Mark Gerard Franco

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP provides legal services. The firm's areas of practice includes appellate, litigation, business and commercial litigation, dispute resolution, government contracts, internal investigations, labor and employment, oil and gas patent, trademark and copyright infringement, product liability and toxic tort securities litigation. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The First National Bank of Omaha (Investment Management) (FNBO-IM) is the investment management division of The First National Bank of Omaha, a regional bank headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINN), a multi-bank holding company. FNBO-IM manages institutional and individual portfolios, as well as the FNB family of mutual funds.

American Medical Association engages in promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. It offers services to physicians, residents, medical students, and patients. The company was founded by Nathan Smith Davis in 1847 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

HighJump Software, Inc. provides enterprise software solutions for supply chain management. It offers warehouse, store delivery, omnichannel retail, transportation, and hardware solutions. The firm serves to the automotive and aerospace, food distribution and processing, retail, beverage, and third party logistics industries. The company was founded by Christopher D. Heim and Jon A. Geiss in 1983 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Paradigm Diagnostics, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes high throughput microbiological screening tests. It has developed and is currently selling diagnostic tests to the food processing industry that allow them to screen environmental samples for pathogens in- house. The company was founded by Alan D. Olstein in 2001 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

PerceptiMed, Inc. develops and markets a medical device for eliminating medical errors in pharmacies. The firm's products include IdentRx, IdentRx telepharmacy, MedPass, and ScripClip. Its technology identifies the composition of individual pills in real-time, checks each and every pill against the doctor's prescription, and ensures delivery to the patient. The company was founded by Alan Jacobs and Jennifer L. Jacobson is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Mikroscan Technologies, Inc. manufacturers of live robotic microscopy and whole slide imaging (WSI) system. It offers live telemicroscopy, image analysis, and archival and retrieval. The company was founded by Victor Casas is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

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.

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.

Stinson LLP engages in the provision of corporate, transaction, and litigation legal services. It offers banking and financial services, business litigation, employment and labor law, and Native American law and tribal governance. The company was founded on May 1, 2002 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., Adaytum, Inc. provides planning and performance management solutions for business and public sector organizations. The company is based in Bloomington, MN. The company was founded by John David Guy Haddleton, Sue Haddleton. Adaytum was acquired by Cognos ULC, part of International Business Machines Corp. from January 31, 2008 on January 13, 2003 for $160 million.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska provides health insurance products. It offers health and temporary coverage plans, medicine discount programs, and benefit administration solutions. It has offices in Lincoln and Grand Island Nebraska. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Part of Cardinal Health, Inc., LAB-InterLink develops software solutions used to get quality laboratory testing results. The company is based in Omaha, NE. The company was founded by Rodney S. Markin. LAB-InterLink was acquired by Cardinal Health, Inc. on June 18, 2004 for $3.25 million.

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.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Amcom Software, Inc. provides mission critical communications technology solutions. It offers Spok care connect, clinical alerting and notification, secure hospital communications, physician and nurse scheduling, paging services, contact center solutions, emergency notification, 911 call center solutions, alarm monitoring, cellular services, and professional services. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Behlen Mfg. Co. engages in the manufacture of farm and industrial equipment. Its products include livestock equipment, grain storage, drying, handling, and building systems. The company was founded by Walter D. Behlen in 1936 and is headquartered in Columbus, NE.

Community Medical Centers, Inc. provides healthcare services. The firm offers cancer, neuroscience, robotic surgery and women’s health services. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Fresno, CA.

Medical Staff Co., Ltd. provides M&A consulting and related consulting services to the healthcare industry. The private company is based in Nagoya, Japan. and has subsidiaries in Japan.

The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) was established to evaluate the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors. ACOSOG is one of 10 cooperative groups funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop and coordinate multi-institutional clinical trials. ACOSOG is the only cooperative group with studies focusing primarily on surgical objectives. ACOSOG currently has treatment protocols available in three major disease areas: . Breast Cancer . Gastrointestinal Cancer . Thoracic Cancer ACOSOG is composed of the Operations and Membership Center located at the Duke Clinical Research Institute on the Duke University Medical Center campus and the Statistics and Data Center located at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. ACOSOG's membership is comprised of investigators and research associates representing oncology treatment modalities and research-related concerns, including surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging, pathology, ethics, CRA/nursing and patient advocacy.

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. is a trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Its members include balance sheet and securitized lenders, loan and bond investors, private equity firms, servicers, and rating agencies. The council has been promoting liquidity, transparency, and efficiency in the commercial real estate finance markets for 30 years. It also acts as a legislative and regulatory advocate for the industry, setting market standards and best practices, and providing education for market participants.

2ndWave Software LLC acquires and operates software companies. It offers healthcare, hospitality, higher education, business, and government rely on Amcom Software every day to speed urgent communications to increase productivity, caregiver and guest satisfaction, and patient and public safety. The company was founded by Christopher D. Heim and Dan R. Mayleben in 2007 and is headquartered in Edina, MN.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Nobl, Inc. provides software and technology services to meet patient needs. It develops an hourly rounding solution for nurses. The company was founded by Brett Byman, Katie Hottovy and Raymond Page in 2013 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

First National Advisers LLC (FNA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 2015 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First National Bank of Omaha, which is owned by First National of Nebraska, Inc. (OTCMKTS: FINN). FNA provides discretionary investment management services to individuals and institutional investors which include affiliated entities.

Nebraska Medicine provides healthcare services. Its services include behavioral health, cancer care, diabetes, eye care, transplant, weight loss, urologic conditions, trauma, radiology, pain, sports medicine, and primary care. The company is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Afaxys, Inc. is a socially conscious healthcare company that provides affordable access to sexual and reproductive healthcare products and services. The private company is based in Charleston, SC and was founded in 2008 by Ronda K. Dean and Susan Overly. The company operates under two wholly owned subsidiaries, Afaxys Pharma, LLC and Afaxys Group Services, LLC (AGS). Afaxys Pharma provides a broad portfolio of branded and generic contraceptives to the public healthcare market, while AGS negotiates favorable pricing across a broad base of products and services through its group purchasing organization and emapp. The company partners with community and public health, and private industry to ensure healthcare providers have stable pricing and reliable access to the products and services they need to care for their patients. Ronda K. Dean has been the CEO since 2008.

Columbus Community Hospital, Inc. offers healthcare services. It offers cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, concussion management team, diabetes and health education, diagnostic imaging, emergency department trauma, gift shop, health library, home health, hospice, hospitalist, lifeline, maternal child health, occupational health, pain management, rehabilitative care, respiratory care, sleep laboratories, surgical, swing bed, wiggles and giggles therapy for kids, women’s health, and other services, as well as wound and continence health center. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Columbus, NE.

Distefano Technology & Mfg. LLC manufactures and supplies precision tooling, machined steel components, and custom fabricated metal parts. It services include laser cutting, forming and stamping, welding, computer numerical control machining, rotational molding, kitting parts, engineering, and wire electrical discharge machining. The company was founded by Carl A. Distefano in 1972 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

California Medical Association is an organization that represents over 50,000 physicians in California across various modes of practice and specialties. The non-profit company is based in Sacramento, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company is dedicated to improving the health of all patients in the state. The CEO of the company is Dustin Corcoran.