Jerome L. Trojan

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. engages in the provision of wireless voice, messaging, and data services. It offers different plans for phones and tablets. The company was founded by John W. Stanton in 1994 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

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.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation engages in recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Texas business leaders, to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Nura Bio, Inc. develops neuroprotective drugs. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

The Column Group LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Peter Svennilson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco.

Atavistik Bio, Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company located in an undisclosed location. The American company is pioneering a synthetic, scalable approach to identify and harness highly conserved protein-metabolite interactions to revolutionize small molecule drug discovery. The company's advanced data analytics and AI platforms leverage structure-based drug design to engineer novel, highly specific small molecule drugs to activate, inhibit or stabilize targets. The company is led by an experienced management team and advisors, plus a robust investment syndicate, and is positioned to deliver transformational science to ultimately improve patient care. Atavistik Bio was founded by prominent scientists who are considered among the leading authorities in cell biology, cancer cell biology and cell metabolism. Bryan E Stuart has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Commons Asset Management, Inc. is a Japanese investment company that offers various investment trusts such as the "Commons 30 Fund", "The 2020 Vision", and "Child Trust" to help clients form assets while distributing risks with long-term investment. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company's "Tsumite Plan" allows clients to start investing with confidence for as low as 3000 yen per month. and has subsidiaries in Japan. The company was founded in 2007 by Ken Shibusawa, and Tetsuro Ii has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Circle Pharma, Inc. provides biotechnology services. The company was founded by Matthew P. Jacobson and Scott Lokey in June 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Shibusawa & Co., Inc. provides investment advisory services. It specializes in alternative investments. The firm’s business activities include corporate governance, strategic partnerships, and asset management advisory services. The company was founded by Ken Shibusawa in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Baytex Energy Corp., Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. explores for and produces oil and gas. The American company was founded by Duane H. King, Eric R. Pitcher. Synergy Oil & Gas was acquired by Ranger Oil Corp., part of Baytex Energy Corp. from June 21, 2023 on July 24, 2001 for $112 million.

Synergy Offshore LLC provides gas and oil exploration services. It also offers exploitation, acquisition, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves. The company was founded by Duane H. King in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. (USA) Ltd. provides investment advice services. The company is based in New York, NY.

American Chemical Society engages as a scientific society which supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

SensorBit Systems, Inc. develops and commercializes a new vapor sensing technology. Its Sensor-on-Chip, a semiconductor chip with vapor sensing technology for detecting trace amounts of complex chemical vapors. The company was founded on January 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.