Mike Brocker

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Flugen, Inc. develops and produces influenza vaccines. Its products include a live attenuated vaccine candidate, a cell-line technology that provides vaccine production efficiency and capacity, and a novel, vaccine-loaded intradermal delivery technology. The company was founded by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Gabriele Neumann and Paul Radspinner in 2007 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

NFi Studios, Inc. offers web technology. The company was founded on December 1, 2004 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a private equity firm founded in 1979 by Patrick Welsh, Russ Carson and Bruce Anderson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Conus Communications Co. provides television production and transmission services. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

Summit Hill Foods engages in the manufacture and distribution of ingredient solutions for food processors, foodservice companies, and consumers. Its products include coating systems, seasonings, food bases, soup, sauce and gravy mixes, and baking mixes. The company was founded on April 2, 1941 and is headquartered in Rome, GA.

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.

NatureWorks LLC manufactures plastics and fibers from renewable resources. It provides commercial applications in the areas of fiber and nonwovens, films, extruded, and thermoformed containers. The company was founded by Patrick R. Gruber in 1997 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

National Association of Broadcasters operates a broadcast association. It promotes and protects the interests of radio and television broadcasters. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Great West Casualty Co. provides truck insurance products. Its services include safety and loss prevention, claims handling and subrogation. The company was founded by Joseph A. Morten in 1956 and is headquartered in South Sioux City, NE.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation provides research patenting and licensing services. It helps steward the cycle of research, discovery, commercialization, and investment for the University of Wisconsin. The firm provides its support services for the entire cycle of innovation, from research to invention to investment. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

American Society of Association Executives provides business solutions to the association community that help associations grow and prosper, save time and money, and simplify the business of running an association. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Western Graphics, Inc. provides digital and commercial printing. It offers prepress, digital and offset printing, fulfillment, warehousing and distribution services. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Part of Ingredion, Inc., Penford Food Ingredients Co. is a company that produces and supplies carbohydrate food products. The company is based in Plover, WI.

Crestline Investors, Inc (Crestline Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Douglas Bratton. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

OneOncology LLC provides oncology drug procurement solutions. The company was founded by Uncas Benjamin Favret and M. Steven Kirchof in 2005 and is headquartered in Metairie, LA.

Feed My Starving Children provides food for children. It is a Christian organization committed to feeding starving children around the world. The firm works to develop a food mixture that would be easy and safe to transport, simple to make with only boiling water, and culturally acceptable worldwide. The company was founded by Richard Proudfit in 1987 and is headquartered in Coon Rapids, MN.

Urgent Care MSO LLC provides medical and health treatment services for its patients and employees. It operates multiple full-service, walk-in urgent care facilities in Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The company was founded by Frank W. Alderman and in September 2001 and is headquartered in Morgantown, WV.

The Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which engages in the biomedical research. The interests of the Institute’s investigators range from genetic and genomic studies on the cellular and metabolic processes that lead to cancer and neurological defects to foundational and clinical studies on pancreatic function and diabetes. The company was founded by William Hutchinson in 1956 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Infectious Disease Research Institute operates as a innovative science to research and development company. It offers pipeline, adjuvants, vaccines, diagnostics and drugs products. The firm also provides manufacturing, analytical methods, stability studies, process and contact services. The company was founded by Steven G. Reed in 1993 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

DSM Food Specialties USA, Inc. specializes in enzymes, cultures and protect ants for dairy products. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Minnesota Dental Association is a Non-Profit Organisation, which engages in public oral health and safety issues. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Flash Forward Ventures LLC (Flash Forward) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Robert Miller. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.

Modus Advisors LLC (Modus) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Excelsior, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2008 by Tad Weiss. Modus provides investment advisory services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, trust, estates or charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, limited liability companies and/or other types of business.

Great West Casualty Co. (Investment Portfolio) (GWCC-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Great West Casualty Co., an insurance provider headquartered in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 1936 and is a subsidiary of ORI Great West Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by Old Republic International Corp. (NYSE: ORI). It specializes in truck insurance products and services. GWCC-IP manages the insurance investment portfolio.

Cricket Health, Inc. develops software and services for dialysis care industry. The company was founded by Arvind Rajan, James Chaukos, Vincent Kim and Brian Guarraci in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

OneOncology Parent Holdings, LLC provides health care services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

North Lion Capital Management LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The CEO of the company is Chad Adam Anderson.

WARF Ventures (WARF Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary arm of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Research Chefs Association, Inc. engages in food research and development. It focuses on blending culinary arts and food science. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.