Managing Directors Jen Sudduth and Adam Charlson will be conducting the CEO search for Houston Exponential. Houston Exponential’s mission is to accelerate the development of Houston’s innovation economy by fostering a robust ecosystem that supports high-growth, high-impact startups. The new entity was formed through a combination of the efforts of Mayor Turner’s Innovation and Technology Task Force, the Houston Technology Center organization (HTC) and the Innovation Roundtable founded by the Greater Houston Partnership, with the goal of becoming a top 10 startup ecosystem by 2022.