Thomas Ryan

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Part of United Way Worldwide, United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast provides support services to individuals and families. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Genesys Works is a non-profit organization that provides pathways to career success for emerging young professionals from historically excluded communities. Genesys Works is based in Houston, TX and has expanded to serve thousands of students annually in several cities across the United States. The non-profit company's program includes 8 weeks of technical and professional skills training, paid internships with major companies, college and career coaching, and alumni support. The goal of the organization is to build career opportunity and economic equity in every community so that all people have equitable access to career opportunities leading to sustained economic mobility. The company is actively expanding career pathways and opportunities for youth from underserved communities while filling critical talent gaps by providing training, support, and internships to trailblazing young people who have big career aspirations, but little to no access to the networks needed to help them achieve their dreams.

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center provides cancer patient care, research, and prevention for cancer. The firm also provides education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the publics. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

United Way of Greater Houston provides child and family social services. It offers programs in the following four areas, developing children and youth to their full potential with an emphasis on programs involving abuse and neglect, adoption, character development, child care and after school services, delinquency intervention, foster care, special education, and teen pregnancy. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.