Shawn L. Clift

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

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.

Energen Resources Corp. engages in the exploration of oil and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Cano Petroleum, Inc. operates as an independent oil and natural gas company. The company was founded by Jeffery S. Johnson in 1997 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

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.

CDX LLC engages in the natural gas exploration and production services. Its primary products include unconventional resources, such as coal, shale, and tight sands. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

Part of KeyCorp, SONAT Exploration Co. is a company that provides petroleum exploration. The company is based in Houston, TX.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a professional body for accountants. The non-profit company is based in Glasgow, UK, and has subsidiaries in Mauritius, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The British company offers a program called ALP-C, which approves learning materials from high-quality content providers to support studying towards ACCA's qualification. The role of the CFO is evolving beyond finance to include reporting on value-centric aspects of their operations, as companies move towards sustainable practices. The CEO of the company is Helen Joanna Brand.

The Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that serves as a platform for local businesses to connect, network, and collaborate. The Chamber of Commerce is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Texas Independent Exploration Ltd. operates as an exploration and production company. It focuses on finding opportunities in the energy industry in the ever-changing oil and gas marketplace. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Acadian Energy, Inc. is a junior exploration and production company. It engages in the exploration and development shale oil and unconventional natural gas. The company was founded on March 28, 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of CalciTech Ltd., Calcitech Europe Ltd. is a British company that specializes in transforming waste minerals into a specialty calcium carbonate with unprecedented purity and consistency. The company is based in London, UK, and the CEO of the company is Roger Leopard. The company's patented process allows for the synthesis of microscopic calcium carbonate particles that can be used in various products such as paper, polymers, sealants, paints, inks, food, and pharmaceuticals. Calcitech Europe helps its customers reduce the carbon footprint of their products and demonstrate their sustainability credentials with consumers.

Tbg Holdings Corp. operates as an American venture capital company. The private company is based in Fort Lauderdale.