Julie Westbrook

Capital Advisors, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1978, Capital Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, investment companies and corporations and other business entities.

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.

Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. (Cavanal Hill) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They firm was founded in 1991 and formerly known as Axia Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOKF, NA, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BOKF), a financial holding company. Cavanal Hill provides professional investment management services to a broad and diverse client base that includes trusts, retirement plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers their strategies through separately managed accounts. They also serve as investment advisor to the Cavanal Hill Funds.

Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Evensky & Katz LLC, do-business-as Evensky & Katz/Foldes Financial Wealth Management (EK-FF), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth manager headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. EK-FF was founded by Harold Evensky in 1985 and generally provides investment advice to individuals, including high net-worth individuals, 401(k), pension and profit-sharing plans, 403(b), trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, corporations or business entities.

Knob Hill Partners LLC (Knob Hill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Charlie Burckmyer and Scott Noll. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

Lee Financial Corp. (LFC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Richard R. Lee in 1975 and they are a subsidiary of LFC Holding Co. LFC offers personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, private equity, 401(k) and defined benefit plans (investment selections only), and corporations or other business entities.

Blackford Capital LLC (Blackford Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Martin W. Stein. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan with an office in Hong Kong.

CPS Energy provides energy and natural gas services. Its services include energy delivery and energy generation. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Johnson, Miller & Co. engages in the provision of financial and accounting services. It services include estate planning, tax formation, nonprofit tax, payroll tax, international tax, employee benefit plan audits, corporate governance advisory, and labor analysis. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

The American Gas Association represents over 200 energy companies that provide natural gas service to 180 million Americans. The private company is based in Washington. The American company's natural gas utilities are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through new and modernized infrastructure and advanced technologies that maintain reliable, resilient, and affordable energy service choices for consumers. The company advocates on behalf of its member natural gas distribution utilities before Federal agencies in the area of energy market regulation.

Association for Information Systems serves society through the advancement of knowledge and the promotions. The firm offers research, teaching, practice, and study of information systems to individuals and organizations. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Institute for Operations Research & the Management Sciences operates as non-profit organization. It promotes practices and advances in operations research, management science, and analytics to improve operational processes, decision-making, and outcomes. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Catonsville, MD.

Lubbock Electric Co., Inc. engages in the manufacture of electrical equipment. Its products include electric motors, industrial compressors, electrical controls, hydraulic equipment, industrial supplies, cotton gin technology, and LED lighting. It also provides repairs and field services. The company was founded by Paul V. Bush in 1944 and is headquartered in Lubbock, TX.

Part of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is a company that provides financial planning services. The company is based in Louisville, KY.

Liahona Ventures LLC (Liahona Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Christopher Shonk. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Astoria Strategic Wealth, Inc. (ASW) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Conroe, Texas. ASW was founded in 1996 and provides fee-only, fiduciary, financial planning, and investment management services to families and affluent individuals in Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas.

PetroCap LLC (PetroCap) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Doug Evans. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

NAmerico Energy Holdings LLC engages in providing services in the field of oil and natural gas. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Sentinel Midstream Holdings LLC engages in the distribution oil and gas. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Progressive Property Tax Solutions, Inc. operates as a tax consulting firm. Its services include real property tax appeals, site analysis, litigation support for large tax appeals and expert witness in property tax matters. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Whitestown, IN.

Easton Energy LLC engages in the development of infrastructure assets that support the transportation, storage, and processing of natural gas liquids. Its assets include Gulf Coast Liquids Pipeline System and Markham Salt Dome. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Ocelot Energy Management LLC engages in the provision of total management services for assets and projects ranging from liquid and gas pipelines. It offers turn-key operations and maintenance, turn-key project management, and turn-key finance, accounting and back office services. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Rubicon Founders LLC (Rubicon Founders) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Adam Boehler. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lapis Energy LP is a vertically integrated energy infrastructure development firm founded in 2020 by a team of industry-leading experts. The company is based in Dallas, TX and is actively building a world-class portfolio of CCS projects. Lapis is backed by Cresta Fund Management, a US-based investment manager specializing in middle market sustainable infrastructure with over $1.40 billion of assets under management. The company is focused entirely on decarbonization through CCS and is the partner of choice for energy-intensive industries seeking to achieve their carbon goals through the delivery of CCS projects.

Braya Renewable Fuels LP is a Canadian company that produces renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel to decarbonize heavy road transport and aviation sectors. The refinery is strategically located to deliver fuels to various end markets. The company is based in Arnold's Cove, Canada, and Frank Almaraz has been the CEO of the company since 2022. The company owns and operates the Come By Chance refinery in Newfoundland and Labrador, which has a successful operating history as a conventional fuels refinery.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).