WHO WE ARE

Evolve Houston is proud to have a team made up of leaders in their field, driven to advance our mission.

Take the opportunity to meet our Leadership and Operations teams:

LEADERSHIP

Representing our Founding members, the EVolve Houston Leadership team is brought together by an unwavering commitment to a cleaner, more sustainable Houston.

Mayor Sylvester Turner

Mayor of the

City of Houston

Dr. Renu Khator

President

University of Houston

Kenneth Mercado

SVP, Electric Operations, Technology Operations, CenterPoint Energy

Mauricio Gutierrez

CEO

NRG Energy

Gretchen Watkins

President

Shell

OPERATIONS

Managing day-to-day activities, the Operations Team provides Evolve Houston with the horsepower needed to achieve its mission.

Ryan Martin

Interim President

Katheryn Abou-Chakra

Director of Marketing & Memberships

Harry Tenenbaum

Lauren Gore

Director of Commercialization & Infrastructure

Director of Equity & Program Investment

Grace Millsap

Program Coordinator

Jackson Seidel

Program Coordinator

Michael Conklin

Co-Founder & Advisor

As a public-private partnership, the launch of EVolve Houston has been made possible by the support of our Founding Members, which have generously contributed their resources to advance our mission.