Jerome H. Kaiser

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.

University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF).

Founded in 1972 by Candace King, C.L. King & Associates, Inc. is a self-clearing, service-oriented broker/dealer and investment bank located in Albany, New York with additional offices in Boston and New York City. The firm delivers investment research, equity and fixed-income sales and trading, prime brokerage, investment advisor and clearing services to institutional and high net-worth clients and to other broker/dealers. For corporations, they underwrite securities and provide strategic advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, strategic alternatives and valuation. C.L. King & Associates is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. C.L. King & Associates follows 120 names in 9 sectors. They seek to discover uncovered investment opportunities by seeking out companies that may be ignored by other Wall Street research providers and by identifying value and growth that may be unrecognized by institutional equity investors. The firm provides comprehensive trading services including capital commitment, market making and listed block positioning for their institutional equity clients. C.L. King & Associates' fixed-income group focuses on trading fixed-income securities, primarily in the secondary market. They offer a broad cross section of agencies, convertibles, investment-grade corporates, mortgage-backed securities, municipals, CDs and preferred stock to other broker/Dealers and institutional investors. The firm's investment banking group provides strategic M&A advice and capital raising services to emerging and mid-cap companies, both public and private. In addition, they act as a WBE underwriter in stock and bond offerings by large corporate issuers. C.L. King & Associates' corporate services group offers specialized services to assist corporate clients and their executives in handling delicate stock holding matters. Their services include guiding clients through restricted stock/rule 144 transactions, developing customized rule 10b5-1 trading plans and managing corporate share repurchase programs. The firm's equity research is based on a fundamental, value-oriented approach that focuses on small- and mid-cap companies. The firm offers research on the following sectors: special situations, building materials companies, specialty retail/apparel/footwear, industrials/cyclicals, restaurants/franchising, business services/staffing companies, telecommunications equipment and medical technology/devices/supplies.

EnCap Investments LP (EnCap Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Gary Peterson and Robert Zorich and The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Luxor Capital Group LP (Luxor) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Christian A. Leone in 2002. Luxor provides primarily discretionary investment advice to private investment funds and may also do so for certain separately managed accounts or other investment advisers from time to time.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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

Bell Laboratories, Inc. manufactures rodent control products. It has developed products such as rodenticides, tamper-resistant bait stations, non-poisonous glue boards, and mechanical mousetraps to control rats. The company was founded by Malcolm Stack in 1974 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM provides investment advisory services to a variety of clients.

Part of China Venture Capital Co. Ltd., China Venture Capital Research Institute Ltd. provides investment research. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and was founded in 2003.

Shenzhen GTA Education Tech Ltd. provides education, financial information, and professional data services. It offers integrated solutions of smart education to educational institutions, ranging from those focused on early childhood education to college and university as well as vocational education. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Founded in 1983, Triumph Actuation Systems - UK Ltd. is a business services company that is part of Triumph Group, Inc. The company is based in Gloucester, UK.

Triumph Aerospace Operations UK Ltd. manufactures aero structures, military hardware and fan composites. It offers aerodynamic composite detail components and structures, including aircraft wing structures, components, and aircraft control surfaces; air wash structural composite panels and fairings. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Farnborough, the United Kingdom.

Accent-Fairchild Group, Inc. manufactures and supplies house and hardware products. Its divisions include accent, fisher, lifetime, meyer, MLM, 3D Light FX and wean green. The firm’s products include houseware storage containers and shelving, food storage containers, tool boxes, and metal and plastic parts cabinets. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

Nuclear Energy Institute provides policy-making process for the nuclear energy and technology industries. It participates in both the national and global policy-making process. Nuclear Energy Institute was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Duke Energy Commercial Enterprises, Inc. provides energy distribution and project development services. The company was established in 1992 and is headquartered in Plainfield, IN.

El Paso Marketing LP (El Paso Merchant Energy) provides wholesale trading of natural gas, crude oil, electricity and other commodities. It also markets asset-based commodities. The firm also sells the unit's petroleum refining, coal mining, chemical production and LNG transportation operations. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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