Houston Endowment is governed by a self-perpetuating board of directors, whose members are elected to three-year terms. Directors, who can serve up to four terms, typically are chosen from among business and civic leaders in Houston.
Anne Chao
Elected February 2, 2010
Anne Chao graduated from Wellesley College and received master’s and doctoral degrees from Rice University, where she lectures in the History Department in the field of modern Chinese history. Dr. Chao serves on the governing boards of the Alley Theatre, the Houston Ballet,
... Click for more >Anne Chao graduated from Wellesley College and received master’s and doctoral degrees from Rice University, where she lectures in the History Department in the field of modern Chinese history. Dr. Chao serves on the governing boards of the Alley Theatre, the Houston Ballet, the Houston Public Library Foundation and St. John’s School. She serves on the advisory boards of Inprint, Teach for America, Rice University Asian Studies, the Rice University Shepherd School of Music and the Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality.
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Linnet Deily
Elected February 13, 2007
Linnet Deily graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and received a master of arts in international management from The University of Texas at Dallas. She currently serves on the boards of directors of Chevron Corporation and Honeywell International Inc. She has served as
... Click for more >Linnet Deily graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and received a master of arts in international management from The University of Texas at Dallas. She currently serves on the boards of directors of Chevron Corporation and Honeywell International Inc. She has served as deputy U.S. trade representative and U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization, vice chairman of the Charles Schwab Corporation and chairman and chief executive officer of First Interstate Bank of Texas. Ms. Deily currently serves on the boards of the Houston Zoo, the Greater Houston Partnership, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System, The Jung Center of Houston and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Ms. Deily previously served on the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
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Douglas L. Foshee
Elected February 2, 2010
Douglas Foshee is chairman, president and chief executive officer of El Paso Corporation. Previously he served in executive positions at Halliburton, Nuevo Energy Company, Torch Energy Advisors Inc. and ARCO International Oil and Gas Company.
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for more >Douglas Foshee is chairman, president and chief executive officer of El Paso Corporation. Previously he served in executive positions at Halliburton, Nuevo Energy Company, Torch Energy Advisors Inc. and ARCO International Oil and Gas Company. Mr. Foshee earned a master of business administration degree from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University and a bachelor of business administration degree from Southwest Texas State University. He is vice chairman of the National Petroleum Council. Mr. Foshee also serves on the boards of Rice University, KIPP, Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation, Central Houston, the Greater Houston Partnership and the Council of Overseers for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Mr. Foshee has received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the World Affairs Council of Houston’s Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones International Citizen Award, and he was named a Distinguished Alumni at Texas State University.
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Anthony W. Hall, Jr.
Chair
Elected January 28, 2003
An attorney now in private practice, Anthony Hall previously served as the chief administrative officer and city attorney for the City of Houston. He is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at
... Click for more >An attorney now in private practice, Anthony Hall previously served as the chief administrative officer and city attorney for the City of Houston. He is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. Mr. Hall has served as a representative in the Texas Legislature, a council member-at-large on the Houston City Council and chairman of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Mr. Hall serves on the board of directors of El Paso Corporation and is a past member of the board of directors of Coastal Corporation. He is chairman of the Boule Foundation and is past national president of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. He serves on the boards of the Houston Symphony, the Boy Scouts of America—Sam Houston Area Council, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc., the Ensemble Theatre and the Texas Cultural Trust. Mr. Hall is a Vietnam veteran who attained the rank of captain and received the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars.
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Jesse H. Jones II
Elected February 13, 2007
Jesse H. Jones II is the grandnephew of Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and currently has interests in several wireless communication ventures in the southwest and in a snack food company in Georgia. Mr. Jones is former chairman of the Houston Ballet
... Click for more >Jesse H. Jones II is the grandnephew of Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and currently has interests in several wireless communication ventures in the southwest and in a snack food company in Georgia. Mr. Jones is former chairman of the Houston Ballet Foundation and is currently serving as board chairman of the Foundation for DePelchin Children’s Center and the Society for the Performing Arts. He also serves on the boards of the Texas Freedom Network, Houston Arts Alliance and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and is a board member and treasurer of the Houston Public Library Foundation. He has served as president of DePelchin Children’s Center and was on the boards of the Alley Theatre, Houston Achievement Place, ChildBuilders, the Mental Health Association and Planned Parenthood.
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David L. Mendez
Elected January 31, 2006
David Mendez is the chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase’s Commercial Banking South Region, which includes Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. He began his career at the bank after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin in 1975. Mr. Mendez serves on the boards of Texas Children’s Hospital, the Center for Houston’s
... Click for more >David Mendez is the chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase’s Commercial Banking South Region, which includes Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. He began his career at the bank after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin in 1975. Mr. Mendez serves on the boards of Texas Children’s Hospital, the Center for Houston’s Future, the Houston Downtown Parks Corporation and the Dean’s Executive Board of the University of Houston’s C. T. Bauer College of Business. His recent accomplishments and civic contributions include chairman of the Center for Houston’s Future for 2004-2005, member of the board of trustees and executive committee of the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, where he served as a co-chairman of the 2003-2004 citywide fundraising campaign, and member of the executive committee of the Greater Houston Partnership. He has served on the Galveston-Houston Diocese Bishop’s Finance Council, 2004 Super Bowl Host Committee and the board of directors of Catholic Charities. He was honored by the Houston Area Women’s Center with its 2005 Making a Difference Award and in 2007 was honored by the Jewish Community Center at its annual Children’s Scholarship Ball.
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Paul B. Murphy, Jr.
Elected January 31, 2006
Paul Murphy is president and chief executive officer of Cadence Bancorp LLC, a company that makes investments in the banking industry. He was previously chief executive officer of Amegy Bank of Texas. A graduate of Mississippi State University, he also earned a master of business
... Click for more >Paul Murphy is president and chief executive officer of Cadence Bancorp LLC, a company that makes investments in the banking industry. He was previously chief executive officer of Amegy Bank of Texas. A graduate of Mississippi State University, he also earned a master of business administration degree from The University of Texas at Austin. He began his banking career at Allied Bank of Texas and helped found Southwest Bank of Texas, the predecessor to Amegy Bank. Mr. Murphy serves on the governing boards of Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.; the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch; The Kinkaid School; The Children’s Museum of Houston; and the Mississippi State University Foundation. He is active in the Young Presidents Organization and is a member of the Governor’s Business Council.
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Ann B. Stern
President
Elected January 31, 2012
Ann Stern became president of Houston Endowment on March 1, 2012. Most recently she was executive vice president of Texas Children’s Hospital, where she managed inpatient clinical operations and administration and oversaw the development of the Pavilion for Women and the Jan
... Click for more >Ann Stern became president of Houston Endowment on March 1, 2012. Most recently she was executive vice president of Texas Children’s Hospital, where she managed inpatient clinical operations and administration and oversaw the development of the Pavilion for Women and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, the world’s first basic research institute for childhood neurological diseases. Ms. Stern previously practiced law with Beck, Redden & Secrest and Andrews Kurth, and she taught business law at the University of St. Thomas. She earned her bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Stern chairs the board of St. John’s School, serves as a director of the Houston branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and is a former president of the Junior League of Houston.
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D. Kent Anderson
Houston Endowment's board and staff offer their sincere appreciation to D. Kent Anderson for his 12 years of exemplary service on the board of directors.
Mr. Anderson first joined the board on January 18, 2000, and served until January 31, 2012, the maximum time of service provided under the bylaws. He served as chair from 2003 to 2008. During his service on the board, Houston Endowment invested more than $840 million in improving education; assisting the underserved; supporting the arts; protecting the environment; and increasing access to health care. More than 3,800 Houston area high school graduates received scholarships and were named Jones Scholars. Through D. Kent Anderson’s leadership, Houston Endowment has added to the vitality of the greater Houston area and has honored Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones's vision and purpose.
Larry R. Faulkner
Houston Endowment’s board and staff offer their sincere thanks to Larry Faulkner for the profound contributions he has made to the foundation and to Houston during his six years of service as president, chief executive officer and board member. Dr. Faulkner, who assumed those offices in 2006, has advanced the Joneses’ legacy and honored their vision and purpose by improving Houston Endowment’s ability to respond to the ever-changing needs of the community it serves. During Dr. Faulkner’s tenure, the foundation rigorously examined its grantmaking activities and enhanced its ability to identify and support organizations and programs that deliver sustainable and observable results for the people of Houston. From 2006 to 2011, the foundation donated more than $429 million to improve education, assist the underserved, support the arts, protect the environment and increase access to health care. With a deep sense of gratitude, the board and staff acknowledge Dr. Faulkner’s enduring contributions and wish him the best of everything.
Independent Members of the Investment Committee
L.E. Simmons
L. E. Simmons graduated from the University of Utah, studied at the London School of Economics and received his master’s from Harvard Business School. He is president and founder of SCF Partners and serves on the boards of directors of Continental Airlines, Zions Bancorporation and Ellison Ranching. He is on the board, and former chairman, of Texas Children’s Hospital; a trustee of Rice University and former chairman of the Council of Overseers for its Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business; and a trustee of The Gordon and Mary Cain Pediatric Neurology Research Foundation. He also serves on the Harvard Business School visiting committee, the London School of Economics North American Advisory Council and the boards of directors of The Kinkaid School, the Boy Scouts of America–Sam Houston Area Council and the Methodist Hospital Research Center.
Bruce Zimmerman
Bruce Zimmerman is chief executive and chief investment officer of The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), one of the largest university endowments in the nation. A graduate of Duke University and the business school at Harvard University, he began his career at Bain and Company and served in a variety of management roles at Texas Commerce Bank (now JPMorgan Chase). Mr. Zimmerman served as chief investment officer at Citigroup before joining UTIMCO.