Eugene Shepherd

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Brigham Exploration Co. is an independent exploration, development and production company. The company engages in the exploration and development of onshore crude oil and natural gas reserves. Its exploration and production activities are performed primarily in the onshore Texas Gulf Coast, the Anadarko Basin of northwest Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle and west Texas. Brigham Exploration was founded by Ben M. Brigham in 1990 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Brigham Resources LLC provides oil and gas services. The firm focuses on using technologies to identify and develop unconventional liquids rich resource plays. The company was founded by Ben M. Brigham and Eugene B. Shepherd in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

ABN AMRO Bank NV, established in 1824, is an international bank based in Amsterdam ABN AMRO Bank NV, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABN AMRO Holding NV (XA: AABA; NYSE: ABN). The firm's investment banking business unit provides commercial clients in local markets as well as multinational corporations and financial institutions with advisory, financing and operational services. They have global expertise in the international capital markets and eco-markets, as well as for transaction banking, asset management and private equity.

KIPP Austin Public Schools operates as a network of 10 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating elementary, middle, and high school students. The company was founded by Jill Kolasinski in 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Prudential Securities, Inc. (Michigan) is a company based in West Bloomfield, MI.

VTX Energy Partners LLC provides oil and gas exploration services. The company was founded by Eugene B. Shepherd and is headquartered in Austin, TX.