsel for a wide variety of special district clients, including some of Houston's largest developments such as The Woodlands and Bridgeland.

WSP USA, Inc. provides engineering services. It specializes in buildings, transportation and infrastructure and advisory services. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Hispanic National Bar Association operates as a non-profit organization that represents the interests of Hispanic legal professionals in the United States and its territories. It offers educational, mentoring and pipeline initiatives; career development, leadership training, and career placement; and community outreach and advocacy programs. The company was founded by Mario G. Obledo, Cruz Reynoso, Benjamin Aranda III, Louis Garcia, Miguel R. Mendez, Ed Pena, Baltazar Baca, Alberto Gonzalez, Lorenzo Arredondo, John Huerta, and Donato Tapia in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

LyondellBasell Industries, Inc. manufactures basic polymers for industrial use, as well as refines crude oil into lubricating oil, diesel fuel, coke and sulfur. It offers chemicals, quality systems, technology centers, product safety and stewardship. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP provides legal services. The company is headquartered in the United State.

Part of Energy Transfer LP, Enable GP LLC explores and develops natural gas and crude oil. The company is based in Houston, TX.

United Way Worldwide is a non-profit organization, which engages in raising money for charitable causes. It focuses on education, health, and financial stability. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.