Christopher A. Bertel

DHIP Group (DHIP Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2022 by Mark A. Michel and Timothy J. Fisher. The firm is headquartered in Winter Park, Florida.

Drexel Hamilton LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Drexel Hamilton Holdings LLC. Drexel Hamilton provides underwriting and executing securities transactions for corporations, municipalities and financial institutions. They offer meaningful employment opportunities for service-disabled veterans in the field of financial services.

Eagle Broadband, Inc. manufactures and supplies telecommunications equipment for paging and wireless communications. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in League City, TX.

Avfuel Corp. supplies aviation fuels and services. It offers AVTrip, global commercial fuel purchasing, comprehensive and A La Carte trip planning solutions, and aviation insurance solutions. The firm serves customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. The company was founded by Craig R. Sincock in 1973 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

The Rockwood Co. is a private company based in Chicago, IL. The Rockwood Co. specializes in personal insurance, business insurance, and personal and employee benefits, including 401k plans. The company's friendly staff is dedicated to serving all of their customers' needs.

The Underwood Group LLC provides real estate services. The private company is based in Yorba Linda, CA.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Florida East Coast Railway Corp. operates mainline track along the east coast of Florida. It provides carload service and moves commodities such as aggregate, automobiles, bulk liquids, building materials, orange juice, electronics and other items. It also provides distribution, transloading and warehousing services along the east coast of Florida. The company was founded in September 1895 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Canopy Risk Retention Group, Inc. is a member-owned insurance company that serves a specialty industry through a risk retention group (RRG) approach. The private company is based in Orlando, FL and was founded by Henry N. Didier. The company was established to encourage best practices and fill the shared insurance needs of all who participate in responsible private conservation. Canopy RRG provides insurance for the common liability risk exposure of eligible group members under the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986.

Economic Recovery Group LLC provides legal services. The private company is based in Orlando, FL. The company was founded by Henry N. Didier.

Part of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Arch Petroleum, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. The company is based in Fort Worth, TX.

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp. engages in freight transportation services. The company was founded on January 10, 2011 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Rise Oil & Gas, Inc. operates as a development stage company with interests in oil and natural gas exploration. The company was founded by Kelly Hoffman and Daniel Wilson in December 2020 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Florida East Coast Railway LLC provides freight transportation services. It serves through drayage services and alliances with connecting carriers. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Part of Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Kyle Railways LLC is a company that operates freight railways. The company is based in Scottsdale, AZ.

BNSF Railway Co. provides rail transportation services. It operates railroad networks in North America. The firm transports products and commodities including the transportation of consumer goods, grain and agricultural products, low-sulfur coal, and industrial goods such as petroleum, chemicals, housing materials, food and beverages. The company was founded on September 22, 1995 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Port Terminal Railroad Association, Inc. operates port terminal railroad infrastructure. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Parker Global Strategies LLC (PGS) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Virginia “Ginny” Parker in 1995. PGS acts as a manager of managers for mandates that involve Foreign Exchange (FX), CTA, Macro and Energy. The firm has also built a suite of investable manager indices for FX, CTA, Macro and tail risk strategies.