Eric Pharis

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF).

Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

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.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

Komline-Sanderson Corporation, founded in 1946, is a leading manufacturer of equipment for process/production filtration, drying, thermal processing, wastewater treatment, sludge processing, and pollution control. The company's Peapack facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified and produces pressure equipment to ASME and PED requirements. The company, headquartered in Peapack, NJ, provides high-quality equipment for industrial and municipal customers worldwide. Komline-Sanderson solves wastewater, industrial processing, and flue gas cleaning challenges. Komline-Sanderson manufactures equipment in the USA for environmental applications, process solutions, and flue gas cleaning. The CEO of the company is Danai E. Brooks.

CanEra, Inc. provides oil and gas exploration services. It focuses on the acquisition, exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas primarily in Western Canada. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Susquehanna Investment Group LLC (SIG) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Susquehanna International Group LLP, ultimately owned by Philadelphia Trading, Inc. SIG provides investment advisory services to various clients.

Prairie Storm Energy Corp. acquires, develops and exploits oil and gas assets. The company was founded by Hugh G. Ross in December 2014 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc. raises and distributes funds for nonprofit organizations. It is a charitable organization, working with local service providers and agencies to deliver programs and services that center on the building blocks of a good life: Education, Income and Health. The firm also provides volunteer opportunities for people to help their neighbors, giving everyone tools to become informed advocates for addressing the pressing issues in North Texas. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Petrus Resources Corp. engages in property exploitation and strategic acquisition. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Part of Rothschild & Co. The company is based in New York, NY. Continuation Holdings AG, Rothschild, Inc. provides investment banking and advisory services.

PGIM Private Capital is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Prudential Capital Group, founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Illinois, Chicago.

NGP Energy Capital Management LLC operates as a private equity firm in the natural resources industry. It considers investment in companies specializing in the oil and gas acquisitions and exploitation; oil and gas development drilling; midstream acquisitions and development opportunities; and oil and gas minerals and royalties. The company was founded by Kenneth Alfredo Hersh and David Russell Albin in 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

VII Peaks-KBR Co-Optivist Income BDC II, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company, which engages in the investment on discounted corporate debt; senior secured term loan and equity-linked debt securities of public and private companies that trade on the secondary loan market for institutional investors; and provide distributions to investors. The company was founded in August 3, 2011 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Founded in 2003, DNB Markets, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DNB Bank ASA and their ultimate parent is DNB ASA. They offer investment banking services and access to the U.S. capital market. The firm has participated as an advisor in several international mergers and acquisitions transactions and offerings in the U.S. equity and bond market. Their main focus areas are international customers in shipping, logistics and the oil and energy sector, as well as Norwegian clients that want access to the U.S. capital market or international mergers and acquisitions advisory services. DNB Markets provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Thai Plastic Products Co., Ltd. is a company that manufactures and exports plastic products. The private company is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thai Plastic Film Co. Ltd. is a company that wholesales plastic film products. The private company is based in Bangkok, Thailand.