Michael Althouse

Imperial Sugar Co. processes and markets refined cane sugar. It refines, packages, and distributes granulated, powdered, liquid, and brown sugars, as well as co-crystallized sweeteners and syrups under the Dixie Crystals, Imperial, Savannah Gold, NatureWise, and Holly brand names, as well as under private labels. The firm also markets organic and fair trade sweeteners and sugar/stevia sweetener blends. The company was founded in 1843 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX.

Part of Valero Energy Corp., National Convenience Stores, Inc. (Delaware) is a private company that owns and operates convenience stores. The company is based in Houston, TX. National Convenience Stores, Inc. (Delaware was acquired by Diamond Shamrock, Inc. on December 18, 1995 for $190 million.

Part of Republic Services, Inc., Sanifill, Inc. is a waste management company. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by Raymond M. Cash.

The Sharper Image Corp. retails appliances and consumer electronic devices. It engages in business-to-business wholesale operations, as well as owns and operates online auction Web site and an online outlet store to help manage refurbished and close-out inventory. The company was founded by Richard J. Thalheimer in 1977 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Cowen Investment Management LLC (Cowen Investment Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

NetSpend Corp. provides prepaid and debit cards processing and marketing services. The firm provides commercial payroll card solutions and offers all employees a direct deposit option associated with paper checks for employees and employers. The company was founded by Bertrand Sosa and Rogelio Sosa in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

NetSpend Holdings, Inc. provides general purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards and payroll cards and related alternative financial service solutions to under-banked consumers. The company was founded on February 18, 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

FS Card, Inc. offers financial services. It provides customers to meet their short-term liquidity needs through credit. The company was founded by Marla Blow in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cardtronics, Inc. engages in the provision of convenient automated consumer financial services through its network of automated teller machines and multi-function financial services kiosks. It operates through the following segments: North America; Europe and Africa; and Australia and New Zealand. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Brink's, Inc. provides secure transportation and logistics solutions. Its services include armored transport, ATM, cash counting and management, coin processing, document destruction, and vaulting services. The company was founded by Perry Brink and Fidelia Brink on May 5, 1859 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Prosper Marketplace, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in operating a peer-to-peer online credit platform. The firm through its subsidiary Proper Funding operates an online marketplace that permits the lender members to bid on loan listings and purchases. It handles the funding and servicing of the loan on behalf of the matched borrowers and investors. The company was founded by Christian A. Larsen and John B. Witchel on March 22, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

UniRush LLC provides prepaid debit card services. Its prepaid debit cards are used to deposit money, withdraw cash, make purchases, shop online, and pay bills. The firm empowers cardholders to take control of their financial futures. The company was founded by Russell Simmons in 2003 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Better Mortgage Corp. engages in the provision of mortgage loans. It offers both fixed and adjustable rates for conventional and jumbo loans; and finance properties such as single-family homes, multi-family homes, townhouses, condominiums, and planned unit development (PUD). The company was founded by Vishal Garg, Eric Wilson and Viral Shah in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Starboard Value LP is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Smith and Peter Feld in 2011 when Ramius LLC's activist value and opportunity business was spun-off as an independent firm. Ramius LLC maintains a significant minority interest in the firm. They are a subsidiary of Starboard Principal Co. LP. Starboard Value provides discretionary investment management services to private investment partnerships and offshore investment funds that are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Demos is a non-profit company based in New York, NY. The company pioneer bold progressive ideas, reinforce them with original research and analysis, and equip grassroots partner organizations to move them into practical reality.

Part of Green Dot Corp., Green Dot Bank is a state chartered commercial bank. The private company is based in Provo, UT. The company was founded by Robert Simon. Gregory M. Quarles has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Dama Technology, Inc. provides banking and payment solutions to the cannabis industry. The firm offers Premier, CashToTax, Paytender, Invoices, and Trading. The company was founded by Daniel R. Henry and Anh Hatzopoulos in 2016 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

PollyEx, Inc. provides mortgage loans. Its products include mark-to-market best execution, process automation and turnkey integrations. The firm offers services to banks, mortgage companies, and credit unions. The company was founded by Adam Carmel in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Kensington Vanguard National Land Services provides title insurance agency services. The company offers commercial and residential title insurance, real property and cooperative lien searches, settlement, escrow, recording and exchange services. The company was founded by Brian M. Cooper and Jarett Fein in October 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

College Avenue Student Loans LLC provides student loan marketplace lender services. The company was founded by Joseph A. DePaulo and Timothy P. Staley in 2014 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

R3 LLC operates as a block chain software firm. The company is headquartered in Albany, NY.

HungerRush LLC supplies hardware, software and point of sale systems. It specializes in point of sale systems, business financing, payment processing, digital signage, digital menu boards and video surveillance. The company was founded by Patrick Terry in 1972 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.