Houston
Texas
Community Lead
LaTanya Flix
Senior Vice President, DEI at Greater Houston Partnership
Lead Community Organization
The Greater Houston Partnership
The Greater Houston Partnership was formed in 1989 and is the largest chamber of commerce in the Houston area. The organization works to make Houston one of the best places to live, work and build a business by attracting global companies to Houston, creating jobs and growing the region’s GDP.
One Houston Together is the Partnership’s initiative to focus on addressing racial equity and make Houston “America’s most inclusive and open city.” The initiative completed its inaugural Houston Region Equity and Inclusion Organization Assessment–with 100+ participating companies and organizations –making Houston the first major metro to take data-driven approach to guide collective action of business community.
Houston Community Lead
LaTanya Flix
Senior Vice President, DEI at Greater Houston Partnership
LaTanya Flix is Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston region’s principal business organization. In this role, she serves as executive staff liaison to the Partnership’s board Racial Equity Committee, oversees internal DEI learning and development, and leads One Houston Together- the Partnership’s commitment to leverage the power of the business community to reduce inequities.
History of Houston, Texas
The city of Houston was founded in 1836. The city was nicknamed the Bayou City illustrating the importance of the waterways that helped make Houston a shipping and logistics hub in the nineteenth century. Houston’s economy driven by the energy, aeronautics, healthcare services and biomedical research. Today, Houston is considered one of the most ethnically and racially diverse cities in the United States. It has the largest number of African Americans west of the Mississippi River. While there is diversity, there is more work to be done in terms of inclusion to ensure racial progress in Houston.
Racial Inequities in Houston
Community Snapshot
Explore the infographic to view demographic stats and key racial equity metrics.
Success Stories for Houston
One Houston has stood up a Supplier Diversity Roundtable of 40+ leading organizations to drive MBE spend
Growing spending with minority business enterprises is one of two priority areas of One Houston Together. “We have one big goal: to help make Houston one of the most equitable and inclusive business communities in the country,” Flix said.
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