Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation selects new CEO

The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, which has offices in The Woodlands and Austin, has named its first non-family chief executive.

Randall Kempner will become CEO in August, succeeding President Katherine Lorenz, granddaughter of the Mitchells. Kempner is a Galveston native and has more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, senior executive, and leader in innovative philanthropic ventures, Grant Mitchell, chair of the board of directors for the Mitchell Foundation, said in a press…