Reid E. Smith

Ferrellgas LP distributes propane and related equipment and supplies. The company was founded on June 14, 1994 and is headquartered in Liberty, MO.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management LP (Vaughan Nelson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as Vaughan, Nelson, Scarborough & McCullough LP. They are wholly-owned by Natixis Investment Managers Participations 1, ultimately owned by BPCE SA, a banking group in France. Vaughan Nelson provides investment management services for equity and fixed income portfolios to taxable and tax-free clients such as foundations, endowments, corporations, pensions, public entities, insurance companies, mutual funds and high net-worth individuals.

Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

EC Power, Inc. invests in businesses with proprietary clean energy and environmental technologies and products. The company is headquartered in Montclair, NJ.

Silver Star Properties REIT, Inc. engages in the acquisition and investment in commercial real estate properties. Its portfolio includes office buildings, retail shopping centers, flex, and industrial properties. The company was founded on February 5, 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

Indigo Minerals LLC owns and manages mineral properties. It engages in aggregating and acquiring and developing operated working interest production in oil and gas wells. The company was founded by William E. Pritchard III in October 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Aka Energy Group LLC gathers, processes and distributes natural gas. The firm operates cryogenic gas processing, refrigeration, and treating plants; gas gathering pipelines; and horsepower compressions. It also produces natural gas liquids delivered into NGL pipelines for transportation to fractionation facilities and major distribution hubs; and designs and builds systems for specific drilling projects. The firm performs its operations in areas like Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The company was founded by Frank D. Tsuru in 2002 and is headquartered in Durango, CO.

Part of Kinder Morgan, Inc., Red Cedar Gathering Co. gathers, treats and provides natural gas. The company is based in Durango, CO.

Momentum Energy Group LLC provides gas production and processing services. It focuses on the development of infrastructure to deliver natural gas from wellhead to the interstate network. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Durango, CO

Houston Symphony engages in the operation of an orchestra. It also manages individual giving, young associates council. legacy giving, special events, and endowment. The company was founded by Ima Hogg in 1913 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Bradmark Technologies, Inc. develops database management solutions. It also offers services such as consulting, maintenance, installation, support and training. The firm's clients come from a variety of industries such as financial services, manufacturing, health care and consumer goods. The company was founded by C. Bradley Tashenberg in 1981 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

PropertyInfo Corp. provides real estate information solutions to real estate, closing, government, and mortgage sectors. Its PropertyInfo provides title and real estate professionals with the electronic data and integrated applications to increase their business efficiency and improve the quality of information used throughout the real estate transaction process; and enables agencies to publish fees and premiums for lenders to use in the new loan estimate form. The firm also offers technology for agencies to provide lenders with a closing disclosure form; and electronic storage systems for closing disclosure forms to enable tracking and auditing. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The National Eagle Scout Association serves Eagle Scout alumni to continue to stay in touch with BSA programs and learn the latest methods provided by Scouting to transform the lives of young men & women through the tenets of leadership, character development, citizenship, and physical fitness. The company was founded on May 19, 1972 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Momentum Midstream LLC develops natural gas and crude oil projects. It provides midstream services including wellhead gathering, gas processing & treating services, compression, dehydration, fractionation and storage. The firm offers services to the crude oil and condensate producers and shippers. The company was founded by William E. Pritchard, III and Frank D. Tsuru in September 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Fluidity Technologies, Inc. manufacture and sale of drone controllers. It offers FT Aviator, a single-handed drone controller designed to dramatically increase the precision of drone flight. The company was founded by Scott E. Parazynski and George Guerrero in 2016 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Madrone Capital Partners LLC (Madrone Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Gregory B. Penner, Thomas Patterson and Jamie McJunkin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Wilks Brothers LLC is a private multifaceted, family-based partnership headquartered in Cisco, Texas. The firm provides investment advice to individual and institutional clients.

Accretive Solutions, Inc. provides consulting, staffing and outsourcing solutions. Its solutions include anti-money laundering, carve-outs, collaboration, data analytics and BI, equity compensation, financial close optimization, IPO readiness, revenue ASC 606, mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

SolomonEdwardsGroup LLC engages in the provision of accounting services. It offers business transformation, communications, project, program and portfolio management which includes governance, management, financial management, infrastructure support, planning and communications. change management, business process re-design and improvement that includes business state analysis, strategy development and new process design. The company was founded by Edward Baumstein in 1999 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Part of BearingPoint GmbH, Andersen Business Consulting (France) provides management consulting services. The company is based in Paris, France. Andersen Business Consulting (France was acquired by BearingPoint, Inc. from Arthur Andersen LLP on September 12, 2002.