Jim Bryer

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.

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.

Grant Prideco, Inc. is engaged in drill pipe manufacturing. The firm provides engineered connections and premium tubular products that are used in oilfield exploration and development operations. The company was founded in April 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Merrill Lynch International (MLI-UK) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of ML UK Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. MLI-UK provides brokerage services to individual and retail clients.

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).

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.

Precyse Technologies, Inc. provides wireless remote entity awareness and control solutions. It serves industrial manufacturing and other hazardous and non-hazardous heavy industries. The company was founded by Rom Eizenberg, Michael Braiman and A. Russell Chandler III in 2004 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

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.

Part of CI Financial Corp., Corient Private Wealth LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Miami, FL.

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.

World Health Organization provides voluntary medical services. It is the United Nations' agency for health. WHO is governed by countries that approve funding, programs and policies related to public health and health related social issues through the world health assembly. Some of the health and social issues which the organization addresses are communicable & non-communicable diseases, community & family health, hunger, health technology, mental health, pharmaceuticals and sustainable development. Founded on April 7, 1948, the organization is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Raytheon Network Centric Systems, Inc. develops networking solutions for the aviation industry. It serves in the areas of airspace and air traffic management, homeland security, combat, command and control systems. The firm's programs include civilian applications, command and control systems, integrated communications systems and netted sensor systems. The company is headquartered in McKinney, TX.

Raytheon Systems Development Co. manufactures detection, navigation, and guidance instruments. The company is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

Archinoetics LLC provides multi-disciplinary engineering, scientific research and development services. It enhances human capabilities with computing, neuroscience, engineering, and physics. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

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.

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

venVelo (venVelo) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Allen H Kupetz and Peter McAlindon. The firm is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citibank NA (Jakarta Branch) is a company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. The CEO of the Indonesian company is Khondoker Rashed Maqsood.

Coldwell Banker Corp. provides fee-based services, including travel, real estate, and membership-based consumer services. The company is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Crow Holdings, Inc. is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1988 and focuses on multi-family, industrial and niche property types delivered through core, value-add and opportunistic investment vehicles.

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.

Raytheon Middle East Systems Co. provides integrated defense systems and support services. It offers defense communities and institutes with consulting and technical support in areas such as program management, technical development, training, and logistics. The company was founded on January 26, 1973 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Inc. provides systems development and integration solutions. It provides civil security and response programs, including security planning, analysis, and review; site vulnerability and threat assessment; and modeling and simulation for threat analysis and operations assessment. The company is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.