Houston Technology Center Will Honor Mr. Tony Chase - Consummate Serial Entrepreneur at "A Celebration of Entrepreneurs" gala

HOUSTON, Jan. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Houston Technology Center announced today it will honor Mr. Tony Chase, Chairman & CEO of ChaseSource, LP, at the 2015 "A Celebration of Entrepreneurs" event. Held annually, the event honors local entrepreneurs and celebrates those who have made significant contributions to the Houston community. The event will be held on May 14, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Houston. 

A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Chase has started and sold three successful ventures and now owns and operates a fourth company, ChaseSource. The first company, Chase Radio Partners, owned seven radio stations and was sold to Clear Channel Communications in 1998. The second was Cricket Wireless, a nationwide cell phone service provider that he started together with Qualcomm in 1993. The third was ChaseCom, a company that built and operated call centers around the world, sold to AT&T Corporation in 2007. Currently, ChaseSource, a staffing and real estate development firm is ranked by Black Enterprise magazine in 2013 and 2014 as one of the nation's largest minority owned companies. ChaseSource also recently became an owner of the Marriott Hotel at George Bush InterContinental Airport in Houston.

Mr. Chase currently serves on the Boards of Anadarko (NYSE), Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ), Paragon Offshore (NYSE), The Plaza Group, Greater Houston Partnership, Texas Medical Center, Houston Endowment, University of Texas School of Architecture Dean's Advisory Council, St. John's School Board of Trustees, Houston Zoo Development, Foreign Affairs Museum Council, Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage and KIPP Schools. He has also served as Deputy Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, as well as, 2012 Chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is an Eagle Scout.

A tenured Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, Mr. Chase began teaching in 1990, and was awarded tenure in 1995.  He is also an honors graduate of Harvard College, where he received a law degree from Harvard Law School and a MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Chase is the recipient of many awards including the 2013 Mickey Leland Humanitarian Award (NAACP) and the 2013 Bob Onstead Leadership Award (GHP).  He also received Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young), the Pinnacle Award (Bank of America) and the Baker Faculty Award (UH Law Center).

President and CEO Walter Ulrich of the Houston Technology Center congratulates and honors Mr. Chase as a true entrepreneur, leader and humanitarian. "Houston, the State of Texas, and our nation are richer because of the business results, civic commitment and philanthropy of this extraordinary gentleman and successful entrepreneur".

WHEN:  Thursday, May 14, 2015

WHERE:          
Hyatt Regency Houston
1200 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002

About Houston Technology Center:  The Houston Technology Center (HTC) is a business accelerator and the largest technology business incubator in Texas. HTC serves as the nexus of new ideas, technological innovation, and entrepreneurship. As a catalyst for change, economic growth and development, HTC's focus is to assist in the incubation, acceleration and commercialization of emerging technology companies. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, HTC assists Houston-based entrepreneurs within several key sectors: energy, information technology, life sciences, nanotechnology, and NASA/aerospace. For more information visit www.HoustonTech.org or connect with HTC on Facebook or Twitter @HouTechCenter.

Media Contact:
Antoine Arbuckle
Director, Marketing & Communications
Houston Technology Center
(832) 476-9235
aarbuckle@HoustonTech.org

SOURCE Houston Technology Center