Paul R. Poston

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Luther King Capital Management Corp. (LKCM) is the investment advisory firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and has additional offices in Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas. The firm was founded in 1979 by J. Luther King, Jr. and is a subsidiary of Southwest JLK Corp. LKCM provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, among other organizations.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

The Stephens Group LLC (Stephens Group) is an independent Private Equity firm founded in 2006 by W. R. Stephens and Elizabeth Stephens Campbell. The firm is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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.

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.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Aquiline Capital Partners LLC (Aquiline Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Jeffrey W. Greenberg. The firm is headquartered in New York City with an office in London.

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.

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).

ARK Group Ltd. provides business information including information management, legal and finance and risk through publications and online database. It specializes in events, publications, books, conferences, information, training and journals. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

IQUW Syndicate Management Ltd. provides motor insurance services. It offers insurance for private cars, classic cars, vans, motorcycles, taxis, minibuses, fleets, haulage and agricultural vehicles. The firm operates through its offices located in Brentwood, London and Swansea. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Brentwood, the United Kingdom.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.

Part of BIOS Capital Management LP, Steelhead Capital Management LLC is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Fort Worth, TX and was founded in 2008.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Beach & Associates Ltd. engage sin the provision of insurance and reinsurance services. It offers analytics and advisory; reinsurance; and wholesale. The company was founded by Jonathan Beach in 1988 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Cushing Asset Management LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Jerry Swank in 2003 and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swank Capital LLC. Cushing Asset Management provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to high net-worth individuals and institutional investors through Private Funds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Closed-End Funds and Managed Accounts. They also offer discretionary investment management services as part of various wrap fee programs offered by investment advisers/broker-dealers.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

The Wright Insurance Group LLC is a holding company engaged in the provision of specialty and casualty insurance solutions. It supplies insurance and risk management solutions to industries and consumers across the U.S. including educational systems, government entities, food service providers, and homeowners. The company was founded by William J. Fishlinger in 2008 and is headquartered in Uniondale, NY.

Xbridge Ltd. provides online brokerage services. It offers business insurance such as public and employers' liability, tradesman, professional indemnity, shop, and restaurant and pub insurance. The firm also offers landlord insurance such as residential and commercial landlord insurance. The company was founded by Ralph Gerhard Arnold, Brad Hunter Liebmann, Deno Wolf Fischer and James Lawrence Nelson on April 4, 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Relation Insurance, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance brokerage services. It offers employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement consulting, personal lines, and education solutions. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

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.

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

Part of Marathon Petroleum Corp., Western Refining Logistics GP LLC is a company that provides logistics services. The company is based in El Paso, TX.

IoTecha Corp. provides hardware, software, and cloud integration services. The firm offers its services to power industrial and market segments such as cities, buildings, factories, electric vehicles, and lighting projects. The company was by Oleg Logvinov and Michael Macaluso founded in March 2016 and is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ.

Santander Consumer USA, Inc. provides automobile financing services. It offers auto lead and lending programs on direct and indirect platforms. The company was founded by Thomas G. Dundon in 1995 and is headquartered in Forth Worth, TX.

Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

FINABRO GmbH engages in the provision of investment consulting and insurance brokerage services. Its product portfolio includes occupational pension schemes, pension plans, and preventive pediatric healthcare. The firm also specializes in portfolio management, risk management using software technologies, and investments in equity and bond funds. The company was founded by Sören Obling and Oliver Lintner and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

BP International Ltd. engages in the oil, petrochemicals, and related financial services. It extracts petroleum and natural gas. The company was founded on December 29, 1954 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Inshift Gmbh & Co. KG (Inshift) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Köln, Germany.

D.A. Davidson & Co. (Investment Management) (DAD-IM) is the investment management division of D.A. Davidson & Co., a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Companies, a financial service holding company. DAD-IM provides professional money management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.