Clyde D. Loll has spent over 40 plus years of his professional life in the private industry sector. He has served in diverse decision-making roles from mid-management to the C-suite level. Within the bandwidth of an 18- year period Clyde was influential in building an international oil & gas drilling team of 400+ QHSES professionals working within 39 countries, creating and implementing strategic business continuity plans, security models, regulatory compliance, and crafting certifiable quality management systems. Over the course of his career, He and his teams designed, developed, and implemented quality, health, safety, environmental and security programs within the domestic and international business sectors of the electric utility, healthcare, transportation and oil and gas industries. Clyde is the Director of Operations within the Institute of Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University.

Clyde was a master-level board-certified hazard control management professional (retired CHCM), a certified quality management system lead auditor (RABS-Q), a certified firefighter and a certified Zenger-Miller trainer in leadership development. Mr. Loll’s specialized training has ranged from disaster preparedness, emergency response, crisis management, security vulnerability and threat level assessments to critical infrastructure resiliency. Clyde has been a guest instructor at Texas A&M University’s municipal and industrial fire schools over the years. He was appointed by the Governor of Texas, Hon. Greg Abbott, in 2020-2023 to serve as a State Commissioner on the Texas Commission of Fire Protection. Clyde is an inventor and holds a patent with the US Patent Office, Registration #5281067.

He attended Sam Houston State University where he studied Agribusiness/Kinesiology. He later continued pursuing his formal education at San Jacinto College in Fire Protection, Emergency Management and Safety. He currently serves on the SHSU Industrial Advisory Board within the Engineering & Technology department. Clyde served as a long- standing board member for the International Board for Certified Safety Managers (retired IBFCSM). Appointed on January 2026 to the Board of Directors for the International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO).

Brian Hill serves as the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Director of the Western Gulf Gateway Office based in Houston, Texas, since late 2011. As MARAD’s Western Gulf Gateway Director, Brian’s area of responsibility includes all the ports, waterways, and intermodal connections and corridors in Texas and Oklahoma. In this position, the Gateway Director works with local Texas and Oklahoma ports and other intermodal industries and responsible agencies, to improve and strengthen the U.S. marine transportation system. Brian retired as a Coast Guard Commander and brought a diverse maritime transportation, port security, regulatory, planning, and maritime/admiralty law background to the U.S. Department of Transportation and MARAD.

Brian’s most recent position prior to MARAD with the U.S. Coast Guard was as the Chief of the Eleventh Coast Guard District’s Ports, Waterways and Coastal Security Section from 2006 to 2011. In this position, he oversaw overall planning for the port security mission in all ports in California, including Los Angeles/Long Beach, San Diego, and San Francisco/Oakland. His duties also included ensuring waterside security protection for military outload vessels loading equipment in California ports in support of the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and planning with DOD and federal partners for joint operations.

Brian is also an experienced maritime law and Coast Guard (JAG) attorney. Among other positions, he served as a Coast Guard attorney in their Seventh District Office in Miami where he worked in maritime law cases, environmental crimes, and maritime security issues. Brian also worked several years as a Maritime and Admiralty Law attorney with a large law firm in Miami. During this time, he became one of only 56 attorneys in Florida that is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a Specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law. After a few years with the law firm representing shipping and port facility interests, he returned to active duty with the Coast Guard until his retirement.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Government from Florida International University, a law degree (J.D.) from the St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, and a master’s degree in Security Studies (Homeland Defense and Security) from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

Captain Peter J. Bergeron, USCG (ret) has over 33 years of executive level leadership experience at the highest levels of government, military service, and business including the White House, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard. He is a recognized leader in the fields of maritime safety, security, operations, and continuity of government/business operations. He is currently the Senior Director of Safety and Security for the Canaveral Port Authority responsible for all public safety activities at the busiest cruise Port in the world with over 6.78 million passengers. He ensures public safety and security interests and activities are integrated in all aspects of operations including cruise and cargo, construction, recreation, special events, management of Port assets, the Space industry, and the Department of Defense. Captain Bergeron retired from the Coast Guard after 27 years of exceptional service including four tours as a Cutter Commanding Officer, a 3-year assignment to the White House Military Office working for the President, and tours working directly for the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard. He was a Fellow at the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Study Group in 2006. He is a 1983 graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy with a BS in Government. He holds a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College (1992), and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2002. He is the author of two novels: The Black and White Club: Genesis, and The Black and White Club: Illuminology.

Rohit Saxena is an award-winning leader recognized for strategy formulation, proactive approach to problem-solving, and delivering results in dynamic, demanding environments. His 25 years of global experience involves guiding sizeable, cross-functional teams and wide range of stakeholders to successfully plan and deliver major capital projects and infrastructure initiatives across various sectors that include ports, urban planning, rail, energy, education, and management of capital works programs.

In his current role as Director, Facility Planning, Rohit oversees the execution of Port Houston’s strategic and long-range planning functions and serves as executive advisor to leadership for the development of infrastructural growth and capital improvements project as well as repurposing of existing assets to support maritime operations, intermodal transportation, and enhance the Port’s market capitalization. He led the development of Port Houston’s 2040 Plan and is also supporting the program management of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion–Project 11.

Rohit is passionate about building high-performing teams and specializes in the delivery of complex long-term programs and projects. His abilities extend across strategic master planning, program and project management, business analytics, procurement advice, stakeholder management, and risk management, and he has been recognized for professional excellence by Port Houston and the Australian Institute of Project Management.