Charlie Bender

NCM Capital Advisers, Inc. provides investment management and advisory services. It offers services to high net worth individuals. The firm manages separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios for its clients. It also invests in public equity and fixed income markets of United States. The company was founded by Maceo Kennedy Sloan in 1986 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

New York Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance products and services. It offers life insurance, retirement income, long term care, investments, and premier services. The company was founded on April 12, 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. (Dana) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Michael Dana in 1980. Dana provides investment supervisory services to qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft Hartley plans, unions, financial institutions such as banks and credit unions, insurance companies, public sector entities such as cities and counties, health care facilities, corporations, charitable foundations and other charitable organizations, and certain high net -worth individuals. They also act as an investment manager for multiple wrap fee programs that are sponsored by third party institutions. Dana is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Loop Capital Markets LLC is provider of a broad range of integrated capital solutions for corporate, governmental, and institutional entities. They serve clients in public and corporate finance, equity, taxable and tax-exempt securities sales and trading and municipal research. Since their founding in 1997, they have served as managing underwriter on financings, participated in corporate bond underwritings, served as an underwriter in IPO and other equity offerings, and earned a reputation as a dedicated, resourceful partner with new ideas and new avenues of distribution. Loop Capital Markets is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, They serve clients on a national basis.

Export-Import Bank of the United States operates as an export credit agency. It offers working capital guarantees, export credit insurance, loan guarantees, and direct loans. The firm offers its services to brokers, lenders, congressional and government stakeholders. The company was founded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1934 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Founded in 2006, CastleOak Securities LP is a minority-owned broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Atlanta and Chicago. CastleOak engages in sales and trading, capital markets and financial advisory services. The firm offers expertise in primary and secondary market transactions and is structured to handle mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, valuations and general strategic assessments. Their clients range from Fortune 500 to middle-market corporations, institutional investors and financial sponsors. CastleOak is in partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald. They do not provide any internal research.

Underwood, Neuhaus & Co., Inc. provides securities brokerage services. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

National Association of Securities Professionals is a Non-Profit Organization, which assists people to achieve inclusion in the financial services industry. The company was founded by Maynard H. Jackson, Felicia Flowers-Smith, Joyce M. Johnson & Donald Davidson in 1985 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

United Way of Greater Houston provides child and family social services. It offers programs in the following four areas, developing children and youth to their full potential with an emphasis on programs involving abuse and neglect, adoption, character development, child care and after school services, delinquency intervention, foster care, special education, and teen pregnancy. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

NCM Capital Management LLC (NCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Ramsey, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Nicholas “Nick” LaVerghetta in 2009. NCM provides fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services to individual investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans and various businesses.

Integra Capital Group, Inc. provides technical based merchant services to businesses. Its services include fully integrated payment processing for many accounting systems like quickbooks, sage ERP products, exact macula, and netsuite. The firm offers software integrators, payment gateway, merchant processing services, mobile payments, point of sale, and online invoicing solutions and serves to B2B distribution, manufacturing, e-commerce, nonprofit, hotel, petroleum and oil, retail, livery, education, and healthcare industries. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Cooper Industries Unlimited Co. manufactures electrical components and tools. The firm operates through follwing divisions, which include Cooper B-Line, Cooper Bussmann, Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Lighting, Cooper Safety, Cooper Power Systems and Cooper Wiring Devices. The company was founded by Charles Cooper and Elias Cooper in 1883 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Part of Mohawk Industries, Inc., Westcap Corp. is a full-service commercial mortgage banking institution headquartered in Irvine, CA, with offices in San Diego and Los Angeles. Westcap's loan servicing is fulfilled out of the Irvine, CA office, currently exceeding 220 loans and $2.20 billion in outstanding balances. The company sources capital for proposed and existing commercial real estate developments primarily throughout the western states. With exclusive and semi-exclusive correspondent relationships with institutional investors, Westcap is uniquely positioned to deliver competitively priced capital earmarked for commercial real estate. The company has sourced over $15 billion for commercial real estate developments, including traditional debt and more intricately structured financing such as equity and joint venture investment.