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Nonprofit leader to step down, focus on expanding Houston's hydrogen economy
The leader of a local organization that supports strategic initiatives in energy, health care, and immigration has announced his succession plans.
Brett Perlman, CEO of the Center for Houston’s Future, wrote in a letter to the community, that he will be stepping down once a replacement has been named.
"I believe that our clean hydrogen project has now grown to the point where it requires my full time attention to achieve the vision of making Houston a global clean hydrogen leader," he writes.
"I would like to now focus my attention on creating a broad-based clean hydrogen industry network, on working to make sure our efforts lift all segments of our community and on seeking to attract more private investment to this sector," he continues in the letter. "These are big challenges and it will take a singular effort to achieve these goals."
The Center for Houston's Future has been an integral part of the city's momentum within clean hydrogen development. In October, President Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm named the seven regions to receive funding, including the Gulf Coast's project, HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub, which will receive up to $1.2 billion — the most any hub will receive.
Perlman, who has been with the organization for seven years, writes that the center is ready for its next leader as it prepares to launch its new Houston 2050 project, which is intended to create "a new vision for a thriving and diverse region and which will build on a number of positive trends and projects in the region."
"I believe that the work we’ve done at the Center on the economic future of the Houston region will inspire a new civic leader to step forward with a fresh vision for how the Center can contribute to that future," Perlman writes.