Senior Advisory Council Jack S. Blanton, Chairman, Eddy Refining Company Harry E. Bovay, Jr., President, Mid-South Telecommunications, Inc. Former Secretary of Energy Charles W. Duncan, Jr. Former Secretary of Commerce Robert A. Mosbacher, Sr. Dr. Richard E. Wainerdi, President, CEO and COO, Texas Medical Center Elizabeth L. Ghrist, President, Liz Ghrist & Associates Elizabeth D. Rockwell, Ph.D. George W. Strake, Jr., Chairman, Strake Energy Co. Lynn Wyatt, International civic and arts leader The Houston Forum Immediate Past Chairman Frank G. Jones, Of Counsel, Fublright & Jaworski, L.L.P. Chairman  Leonard Rejcek, President and COO, Manhattan Construction Co. Secretary David Beck, Partner, Beck, Redden & Secrest Treasurer Willie J. Alexander, President, W.J. Alexander & Associates Development Committee Co-Chairs Earl Hersh, III, Business Development Director, Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches Jeffrey L. Morgan, Wells Fargo Bank Marsha C. Tucker, Executive Director   The Houston Forum is the community platform for the nation's fourth largest city. As a non-profit educational organization, it is uniquely a Houston product created in 1979 by the business and academic leadership. The Houston Forum is totally independent and free-standing. It is not affiliated as a member of a national council or group. The mission of The Houston Forum is taken from the words of our city's namesake, Sam Houston: "...in the diversity of opinion democracy may rest securely." Individuals invited to speak from our platform come from a diverse mix of backgrounds and experiences as the current schedule reflects. They speak from The Houston Forum's platform as it is considered one of the most prestigious venues in America. The audiences who come to hear them are Houstonians interested in the free exchange of ideas and in living and working in a community that is open to our world. Suggest a Speaker: Call 713.439.0466 The Washington D.C.-based Catchpole and Best Practices in Corporate Communications includes The Houston Forum in its 2008 listing of top speaking platforms.