What Does YPF Houston Offer?
Networking Events
YPF hosts monthly happy hours inside the loop to provide members with the opportunity to connect and network with colleagues; these events typically range between 100 – 200 attendees
YPF hosts an annual Crawfish Boil each spring/summer. All net proceeds from the event are donated to our philanthropy partner, Genesys Works. YPF also hosts a fall BBQ, chili cookoff, and/or skeet shoot
Educational Events
Since 2009, YPF has hosted a quarterly speaker series which affords members the opportunity to learn about relevant decisions and experiences have led to the success of today’s business leaders
Past breakfast and evening speaker series have included:
Managing Director of Mercury Fund at Houston Club Co-Founder and the President & Head of Lionstone Investments in partnership with NAIOP at St. Arnolds, and in partnership with YPE at the Houston Club we hosted the EVP & CFO of Halliburton. We have also hosted a breakfast Speaker Series at the Houston Club with the CEO of the Howard Hughes Corporation among many more
Past Speakers have been executives from :
Oil States International, Bayou City Energy, EnCap Investments, Main Street Capital Corporation, KKR, Simmons / Piper Jaffray, Midstates Petroleum, Plains All-American, CCMP Capital, Lazard Houston
Philanthropic Events
YPF partners with Genesys Works, a non-profit organization that trains economically disadvantaged high school students and provides them a corporate internship as well as professional mentoring.
Members have the opportunity to participate in Genesys Works workshops, which include reviewing essays, resumes, and helping with various other needs in the demanding college admissions process.
These events also allow members a chance to meet students, companies and schools that make up and develop the program.
YPF provides its members an opportunity to share their knowledge and time by mentoring and volunteering in the local community.
Each year, YPF grants thousands of dollars in scholarships to Genesys Works that are awarded in-person each year at a graduation ceremony.
For more information on Genesys Works, please visit www.genesysworks.org