J. Downey Bridgwater

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. provides commercial banking services. It provides services to small and mid-sized businesses. Its activities are carried out through two segments including Commercial Banking and Mortgage Banking. The Commercial Banking segment provides retail and commercial banking services including demand, savings and time deposits. The segment provides commercial, real estate and consumer loans, merchant credit card services, letters of credit, cash and asset management services. The Mortgage Banking segment originates, sells and services single family residential mortgages. In addition, the Bank facilitates sales of mutual fund and insurance products.

Sterling Bank provides consumers and commercial banking services. It offers business banking products and services including loans, lines of credit, multi-party checking, treasury management, automated clearinghouse functions, account analysis, investment sweep accounts, merchant credit card processing, international banking including letters of credit, export-import financing, investment portfolio management, trust and succession planning. The company was founded in 1974.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Texas Medical Center provides healthcare services. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Huston, TX.