In the 1970s, Houston was the undisputed oil capital of the world and with that went “attitude.” Bob Harvey, president of the Greater Houston Partnership, is keen to separate the new Houston — the one that he’s working to improve – from the old Houston, all the while recognizing that oil built the city and the fracking revolution gave it a great boost.
Harvey is a dynamic Houstonian and a 17-year veteran of McKinsey & Company, the global management consulting firm. The Greater Houston Partnership is a 1989 amalgam of what was once the Houston Chamber of Commerce (founded in 1840), the Houston Economic Development Council, and the Houston World Trade Association.
Image: The Texas Medical Center is key to Houston's plan to reposition itself from an oil capital to an innovation hub. CREDIT: BRYAN MALLOCH
