Stephen James McDaniel

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Ultra Petroleum Corp. engages in the development, production, operation, exploration, and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It focuses on developing a tight gas sand trend located in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming; and assessing, exploring, and developing its position in the Marcellus Shale and other horizons located in the north-central Pennsylvania area of the Appalachian Basin of Pennsylvania. The company was founded on November 14, 1979 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc. is an exploration and production company, which engages in the application of modern drilling and completion techniques in oil and liquids-rich basins. It focuses on its operations in the Mississippian Lime and the Anadarko Basin. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Encino Energy LLC operates as an oil and gas acquisition and development company. It targets operated and non-operated working interests, minerals, and equity interests in exploration and production. The company was founded by John Hardy Murchison in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

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.