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Catalyzing a New Era of Growth and Discovery
Where else but Fort Worth? As one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation and located squarely in the heart of Tarrant County and in the middle of a region with nearly eight million residents, Fort Worth is perfectly positioned to be the leading hub for innovation and economic growth. The city’s new Innovation District will merge academic research into entrepreneurial product design. Fort Worth has a long history of innovation going all the way back to the Chisholm Trail, the western railroad, and the energy Industry. Now, with Texas A&M growing its Tier 1 research presence in Downtown, Fort Worth is again ready to lead the way in groundbreaking discoveries, partnerships, and sustained economic progress. Where else?
Partners
Board Members
John Goff
Chair
Chairman, Goff Capital / Cresent Real Estate
Susan Ballabina
Board Member
Executive Vice Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System
Scott Baum
Board Member COO, SEMPRE
Laura Bird
Board Member
President, Anthracite Realty Partners, LLC
Jay Chapa
Board Member
City Manager, City of Fort Worth
GK Maenius
Board Member
Former County Administrator, Tarrant County
Maegan South
Economic Development Manager, Tarrant County
Roger Venables
Board Member
Aviation System Director,
City of Fort Worth
Our Team
Darryl Heath
FWTCIP
Nina Petty
FWTCIP
Texas A&M University
Jarratt Watkins
FWTCIP
Winstead – Shareholder
Jon Hockenyos
President
TXP
Alex Feldman
Managing Director
U3 Advisors
Antonina Simeti
Senior Associate
U3 Advisors
Mariko Krause
Associate
U3 Advisors
Tracy Moskowitz
Financial Controller
U3 Advisors
Hub Leadership
Aerospace & Aviation
Ivett Leyva, PhD
Associate Dean for Research, Texas A&M-Fort Worth, Professor and Arthur McFarland Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Agriculture &
Food Innovation
Kelly Essler
AgriLife Research Director of Research Employee Experiences
Extended Learning & Workforce Development
Amy Vance, EdD
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
Healthcare Innovation
Susan Rudd Bailey, MD
Medical Director, Institute for Healthcare Access
Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
Media & Entertainment
David Parrish
Director of the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M-Fort Worth
Startup, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization (SEC)
Denise Canales
Executive Director of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships for Texas A&M–Fort Worth
Executive Director of the North Texas Market Sector for the Texas A&M System
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For the Fort Worth Tarrant County Innovation Partnership, this is just the beginning. Today in North Texas, we are building a better tomorrow for the world. To find out more, contact us here.
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- A&M–Fort Worth Innovation District Projected To Generate 25,000 Jobs, $3 Billion Annually February 24, 2026
- Texas A&M decides fall degree offerings for Fort Worth campus, plans future semesters January 29, 2026
- Fort Worth’s Higher Ed Leaders Discuss Innovation, Access, and the City’s FutureNew innovation-focused podcast coming to Fort Worth January 12, 2026
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