Claire Aldridge

Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Susan Byrne in 1983 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides portfolio management services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, and pooled investment vehicles.

Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Texas Physical Therapy Specialists PC operates physical and occupational therapy clinics. Its services include aquatic therapy, breast cancer and oncology, chronic pain, conduction studies, functional capacity and hand therapy. The company was founded by Andrew C. Bennett in 2004 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

SigmaTel LLC designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits. Its products are used in the digital media players, printers, and televisions. The firm has operations in Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan. The company was founded by Spence H. Jackson in 1993 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. owns and operates sports team. It is one of the sports and entertainment franchises in the world. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA.

Tri-City Hospital District provides health care services. It offers services such as speech pathology, physical therapy, cardiovascular surgery, mobile unit-lithotripsy, nuclear medicine and respiratory care services. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Oceanside, CA.

Salient Capital Management LLC provides asset and wealth management services. It offers services to high net worth and affluent individuals and smaller institutions including financial and estate planning, trusts and custody services. The company was founded on May 28, 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Salient Capital Advisors LLC (Salient) is an asset management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded when their direct parent, Salient Partners LP acquired RDG Capital LLC in December 2010. Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (Private Banking) is the private banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.), itself owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a bank and financial holding company headquartered in New York City. GS&Co.'s Private Wealth Management (PWM) group primarily provides advisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Telemus Capital LLC (Telemus) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC., ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Telemus offers comprehensive financial advisory, investment management and asset management solutions to high net worth individuals and families, endowments and foundations, and select institutions.

The North Texas Commission is a public-private partnership that manages the region's unified advocacy voice at the state and federal levels. The private company is based in Irving, TX. The commission is dedicated to advancing the vibrancy of the region and achieves impactful outcomes benefiting the 13-county area it serves. As the lead convener of subject matter experts, the NTC improves the workforce pipeline and cultivates future leaders. The CEO of the company is Chris Wallace.

Dannenbaum Engineering Corp. provides engineering services. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers, Inc. provides civil engineering and land surveying services. Its services include site development, utilities and infrastructure, street and highway, pre and post design, geographic information systems, land surveying, landscape architecture and traffic engineering. The company was founded by Mark A. Pacheco and James A. Koch, Jr. in 1990 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

B&B Laboratories, Inc. provides professional services to support each client and project by incorporating industry resources, relationships, technology, and safe practices. The firm offers oceanographic services, including acquisition, sampling, analysis and scientific interpretation, to the marine environmental, geochemical, geotechnical and survey marketplace. The company was founded in May 1996 and is headquartered in College Station, TX.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

EPEC Biofuels Holdings, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and utilization of ethanol. The company was founded in October 9 2008 and is headquartered in Plantation, FL.