Frank E. Bayouth

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Jones Walker LLP provides legal services. It focuses on areas such as aviation, banking, bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors-debtors rights, construction, energy, intellectual property and e-commerce, healthcare litigation, transactions and regulation, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and emerging companies, public finance and products liability. The firm serves banking and financial services, gaming, insurance and manufacturing and telecommunications industries. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP operates a law firm. Its practices include mergers and acquisitions, securities, public and private financing, investment funds, private equity, real estate, intellectual property, communications and technology, new media and the Internet, entertainment, employee benefits and executive compensation, personal representation, antitrust, environmental regulation, tax and bankruptcy, and corporate reorganization law. The company was founded in April 1875 is headquartered in New York, NY.

Shearman & Sterling LLP provides legal services. It specializes in appellate litigations, capital markets, corporate governance, environmental, finance, international arbitration, investment funds, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privatization, real estate, and tax. The company was founded by Thomas Shearman in 1873 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Baosteel Group Shanghai No. 5 Steel Co., Ltd. engages in the development, production, and sale of steel products in China. Its products include steel and alloy materials, such as auto steel, bearing steel, spring steel, cold-forging steel, jointing steel, high temperature alloy steel, and titanium alloys. The company was founded on July 31, 1990 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Michigan Economic Development Corp. provides economic development efforts and policy development and technology development. Its services include business retention and attraction, financial assistance, employee recruitment and training, assistance for providing permits, and site development services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

Association for Financial Professionals, Inc. provides treasury management services. It provides training, certification, career counseling and other professional development services and hosts an annual four-day conference. The firm also publishes AFP Exchange, a bimonthly magazine. Its committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets represents executives who oversee investment funds of pension and benefit plans. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. provides brokerage services. The company is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

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.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Europe) LLP provides legal services. The company was founded on January 13, 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of MMGJ Hugoton III LLC, BHP Billiton Petroleum (Arkansas) Inc. explores and markets petroleum products. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Twin Eagle Resource Management LLC provides midstream energy and wholesale energy services. It engages in the marketing of energy-related commodities including natural gas, power, and environmental products and services. The firm owns and operates crude oil and frac sand logistical assets and provides related marketing of crude oil and natural gas liquids through its Midstream business unit, Twin Eagle Midstream. The company was founded by Charles L. Watson and Griffin E. Jones in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Mobivity Holdings Corp., Front Door Insights LLC provides mobile marketing services. The company is based in Fort Collins, CO. Front Door Insights was acquired by Mobivity Holdings Corp. on May 21, 2013 for $2.69 million. The company was founded by Paul Brown.

WPT GP LLC provides investment services. The private company is based in Wilmington, DE.

EVX Midstream Partners LLC focuses on acquiring, developing and operating crude oil, natural gas, and produced water gathering, processing, treating and transportation assets in the Eagle Ford, Permian Basin, and Mid-Continent. The company was founded by Herb Chambers IV, Charlie Flynn, and Brian Kellar in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

WaterBridge Resources LLC engages in the development, acquisition, and management of water infrastructure for upstream producers. The company was founded by Stephen M. Johnson in January 2016 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

ENSTOR Gas LLC engages in overseas natural gas business operations through its direct subsidiaries. Its subsidiaries provide renewables and thermal electricity generation; electricity transmission and distribution; natural gas distribution; and renewable energy operations and services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

EVX Midstream Partners II LLC operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in Austin, FL.

San Mateo Midstream LLC provides midstream gathering, processing and disposal services. The firm offers natural gas gathering and processing, salt water gathering and disposal and crude oil gathering services. The company was founded in February 2017 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Deloitte Consulting Management GmbH & Co. KG, Deloitte Consulting Global Services GmbH is a German company that provides research, analysis, and perspectives for business and government. The company is based in Munich, Germany. The company's first location-based UpLink Challenge will encourage collective action within the community to develop sustainable solutions for the city. Additionally, they provide insights on key activities and investments that have the potential to make space a responsible, safe, and commercially viable industry in the future. The company was founded by Jörg Ohlsen and the CEOs are Stephan Hutter, Nicolai Andersen, Nathan Houser.