Chris E. Harrington

Kennedy Capital Management LLC (KCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Gerald Kennedy and Richard Sinise in 1980 as Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. In November 2022, the firm converted from “Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.”, a Missouri S corporation, to “Kennedy Capital Management LLC”, a Delaware limited liability company. They are a subsidiary of KCM Holdings, Inc. KCM manages assets for institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. (KCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The firm was founded by John Kornitzer in 1989. KCM provides advice as an investment adviser or as a sub-adviser to individuals and institutions and act as the investment adviser to the Buffalo Funds.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Bridges Investment Management, Inc. (BIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 1994 and they are a direct subsidiary of Bridges Holding Co., ultimately owned by McCarthy Group LLC. BIM provides investment services to individuals, investment companies, trusts, estates, retirement plans, private funds, corporations and other entities, family offices, banks or thrift institutions, foundations and other charitable organizations.

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Founded in 2001, Scout provides discretionary investment management services to registered and unregistered investment companies, institutional accounts and individuals through separately managed accounts. They also provide model portfolios to financial intermediaries for use in unified managed accounts (UMA).

Waycross Partners LLC (Waycross) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The firm was founded by Ben Thomas in 2005 and is owned by Waycross Holdings, Inc. Waycross offers investment advice to individuals, high net worth (HNW) individuals, trusts, corporations, charitable organizations, small businesses, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. (FAS) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. The firm was founded by Max W. Greer, Jr. in 1979 as Financial Advisory Service, Inc. and changed its name to FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. in 2022. FAS provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, define contribution plans (profit-sharing and 401(k)), trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Gilmore & Bell PC is a public finance law firm that represents governmental entities and 501c3 organizations in negotiating financing alternatives such as bond and lease transactions, economic development incentives, and public-private partnerships. The American company has offices in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Illinois. The private company was founded in 1979, and Meghan K. McKernan has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Kansas University Endowment Association operates fundraising foundation for the University of Kansas, KU Endowment partners with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater KU. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

C3 Capital LLC (C3 Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of CPC LLC founded in 1994 by Patrick D Curran, Patrick F Healy, Smith Robert and Steven Swartzman. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Enterprise Center of Johnson County/Venture Capital/ is a subsidiary of Enterprise Center of Johnson County founded in 1994. The firm headquartered in Fairway, Kansas.

Creative Planning, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or business entities other than those listed above, foundations, endowments and other institutions.

Multi Service Technology Solutions, Inc. operates as a European tolls payment solutions provider and an authorized dealer for Eurovignettes. It specializes in credit card services to the trucking, sea, and air clients. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

CPC LLC is a subsidiary of CPC Management, which is a long-term investment company organized as a company, not around funds like traditional private equity firms. CPC is based in Kansas City, MO and has subsidiaries in Sweden and the United States. The company focuses on creating defensible, long-term value by investing in innovation, workforce development, new technologies, and supply chain improvements. CPC is owned by large family offices and successful entrepreneurs who are aligned around long-term decision making and wealth creation. It was formed from the merging of Curran Companies and C3 Capital's management teams. CPC aims to invest $600mm to $700mm into lower middle market businesses over the next five years. The company does not use enterprise leverage to fund acquisitions and emphasizes excelling in the five key battles™: people, systems and processes, execution, customer intimacy, and product leadership. The company was founded by Desmond Patrick Curran, Jared E. Poland, Patrick F. Healy, Patrick Wiley Curran, Robert L. Smith, and Steven E. Swartzman.

TicketRX develops a digital platform that engages in the provision of online billing and payment solutions. The company was founded by Bryan Shannon and is headquartered in Kansas City, KS.

University Venture Fund Crossroads was founded by Jeffrey L. Stowell. It is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to over 20 students from multiple regional universities each year. The organization offers experiential learning in entrepreneurship, taught through the lens of venture capital and private finance. The program builds a network of young leaders who understand what building scalable, investable companies looks like. The team is comprised of students from universities in the greater area and is sponsored by Royal Street Ventures, the Kauffman Foundation, and other local organizations. The students work on principle projects throughout the year, including the signature Founders' Lab event, which provides 1-on-1 meetings to underrepresented founders with investors, as well as Future Founders' Lab, their newest blog. The organization welcomes donations and encourages people to sign up for their quarterly newsletter or get in touch.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the asset management division of U.S. Bank NA, which is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.