Brian Landrum

Reliant Energy, Inc. generates and markets electricity. It has more than 14,000 megawatts of power generation capacity at 36 coal, oil and gas-fired plants across the United States. Reliant Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Calera Corp. converts carbon dioxide into minerals or other usable materials. It is a clean technology start-up company that is focused on CO2 reduction through both capture and conversion to products and low energy production of industrial chemicals. Calera's core technology converts captured carbon dioxide from industrial plants, and converts the CO2 to carbonate cements that have a large range of applications. The company was founded by Brent R. Constantz in 2007 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Compaq Computer Corp. develops and manufactures a wide range of personal computing products. The company was located 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.

RRI Energy, Inc. provides electricity and energy-related products to more than 1.9 million retail and wholesale customers in Texas and in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland Interconnection. It operates through two segments: Retail Energy and Wholesale Energy. The Retail Energy division provides electricity and energy services to retail electricity customers, including residential and small business customers and commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers. The Wholesale Energy segment provides electricity and energy services in the wholesale energy markets in the United States. It was founded 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Grande Communications Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in bundled telephone services, internet access, and cable television services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Marcos, TX.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.