Brendan Achariyakosol

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.

USAA Investment Services Co. (ISCO) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 as USAA Investment Management Co. (IMCO). They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of USAA Investment Corp. and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a diversified financial services organization. In 2020, ISCO’s brokerage and advisory businesses, including client accounts, were sold to Schwab Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of The Charles Schwab Corp. (Schwab) (NYSE: SCHW). ISCO’s business is now limited to referring prospective clients to Schwab or Victory Capital, performing certain referral-related marketing activities, and providing advice with respect to saving for retirement and retirement income.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Part of Energy Transfer LP, Penntex Midstream GP, LLC is a company that provides investment services. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

ORIX Corporate Capital, Inc. is a private equity firm subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Nebraska Angels, Inc. operates as a consortium of individual angel investors. It is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation organized to exchange information about investment opportunities in early-stage and emerging growth companies with ties to the state of Nebraska. The firm provides opportunities for its members to obtain outstanding financial returns by investing in promising early-stage companies primed for expansion. It also provides seed and early-stage capital in the range of $150K-$750K. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC provides legal services. Its services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Scudder Law Firm PC LLO is a nationally recognized leader in the transportation industry and a premier corporate and business transactions advisor to clients across the country. The private company is based in Lincoln, NE, and Mark A. Scudder has been the CEO of the company since 1993. The firm focuses on providing strategic business advice and transactions for clients nationwide, with primary practice areas including mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, securities reporting and compliance, corporate finance, corporate governance, real estate, and commercial contracts. Scudder Law Firm is committed to delivering value to its clients every day through superior results at a reasonable cost.

Nitride Solutions, Inc. develops and manufactures advanced nitride substrates for LEDs, lasers, and power electronics. It offers aluminum nitride templates for use in deep-UV light emitting diodes; bulk aluminum nitride substrates that enable high-power switches, motor controls, and UV laser diodes; and high-quality aluminum nitride coatings on copper or aluminum that simplify electronic device structures while maintaining thermal conductivity and voltage resistance. The company’s products are used in water and air, power generation, and transmission and higher-speed communication applications worldwide. Nitride Solutions was founded by Jeremy Kinsley Jones, Jason Adam Schmitt and Peng Lu in 2009 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP provides legal services. Its practice areas include labor and employment, litigation, tax, and transactions. The firm serves high-tech companies in the areas of legal advice related to software licensing, intellectual property, and venture capital investments. The company was founded by Henry William O'Melveny in 1885 and is headquartered in Los Angeles. CA.

Founded in 2003, Five Mile Capital Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm focuses mainly on fixed income and credit products for institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

Edge Principal Advisors LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by Jeff Walker and Evan M. Mallah. David Shen Ventures LLC is headquartered in New York.