Our Team

Unleashing Expertise, Inspiring Innovation, and Building Success Together. We are a team relentless in the pursuit of our vision: a day where no student falls between the cracks.

Board of Directors

    Kurt Schneiber

    Board Chair
    President & CEO
    Clear Horizon Leadership

    Adeeb Barqawi

    President
    Chief Executive Officer
    ProUnitas Inc.

    Amy Hinojosa

    Director
    Process Engineer
    Chevron

    Craig Wessels

    Treasurer
    ‍Executive Vice President
    Amegy Bank

    George Earle

    Director
    Chief Growth Officer
    Praxie

    Lisa Higgins

    Director
    President & CEO
    APQC

    Mary Jane Sotelo

    Director
    Vice President
    Fifth Third Bank

    Advisory Board

    Champ Warren

    Managing Director
    Private Wealth Advisor at
    Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

    Chase Untermeyer

    International Business Consultant
    Former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar

    Cully Platt

    Managing Director, Market Executive
    Bank of America

    Sandeep Singhal 

    CEO
    Jindal Films

    Doug Foshee

    Owner
    Sallyport Investments, LLC

    John R. Pitts

    Founder & Chair
    Texas Star Alliance

    Joseph G. Greenberg

    Chief Executive Office
    ALTA Resources

    Jeff Shaddix

    Managing Director & Partner
    Boston Consulting Group

    Mark E. Gregg

    President & CEO
    KiwiGroup, LLC, General Partner

    Praveen Naik

    Leader and Team Manager
    Americas Global Enterprise
    Gartner

    Leah Barton

    Deputy County Administrator
    Harris County

    Robert L. Zorich

    Managing Partner & Founder
    EnCap Investments L.P.