Rodney Lewis, cofounder of Lewis Energy Group, built one of the most successful privately held natural gas producers in the United States by focusing on disciplined drilling and long-term acreage strategy in South Texas. Alongside his wife EOG Resources cofounder, he helped expand Lewis Energy into a major operator in the Eagle Ford Shale and other prolific basins, developing extensive infrastructure and maintaining a reputation for conservative execution in cyclical commodity markets. Known for operating with a low public profile, Lewis has also become a significant philanthropist supporting education, healthcare, and community development in Texas.

Jared Isaacman, entrepreneur and pilot, is the founder and CEO of Shift4, the payment processing company he launched as a teenager and later scaled into a multibillion-dollar publicly traded enterprise serving restaurants, hotels, stadiums, and major global brands. A skilled aviator with thousands of flight hours, Isaacman gained worldwide attention as commander of Inspiration4—the first all-civilian orbital space mission—funded largely by his own philanthropy in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Combining bold entrepreneurial vision with a passion for aerospace and charitable impact, he has emerged as one of the most dynamic business leaders of his generation.