Alex Acker

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.

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.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Audax Private Equity (Audax Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of 101 Huntington Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Geoff S. Rehnert and Marc B. Wolpow. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and additional office in San Francisco, California.

ABRY Partners LLC (ABRY Partners) a private equity subsidiary of John F. Stafford Insurance Agency, Inc. founded in 1989 by Samuel Andrew Banks and Royce G. Yudkoff. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Brockway Moran & Partners, Inc (Brockway Moran & Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Peter C Brockway and Michael E. Moran. The firm is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

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.

PNC Mezzanine Capital (PNC Mezzanine Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of PNC Holding LLC founded in 1989 by David J Blair. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

CSL Capital Management LLC (CSL Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Charles Leykum in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

WestView Capital Management Co., Inc.(WestView Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Carlo A. von Schroeter and Richard Williams. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Periscope Equity LLC (Periscope Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Steven B. Jarmel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Stellex Capital Management LP (Stellex) is an private equity firm founded in 2014 by Ray Whiteman and Michael Stewart. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Nonantum Capital Partners LLC (Nonantum Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Jon Biotti, David Ganitsky, Laki Nomicos, and Neil Defeo. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

CyberMaxx LLC is a cybersecurity provider that offers managed security services and solutions to healthcare and financial services industries. The company is based in Nashville, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States. CyberMaxx leverages proprietary software and institutionalized healthcare expertise to provide vulnerability risk management, incident response, and risk assessment services. The company's solutions are designed to give customers peace of mind that their systems, infrastructure, and data are secure. The company's managed detection and response solution (MaxxMDR) is scalable for clients of all sizes, providing protection and improving the organization's security posture. CyberMaxx empowers customers to assess, monitor, and manage cyber risk and stay ahead of emerging threats. The company was founded in 2002 by Thomas Lewis and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. Brian M. Ahern has been the CEO of the company since 2023. CyberMaxx expanded its capabilities through the 2022 acquisition of CipherTechs, an international cybersecurity company.