Lawson Gow is the co-founder and Partner in Gow Companies, a holding company building the largest and most comprehensive sports-tech and innovation ecosystem in the United States, which he launched in 2022. Prior to Gow Companies, between November 2017 to April 2022, Mr. Gow was the founder and President of The Cannon, an organization that provides startup businesses, investment groups, governments, corporations, and other strategic organizations with a variety of innovation solutions and incubator workspace. Mr. Gow is a board member of Central Houston Organization, an entity responsible for managing much of the funding and strategy associated with the growth and development of downtown Houston, and a member of the Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee, an entity formed to develop a formal bid to the FIFA World Cup international site selection team on behalf of the City of Houston. Mr. Gow received the Houston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award in 2019.