Susan Langer

Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America engages in the provision of individual annuities and life insurance products. It operates through the following segments: Individual Annuities, Life, Questar, and Legacy. The Individual Annuities segment includes fixed, fixed-indexed, variable, and variable-indexed annuities that are provided through independent distribution channels made up of agents and registered representatives. The Life segment issues fixed-indexed universal life insurance products, as well as maintains term and whole life in-force blocks that the company no longer sells or distributes. The Questar segment distributes a range of securities products, including mutual funds, variable life insurance, and annuity contracts; and also processes general securities transactions through a clearing arrangement with a third-party provider. The Legacy segment consists of closed blocks of long-term care and special markets products. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Minneapolis. MN.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans operates as a not-for-profit membership organization of Christians, which engages in the provision of investment advisory services. It offers life insurance, annuities and mutual funds, student and educational resources, charitable planning, and trust services. The company was founded in June 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

CLC Entertainment Studios, Inc. develops, produces, and distributes entertainment projects in the areas of film, television, and Broadway plays. The company was founded by Cathy Lee Crosby and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

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.

Part of ING Groep NV, ING North America is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Amsterdam, NH.

Merchant & Gould PC provides legal services. It focuses on appellate, licensing, litigation, mechanical, copyright, and trademarks. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Bond International Software Plc, eEmpACT, Inc. develops staffing and recruiting software. The company is based in Bloomington, MN.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

The Minnesota Orchestra provides support for the orchestra and promotes music education. Its association reaches 10,000 children and adults each year through its music education programs. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

TempWorks Software, Inc. develops and sells software solutions to the staffing and recruiting industry. Its products include web enterprise, web center, human resources center, tempworks mobile, time and attendance, job board, tempworks voice, affordable care act administration, and tempworks outlook plug-in. The firms services include payroll funding, payroll processing, pay card, w2 management, onboarding, tax credit processing service, and electronic I9 Processing Service. The company was founded by Gregg Dourgarian on March 26, 1997 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Highland Capital Brokerage, Inc. provides insurance brokerage services and investment services. Its services include annuities, premium financing, retirement planning, insurance planning, wealth transfer, business succession, and foreign national. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Bromelkamp Co. LLC is an American software company that provides a comprehensive solution designed specifically for foundations. The private company believes that people are at the core of what they do and their software empowers those connections.

Avionte LLC engages in the provision of staffing and recruiting software solutions. It offers front and back office, business intelligence, and reporting solutions. It also offers platforms for customer-relationship management, recruiting, onboarding, payroll, billing and business intelligence for clerical, light industrial, information technology, and professional staffing firms. The company was founded by Phi Ngo, Sandeep Acharya, John Long, and Samar Basnet in 2005 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Avionte Staffing Software is a private company based in Bloomington, MN. Avionte Staffing Software is the only true end-to-end staffing solution in one platform. The company makes it easier than ever to connect recruiters to candidates. The company was founded by John Long and Rishabh Mehrotra has been the CEO of the company since 2020.