Douglas M. Gaston

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

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.

CCH, Inc. provides tax and business law information and software solutions. It serves accounting firms, associations, corporations, federal government and financial planning. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Riverwoods, IL.

Prescient Co, Inc. designs and develops mixed use and commercial developments. The firm's services include structural engineering, additional BIM services and supply and install. The company was founded by Michael Lastowski, Satyen Patel and John Vanker in September 2012 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Sustainable Restaurant Group operates a chain of restaurants. It is a collection of brands that are defining the future of hospitality through a commitment to environmental and social change. The company was founded by Kristofor Lofgren in 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Tempel Steel Co. produces and supplies steel products. The company manufactures magnetic steel laminations used in motors, ballasts, and transformers. It also produces electrical and cold-rolled motor lamination steel and sells to manufacturers, subcontractors and other customers. The company was founded by Tempel Smith in 1945 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Katerra, Inc. provides buildings design and project management services. Its products include building platform, structural systems, mass timber and windows. The firm offers end-to-new build, construction and renovation services. The company was founded by Michael E. Marks, James A. Davidson and Fritz H. Wolff in 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Youfit Health Clubs LLC operates a chain of fitness centers. Its classes include yoga, fit body circuit, SilverSneakers classic, and Zumba. The company was founded by Rick Berks in 2008 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

A.B.C. Carpet Co., Inc. provides home furnishings products. It operates home furnishings stores in the U.S. and the UK. The company offers furniture's, linens, window treatments, mattresses, rugs, and related accessories. The company was founded by Jerry Weinrib in 1961 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Highland Opportunities & Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. It intends to provide current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund is a closed-end management investment company, that operates as an interval fund. It seeks to invest in private and public real estate-related debt, equity, and preferred equity investments. The company was founded on July 1, 2016 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Carl Marks & Co., Inc., Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC is a merchant banking firm that offers principal investing and advisory services. Founded in 2006, the company is based in New York, NY. The company's parent company, Carl Marks & Co., was established in 1925 by a young entrepreneur named Carl Marks, who started a foreign securities exchange business in the heart of New York. Throughout its history, Carl Marks has created value through clear thinking and creative solutions.

NexPoint Capital, Inc. operates as a closed-end management investment company. It engages in generating high current income and long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in middle-market healthcare companies, middle-market companies in non-healthcare sectors, syndicated floating rate debt of large public and nonpublic companies and collateralized loan obligations. The company was founded on September 30, 2013 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

TriStrata Group, Inc. manufactures industrial machineries. The company was founded by Jim Brandt in 2000 and is headquartered in Bainbridge Island, WA.

QDiscovery LLC provides electronic technology services. It offers forensics, collections, consulting, trial presentation and managed review services. The company was founded by Matt McCormack in 2012 and is headquartered in New London, CT.

Litera Microsystems operates as a document drafting software.

Surepoint Technologies Group, Inc. provides industrial instrumentation and electrical services. Its services encompass automation and panel fabrication, communications systems, compression and controls, drilling automation and control systems, electrical and instrumentation, equipment packaging, material procurement, personnel management, valve sales and service, and well testing and meter proving. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Bridge Investments LLC (Bridge Investments) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Robert Goldberg and Daniel Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The Legaltech Fund Management Co LLC (The Legaltech Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Zach Posner and Sam Elhag. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Lord & Taylor LLC sells women's, men's and children's apparel and accessories. It offers chic women's clothing from trendy to updated-classic dresses, tops, coats, jackets and more plus, must-have shoes, handbags, kids wear, jeweler and accessories and beauty and fragrance products. The firm operates as a chain of retail stores. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

AIG Financial Products Corp. provides corporate finance, investment and financial risk management solutions. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Wilton, CT.

Part of Upbound Group, Inc., Thorn Americas, Inc. is a company that specializes in rental and leasing equipment. The company is based in Wichita, KS. Thorn Americas was acquired by Renters Choice, Inc. from Thorn Ltd. on August 05, 1998 for $1,150 million.

Part of Woodbridge Co. Ltd. /New/, Thomson Legal & Regulatory Ltd. provides information and publishing services to various markets including legal and regulatory, financial services, scientific, reference, healthcare, education, and corporate training. The company is based in Brisbane, Australia and offers its services through web-based information delivery platforms.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

Kluwer Wolters Tax & Accounting provides tax, accounting, audit, risk and compliance software solutions. It offers Commerce Clearing House (CCH) software solutions. The firm's products include CCH Axcess, CCH Tagetik, CCH AnswerConnect, CCH iFirm, and CCH Integrator. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.