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R

ichard A. Huebner is President of the Houston
Minority Supplier Development Council.
In 1985, Huebner responded to a blind ad in the Wall
Street Journal that provided a perfect match for his
proven skills in association management and his passion
for economic development. Today he leads 170 major
corporations and over 600 Minority Business Enterprises
in a common mission to increase and expand business
opportunities and business growth for minorities.
Under his direction, the Houston council has been recognized six times nationally as Council of the Year by the
National Minority Supplier Development Council and
by the Greater Houston Partnership as Houston’s Greatest
Non-Profit Business Organization.
Huebner serves on advisory boards of the Port of Houston Authority, Allegiance Bank, Small Business Today
Magazine, World Chamber of Commerce, Leadership
Houston Foundation and the NASA-Johnson Space
Center Joint Leadership Team. He is an Elder at Grand
Lakes Presbyterian Church. He currently serves as Past
Chair of Leadership Houston, graduate of the Center for
Houston’s Future and a Senior Fellow of the American
Leadership Forum.
He has received numerous awards and recognitions, and
was named to Best of the Decade in Supplier & Workforce Diversity by Minority Business News.

Richard A.
Huebner
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