Thomas McCormick

Conduent Business Services LLC provides business process outsourcing and information technology services. Its services include cloud computing service, infrastructure, cloud consulting, virtual desktop infrastructure, private cloud deployment, hosted communications, customer care, document and data management, strategic advisory, construction and facilities, film and fiche processing, workflow integration, intelligent queue, mail processing, media conversion, managed print services, communication and marketing, capture, imaging, storage and retrieval services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. engages in the provision of energy services. It purchases, transmits and distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, wholesale, and industrial customers; and oil recovery and electric generation customers. The company was founded on April 18, 1881 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

SouthWest Water Co. is a company that owns and operates regulated water and wastewater systems in seven states in the United States, serving over half a million residential and business customers. The company provides a broad range of operations, maintenance, and management services, including water production, treatment, and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, customer service, and utility infrastructure construction management. The company has subsidiaries in the United States, including Hornsby Bend Utility Company, Midway Water Utilities, Inc., and more. The company takes pride in delivering high-quality, reliable service to its customers. The company was founded in 1891 as Land & Water Company and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX, with around 500 employees. The CEO is Robert MacLean.

J.P. Morgan Partners (BHCA) LP engages in venture capital, private equity and leveraged buyout business. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in New York, New York.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

PLH Group, Inc. operates as a power line and pipeline construction firm. It offers directional drilling, station and facility construction, underground utility, and distribution and substation construction services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

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.

Rotan Mosle, Inc. provides investment banking and securities brokerage services.

Progressive Contractors Association of Canada provides construction services. It provides advocacy, labour-management advice, networking opportunities and organizational services to its member community. The company is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

BioHouston, Inc. engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization. The firm's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Power Line Services, Inc. provides electrical infrastructure construction, maintenance and inspection services. The firm’s services include transmission, substation, distribution, storm response, renewable energy, EPC and design/build. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

VetAccel, Inc. engages in empowering Veterans to serve Veterans, particularly in healthcare. The company was founded by Matthew S. Collier, William Murdy, and Stephen Cook and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Alzeca Biosciences, Inc. is a company based in Houston, TX. Alzeca is developing a proprietary intravenous contrast agent that targets Alzheimer's disease pathology. The company's targeted agent has shown the ability to detect early stage disease pathology with exceptional resolution and sensitivity using commonly available imaging techniques. The development of the agent was initiated through a collaboration between Dr. Ananth Annapragada and Dr. Jason Eriksen. The company was founded in 2012 by Jason Eriksen, Robin Mansukhani, Ananth Annapragada. The CEO is Carlo Giovanni Medici.

Amigos de las Américas provides training and leadership programmes. It offers summer and gap programs for young people ages 13-25. The company was founded by Guy Bevil Jr. in 1965 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.