Aaron Byrd

US Global Investors, Inc. (Asset Management) (USGI) is the fund management division of US Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW), an investment firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1968 and formerly known as United Services Funds. USGI manages mutual funds and ETFs for individual and institutional clients.

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.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

IP Communications LLC provides broadband Internet access services. Its services include SIP trunking, hosted PBX, international numbers and coverage area. The company was founded by James Doneghy and Donald Hansil in 2002 and is headquartered in Kennesaw, GA.

Riley James Development Corp. provides multi-well oil and gas investment services. The company offers energy related investment opportunities for investors. It is headquartered in Addison, 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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Vinson & Elkins LLP provides legal services. It maintains civil practice, covering areas such as litigation, public policy, transaction, and energy law. The firm serves the clients including companies from the aviation, energy, financial services, health care, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. provides energy and environmental research services. It conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. The firm also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning and supports research in emerging technologies. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. provides brokerage services. The company is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Juniper Networks, Inc., Trilogy, Inc. develops flexible and customizable IPSec security software. The company is based in Concord, MA. The company was founded by Oliver Tavakoli. Joseph A. Liemandt has been the CEO of the company since 1989. Trilogy was acquired by Funk Software, Inc., part of Juniper Networks, Inc. from December 01, 2005 on January 28, 2002.

OCM Distressed Debt Group (OCM) is an private equity firm founded in 1995 by Bruce Allen Karsh and Sheldon Michael Stone. The firm is an operating division of Oaktree Capital Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Rockland Capital (Texas) LLC (Rockland Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Scott Harlan, Michael Del Giudice, Joseph Lambert and Dave Yeager. The firm is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

VMETRO, Inc. provides commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) board- and system-level embedded computer products for applications in the aerospace & defense, communications, and medical industries. Its products include embedded computing, data recorders & storage, protocol & bus analyzers, and network storage products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Nuclear Energy Institute provides policy-making process for the nuclear energy and technology industries. It participates in both the national and global policy-making process. Nuclear Energy Institute was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

El Paso Marketing LP (El Paso Merchant Energy) provides wholesale trading of natural gas, crude oil, electricity and other commodities. It also markets asset-based commodities. The firm also sells the unit's petroleum refining, coal mining, chemical production and LNG transportation operations. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Lighthouse Funds LLC (Lighthouse Funds) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Sachin Bhartiya, Mukund Krishnaswami and Sean Sovak. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC (Oaktree Advisors) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 2017 and is wholly owned by Oaktree Capital II LP, ultimately held by Atlas Capital II GP LLC. Oaktree Advisors offers a broad range of investment products across the capital structure.

Petra Funds Group LLC is a fund administration provider that offers comprehensive fund administration and related middle and back-office services to private equity, venture capital, and private debt funds. The private company is based in New York, NY and partners with fund managers throughout their ESG journey, ensuring they have credible ESG policies and processes that stand up to regulatory scrutiny and enhance their reputation in the eyes of investors. Petra's services include fund administration, investor servicing, regulatory compliance, management company services, and ESG advisory services. The company was founded by Peter Haskopoulos and Stephen S. Coats.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston provides social welfare and philanthropic services. It provides for Jewish social welfare and philanthropic works. The firm is organized into six service areas, all of which provide human, financial, and conceptual resources and programs to the Jewish community. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.