Benjamin D. Wilhite

Spinnaker Industries Inc. manufactures and markets adhesive-backed materials, primarily for the pressure sensitive label stock market. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans operates as a not-for-profit membership organization of Christians, which engages in the provision of investment advisory services. It offers life insurance, annuities and mutual funds, student and educational resources, charitable planning, and trust services. The company was founded in June 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Interface Security Systems Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of physical security and secured computer network services. It offers managed broadband, payment card industry compliance, digital voice over Internet protocol, and ancillary services. The company was founded by Michael T. Shaw in 2001 and is headquartered in New Castle, DE.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, MI.

Nouveau Eyewear, Inc. provides frames to eyewear retailers, optical laboratories and independent opticians. It also offers sunglasses and other ophthalmic goods. The company was founded by Pat Aptaker and Evan Aptaker in 1985 and is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

Taos Mountain Energy Foods LLC engages in wholesaling of snacks. It offers trailblazer granola, bites, crowd pleaser, and dark chocolate almond. The company is headquartered Arroyo Seco, NM.

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.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Veritex Community Bank operates as a state chartered commercial bank. It offers personal banking products and services, such as E-personal checking, personal and now checking, sterling checking, basic savings, preferred money market accounts, health savings accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, ATM services, and online and mobile banking services. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Interface Security Systems LLC provides security systems installation, maintenance and monitoring services. It also provides electronic security solutions, IP integration and managed broadband solutions for enterprise, business, and residential customers. The company was founded by Michael Shaw in 1995 and is headquartered in Earth City, MO.

Blue Sage Service LP (Blue Sage Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Peter Huff and Jim McBride. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.

Huron, Inc. manufactures tubular assemblies and machined products for the automotive industry. Its products includes tubular, precision machined aluminum, precision machined steel, and valves. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Lexington. MI.

Carolina Beverage Group LLC manufactures and distributes craft beers and related products. It also offers high-speed can filling, batching, tunnel pasteurization, flash pasteurization, hot fill (cans only) and laboratory technologies. The company was founded by J. Michael Smith and John Stritch in 1997 and is headquartered in Mooresville, NC.

MBI Energy Services, Inc. engages in the provision of water management and logistics, and well intervention services. It offers water trucking and service, oil hauling, hot oil, waste management, water transfer, winch and flatbed, and rentals; and service rigs, cased-hole wireline, fishing, and rentals. The company was founded by James R. Arthaud and Jody Arthaud in 1979 and is headquartered in Belfield, ND.

Direct Travel, Inc. provides corporate travel management services. It offers business travel program management, travel savings, risk management, and traveler care . The company was founded in Ed Adams 2011 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Investment Portfolio) (TFL-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (TFL), a fraternal benefit society headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2001, TFL offers insurance products to its members. TFL-IP manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

ATX Premier Insurance Co. provides fire, marine and casualty insurance. The company was founded by Jason L. Jelen in 1989 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Big Outdoor Holdings LLC provides real estate services. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

ATA Riskstation LLC develops a web-based platform for risk-reporting of funds and investors. It serves broker dealers, private banks, hedge funds, mutual funds, public and private pension plans, endowments, family offices, and other institutional investors. The company was founded by Aladin T. Abughazaleh and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Secur LPT LLC engages in the provision of waste management services. It offers hazardous and radioactive waste logistics, packaging equipment, transportation, and technical services. The company was founded by Jennifer Evanko and John Evanko and is headquartered in Sewickley, PA.

Caruth Capital Partners LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2017 by Timothy P. Wegener. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Jersey Premier Outdoor Media LLC engages in providing outdoor advertising services. The company was founded by Chet Atkins in 1998 and is headquartered in Moorestown, NJ.

London Broadcasting Co. LP operates media broadcasting networks. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The CEO of the company is Terry E. London.

Dixie Electric, founded in 1951 and now operating as Expanse, is a company that provides electrical, pole line, and automation services to energy producers in various oil and natural gas producing regions. Expanse is based in Odessa, TX. The company's services cover the entire lifecycle of a well, with a focus on stable completion and production activity.