Wil Armstrong

Part of Silvergate Capital Corp., Silvergate Bank is a leading bank for innovative businesses in fintech and cryptocurrency. The company was founded in 1996 by Derek J. Eisele and is based in La Jolla, CA. Silvergate Bank has been serving innovators for over 25 years and is known for its expertise in providing banking solutions to the fintech and cryptocurrency industries.

Castle Creek Capital LLC (Castle Creek Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by John Eggemeyer and William Ruh. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California with additional office in Dallas.

Centennial Bank (Conway, Arkansas) is based in Conway, AR. Part of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Centennial Bank (Conway, Arkansas) is a state-chartered commercial bank that provides commercial bank services. The company was founded in 1999. Tracy M. French has been the CEO of the company since 2009. Centennial Bank (Conway, Arkansas was acquired by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on May 18, 2023.

Citywide Banks (Colorado) is based in Aurora, CO. Michael Wamsganz has been the CEO of the company since 2021. Part of Heartland Financial USA, Inc., Citywide Banks (Colorado) is a local partner with limitless potential striving to make significant impacts for our neighbors through innovative products, intelligent financial solutions, and strong relationships.

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado ACA finances agriculture and rural areas, with a strong focus on farmers and ranchers in southern Colorado, to finance their operations, livestock, equipment, and land. The private company is based in Colorado Springs, CO, and the CEO of the company is Jeremy Anderson. The company distribute an annual cash patronage dividend to the farmers and ranchers they serve. The company provides equipment financing, operation loans, livestock risk protection insurance, crop insurance products, and ag educational resources to help their customers succeed. The company is dedicated to improving the future of agriculture and rural areas by supporting and educating young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers.

Central Payments LLC is a payments subsidiary of Central Bank based in South Dakota. The American company provides payment solutions for partners through its own open * cp fintech API marketplace, which is one of the only true bank-as-a-service payments platforms. Central Payments is the fastest growing prepaid card issuer since 2015, according to The Nilson Report. Along with its fintech accelerator program, Falls Fintech, the company produces a podcast called Fintech Brews & News. Central Payments provides payments technology and issuing solutions for fintech and embedded finance businesses. The company's open*cp API marketplace is built by fintech bankers with issuing capability embedded. Central Payments was founded in 2014 by Trent Sorbe.

Workplace Advisors LLC engages in the provision of advisory services. It offers employment law, independent investigations, human resource and employee relations assistance, human capital assessments, expert wellness testimony, and ethics program services. It serves the banking, commercial real estate, law firms, not for profit, technology, and telecommunications industry. The company was founded by Lisa Narrell-Mead in 2013 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Rallyday Partners LLC (Rallyday Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Mark Hopkins and Travis Conway. The firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Coulton Creek Capital LLC is a private equity firm founded in the year 2013 by Chris Bouck, Andy Limes and Travis Conway. The firm is headquartered in Colorado.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

SDR Ventures, Inc. provides investment banking advisory services. Its services include sell-side and buy-side advisory, capital formulation and strategic consulting. The firm serves manufacturing, healthcare, technology and distribution and logistics customers. The company was founded in January 2002 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

CFBank NA operates as a federally chartered financial institution. It offers business checking, business savings, lending and credit, personal checking, personal loans, online banking, and mortgages. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Worthington, OH.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

PT Financial Holdings, Inc. functions as an investment holding American company. The CEO of the private company is Chirag Shah.

Nobul Corp. offers disruptive real estate web and mobile application marketplace. It enables consumers to search for and hire the real estate agent. The company was founded by Regan McGee and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Landsea Homes, Inc. engages in the design and construction of mid-rise and high-rise properties. It offers high performance homes (HPH) program and mortgage lending. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Uncommon Giving Corp. provides charity services. The company was founded by Ron Baldwin and Gene Baldwin and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Vista Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. The company is headquartered in Ralls, TX.

UMB Bank, NA engages in provision of banking and financial services. It offers private wealth management, commercial, personal and business banking services. Its services include credit cards, overdraft enrollment, mortgages, loan calculator, investment tools, podcasts, and health savings accounts. The company was founded on August 28, 1902 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Part of The Western Union Co., Western Union International Bank GmbH Niederlassung is a German company that provides banking services. The company is based in Frankfurt, Germany. The CEOs are Christian Hamberger, Peter Bucher, Sandra Simundza Bilandzic. The company was founded in 2006.

Paragon Integrated Services Group LLC provides fluids management, dewatering, desludging, and water remediation services to the environmental and energy industries worldwide. Paragon ISG is based in Houston, TX, and Rafael Andres Diaz-Granados has been the CEO of the company since 2020. The company deploys experienced fluid engineers to ensure the right composition is used at each stage of the drilling process and delivers customized packages for each customer's needs. Paragon ISG empowers all employees to take an active role in the safety process and has a leadership that reinforces the safety culture through communication, training, and audits. The company has been awarded a bronze medal from Ecovadis for its commitment to reducing its environmental impact and that of its customers.

The Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA) advocates for greater representation of Latinx individuals in corporate governance to promote diversity and inclusion. The private company is based in Washington. The American company's mission is to advance multicultural boardrooms that promote equity and corporate social responsibility. The company was founded in 2013 by Patricia Salas Pineda. The CEO is Ozzie Gromada Meza.

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.

Capital Plus Financial LLC provides financial services. The firm offers personal financial literacy service. It provides a restored home in densely urban areas of Texas. The company is headquartered in Bedford, TX.