Christopher Efird

Vuico, Inc. provides data connectivity services for mobile users. Its video products include pay-per-view, Internet TV, video podcasts, event broadcasting, corporate announcements, live presentation, live video chat, video marketing campaign, and mobile video products. Vuico offers wireless and mobile computing products for the North American market. The company was founded by Vui Le and Junichi T. Threat in July 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

Houston Zoo, Inc. engages in the operation and management of zoo. The firm operates as a conservation, education, and recreation organization dedicated to the reproduction, protection, and exhibition of animals in their habitats. It participates in programs that oversee the breeding of endangered animal species. The company was founded in 1922 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

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage, investment banking, and asset management services to individuals, businesses, and governments. The company was founded by Julie E. Silcock and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Houston Ballet Foundation operates as a ballet company. It provides training services to its dancers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Canada. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Odyssey Trust Co. provides transfer agent services. It offers transfer agent, corporate trust services, corporate actions, employee plans, and corporate services. The company was founded by Jenna Kaye and Jay Campbell and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Global Technology, Inc. manufactures and supplies automotive products. Its process includes engineering, design, quality, logistic and distribution, and warehousing and assembly. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Sterling Heights, MI.

Part of Mitel Networks Corp., Matrix Telecommunications, Inc. distributes Inter-Tel communications systems. The company is based in Seattle, WA. Matrix Telecommunications was acquired by Inter-Tel Technologies, Inc. on July 27, 1999.

Infrastructure Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of wireless infrastructure and communications solutions. It offers virtual private radio networks, 4G LTE cellular technology, industrial Internet of things, bulk bandwidth, subscription based transit pipe services, FastL2 - transparent ethernet circuits over any IP network, CloudCore LTE service management, and broadband router solutions. The company was founded by Jack M. Fields Jr., Stanley R. Hughey, and Kori Kalich-Ugalde in March 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

BizSupplies, Inc. provides office supplies and furniture. It also offers maintenance and breakdown services and custom orders. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Ventures LLC (Texas Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Eugene Scott Crist. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Trammell Crow Co. provides commercial real estate services. The company delivers brokerage, project management, and building management services through its global services group. The company operates in Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin/South America. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Garage Technology Ventures LLC (Garage Technology Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc. founded in 1998 by Guy Takeo Kawasaki, Craig Winfield Johnson and Richard P. Karlgaard. The firm is headquartered in the Los Altos, California.

Matrix Telecom LLC provides telecommunication services. It offers services under brand names such as Global Crossing, Verizon Business, XO Communications, Paetec, Broadwing, Covad, AT&T, Qwest, Unyte and Intercall. The company was founded by Charles G. Taylor in 1990 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Osperity, Inc. develops cloud-based intelligent visual monitoring solutions. Its products remotely inspect assets and monitor activity and get instant online access to video and images from across operations. The firm’s products include Osprey Reach and Osprey Edge. The company was founded by Michael von Hauff and Lukasz Skalka in 2011 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Va-Gov Housing provides finance and mortgage business for the non-owner-occupied real estate industry. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

American Rivers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to protect and restore all rivers in the United States. The organization is based in Washington, and the CEO of the private company is Tom Kiernan. The American company believes that healthy rivers are essential for providing clean water and natural habitats for people and nature. The organization produces various publications to support researchers and practitioners in river conservation. American Rivers also focuses on expanding their work to defend threatened rivers, scaling permanent protection for rivers essential for climate resilience and biodiversity, developing strategies to increase equitable access to nearby nature, and supporting indigenous people and tribal-led protection efforts.