Stephen Patrick Shepherd

The Reynolds & Reynolds Co. develops and supports software for automotive retailers. It offers accounting and HR, dealer, parts, and dealership services. The company was founded by Lucius D. Reynolds and James R. Gardner in 1866 and is headquartered in Dayton, OH.

The Trust Company of Oklahoma (TCO) is an investment management firm headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The firm was founded in 1981 and is a subsidiary of American Trustcorp., Inc. TCO provides asset management and unbiased financial advice for individuals, families and organizations in Oklahoma and throughout the country.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. (Cavanal Hill) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They firm was founded in 1991 and formerly known as Axia Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOKF, NA, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BOKF), a financial holding company. Cavanal Hill provides professional investment management services to a broad and diverse client base that includes trusts, retirement plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers their strategies through separately managed accounts. They also serve as investment advisor to the Cavanal Hill Funds.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Citadel Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin and is wholly-owned by Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Advisors manages private investment funds that are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

SparkCognition, Inc. provides artificial intelligence software. Its products include SparkPredict, ParkSecure, and MindFabric. The company was founded by Amir Husain in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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.

Founded in 1987, Johnson Rice & Co. LLC is an institutional research and brokerage firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1991, the firm began offering investment banking services. Johnson Rice & Co. focuses primarily on the energy and specialty retail sectors

Colt International LLC provides fuel and aviation consulting services. The firm offers fuel services, trip support and, risk management, online tools and aviation insurance. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Webster, 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.

Platte River Equity LLC (Platte River Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by J. Landis Martin. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Main Street Capital Partners LLC(Main Street Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Vincent Foster. The firm is headquartered at Houston, Texas.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Pelican Energy Partners ( Pelican Energy Partners ) is a private equity firm founded by Michael Scott in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.

EquityMetrix LLC provides revenue recovery, land data management, and land data assurance services. It specializes in revenue recovery, land data management, and land data assurance. The firm offers a proprietary technology to detect anomalies and look for missing data. It also operates a cloud-based data warehouse that combines image processing, machine learning, spatial processing, and data mining. The company was founded by Thomas J. Agnew and Frank Del Agnew in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Stellus Capital Management LLC (Stellus Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas with an additional office in Bethesda, Maryland.

BlackGold Capital Management LP (BlackGold) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was co-founded by Adam Flikerski and Erik Dybesland in 2006. BlackGold provides investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and separate account clients which include retail investors, businesses, and foundations.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

AdvicePay, Inc. operates a payment processing platform built specifically for financial advisors. Its features include subscription billing, one-time payments, accept ach and credit cards, comply with custody regulations, and advisory and client portal. The company was founded by Robert Alan Moore and Michael Ernest Kitces in 2016 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

XY Planning Network LLC provides financial advisors services. The firm’s compliance services include initial registration and paid services and compliance coaching services. The company was founded by Michael Ernest Kitces and Robert Alan Moore in 2014 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

22V Research Group LLC is a research company founded in 2021 that focuses on rapidly changing markets, team collaboration, and passionate client service. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company provides the latest reports on various topics.

CenterGate Capital LP (CenterGate Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Stenning Schueppert. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.