Executive Committee
Represents the Board of Advisors, providing leadership and direction for all Institute activities
Roster
Chair
Noé Saenz, Burns & McDonnell
Vice Chair
Keith Critzer, ExxonMobil Corporation
Academic Advisor
Carlos Caldas, The University of Texas at Austin
Advisor
Paul Burroughs, Ontario Power Generation
Members
Lisa Kyriienko, U.S. Department of State
Bruce Long, Southern Company
Chuck Mies, Autodesk, Inc.
Mike Pappas, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jim Rammell, Fluor Corporation
Jim Renner, Victaulic
Amy Sager, Kiewit Energy Group
Todd Sutton, Zachry Corporation
Ex-Officio
Jamie Gerbrecht, CII
Daniel Oliveira, CII
Janet West
Executive Assistant
Bio + Contact
Janet has worked for the State of Texas and The University of Texas System for over 35 years. She brings to her position experience in Human Resources, Project Management, supervision, and working with executive leaders. She also served as UT Austin's Policy Manager. She completed a week-long on-site Governor’s Management Program. She was the chair and co-chair on many charity organizations for the State of Texas and served on the board of the United Way Campaign.