Bryan Ward
Director/Board Member at HIGHLAND GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND
Network origin in Bryan Ward first degree
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Accenture LLP
 Accenture LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
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| Subsidiary | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 139 |
| Public Company | Real Estate Investment Trusts | 22 | |
NexPoint Capital, Inc.
 NexPoint Capital, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous NexPoint Capital, Inc. operates as a closed-end management investment company. It engages in generating high current income and long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in middle-market healthcare companies, middle-market companies in non-healthcare sectors, syndicated floating rate debt of large public and nonpublic companies and collateralized loan obligations. The company was founded on September 30, 2013 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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| Public Company | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 16 |
NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund
 NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund is a closed-end management investment company, that operates as an interval fund. It seeks to invest in private and public real estate-related debt, equity, and preferred equity investments. The company was founded on July 1, 2016 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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| Mutual Fd-Closed End | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 13 |
| Mutual Fd-Closed End | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 13 | |
Highland Opportunities & Income Fund
 Highland Opportunities & Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Highland Opportunities & Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. It intends to provide current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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| Mutual Fd-Closed End | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 12 |
Highland Funds II
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| Umbrella Fund | Investment Managers | 10 |
NexPoint Funds I
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| Umbrella Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 9 |
HCM Acquisition Co.
 HCM Acquisition Co. Financial ConglomeratesFinance HCM Acquisition Co. is a blank check company. The company is targeting businesses in the United States and Europe, without limit to a particular industry. HCM Acquisition was founded on September 24, 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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| Private Company | Financial Conglomerates | 5 |
CrossFirst Bank
 CrossFirst Bank Regional BanksFinance CrossFirst Bank provides commercial banking services to individuals and institutions. It offers business banking solutions such as checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, treasury management, remote deposit capture, business loans and lines of credit, small business banking, and online banking. The company was founded by Ronald Baldwin and Eric Schroeder in 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.
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| Subsidiary | Regional Banks | 5 |
EquityMetrix LLC
 EquityMetrix LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services EquityMetrix LLC provides revenue recovery, land data management, and land data assurance services. It specializes in revenue recovery, land data management, and land data assurance. The firm offers a proprietary technology to detect anomalies and look for missing data. It also operates a cloud-based data warehouse that combines image processing, machine learning, spatial processing, and data mining. The company was founded by Thomas J. Agnew and Frank Del Agnew in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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| Private Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 4 |
Benefit Capital Southwest, Inc.
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| Subsidiary | 2 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Bryan Ward via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
Highland Capital Management LP
 Highland Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highland Capital Management LP (Highland) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by James (Jim) Dondero and Mark Okada in 1993. They are owned by the Highland Claimant Trust. Highland acts as an investment adviser or sub-adviser to structured product vehicles (which include but not limited to CLOs and Collateralized Debt Obligations unregistered investment funds, and single Client accounts). | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Founder Founder Head-Equity Investments Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
NexBank Securities, Inc.
 NexBank Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of NexBank Capital, Inc., NexBank Securities, Inc. is a brokerage firm. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Compliance Officer | |
| CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC. | Regional Banks | Director/Board Member General Counsel General Counsel Chief Operating Officer | |
| ACCENTURE PLC | Information Technology Services | Chief Executive Officer Public Communications Contact Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer | |
NexPoint Asset Management LP
 NexPoint Asset Management LP Investment ManagersFinance NexPoint Asset Management LP (NexPoint AM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1993 as Pyxis Capital LP and changed its name from Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors LP to NexPoint Asset Management LP in 2022. They are a subsidiary of Highland Capital Management Services, Inc., which is owned by Highland Capital Healthcare Advisors GP LLC. NexPoint AM manages a suite of registered investment vehicles that provide access to alternative investments for both institutional and retail investors. | Investment Managers | President Market Strategist Founder Chairman Founder Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
NexPoint Securities, Inc.
 NexPoint Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Highland Capital Funds Distributor, Inc. provides brokerage services. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director of Finance/CFO Compliance Officer President President | |
| NEXPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST, INC. | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Director/Board Member Founder Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder General Counsel | |
Nexpoint Real Estate Advisors II LP
 Nexpoint Real Estate Advisors II LP Investment ManagersFinance Part of NexPoint Advisors LP, Nexpoint Real Estate Advisors II LP provides investment advice. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal President Corporate Officer/Principal Treasurer | |
| NEXPOINT HOSPITALITY TRUST | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Director of Finance/CFO Chief Executive Officer Chief Investment Officer General Counsel | |
| NexPoint Climate Tech Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Secretary Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| Highland Socially Responsible Equity Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Secretary Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| Highland Total Return Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Secretary Director/Board Member | |
| Highland Fixed Income Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Secretary Director/Board Member | |
Southern Methodist University
 Southern Methodist University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services 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. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of North Texas | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Iowa | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
NexBank Capital, Inc.
 NexBank Capital, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance NexBank Capital, Inc. provides banking and financial services. It offers private, commercial, business, and personal banking services. The firm's businesses include commercial real estate, corporate, single family construction, and opportunity financing. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Financial Conglomerates | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Highland Financial Partners LP
 Highland Financial Partners LP MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Highland Financial Partners LP operates as a holding company. It operates through its subsidiary, Highland CDO Holding Co. which holds equity interests in debt issuers that own residential mortgage-backed securities. Highland Financial Partners was founded in January 2006 and is located in Dallas, TX. | Miscellaneous | Chairman Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
NexBank, SSB
 NexBank, SSB Savings BanksFinance NexBank SSB provides banking and financial products and services. Its services include private banking, residential and commercial real estate lending, complex commercial loan structuring and agent bank services, institutional services, including corporate banking and lending, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and advisory, syndicated loan servicing, customized programs, agency services, investment banking, and land advisory services. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Savings Banks | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| HIGHLAND FUNDS I - HIGHLAND/IBOXX SENIOR LOAN ETF | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Secretary Director/Board Member | |
| Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Secretary Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| JERNIGAN CAPITAL, INC. | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member President | |
Nexpoint Discount Strategies Fund
 Nexpoint Discount Strategies Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Nexpoint Discount Strategies Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director of Finance/CFO Chairman President Corporate Secretary Treasurer Corporate Secretary | |
| NexPoint Strategic Income Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Secretary Treasurer Corporate Secretary | |
| Nexpoint Latin American Opportunities Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director of Finance/CFO Chairman President Corporate Secretary Treasurer Corporate Secretary | |
| Nexpoint Merger Arbitrage Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director of Finance/CFO Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Secretary Treasurer | |
| Nexpoint Opportunistic Credit Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director of Finance/CFO President Corporate Secretary Treasurer | |
| Nexpoint Energy & Materials Opportunities Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director of Finance/CFO Chairman President Corporate Secretary Treasurer Corporate Secretary | |
Highland Global Allocation Fund II
 Highland Global Allocation Fund II Highland Global Allocation Fund II is an investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital and future income. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Director of Finance/CFO Chief Executive Officer Treasurer | ||
Vinebrook Homes Trust, Inc.
 Vinebrook Homes Trust, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Vinebrook Homes Trust, Inc. operates as real estate investment trust. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Director/Board Member President Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Investment Officer | |
| NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC. | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Director/Board Member Founder Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder General Counsel | |
| Nexpoint Real Estate Advisors LP | Founder Founder Corporate Officer/Principal Founder Director of Finance/CFO | ||
| Nexpoint Event-Driven Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Secretary Treasurer Corporate Secretary | |
NexPoint Homes Trust, Inc.
 NexPoint Homes Trust, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Part of Vinebrook Homes Trust, Inc., NexPoint Homes Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust and provides finance services. The private company is based in Baltimore, MD. Brian Dale Mitts has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Real Estate Development | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Investment Officer | |
NexPoint Advisors LP
 NexPoint Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance NexPoint Advisors LP (NexPoint) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by James Dondero and is owned by The Dugaboy Investment Trust. NexPoint provides differentiated access to alternatives through a range of offerings, such as public and private real estate investment trusts, tax advantaged real estate vehicles, closed-end funds, interval funds, and a business development company. | Investment Managers | Corporate Secretary Founder Compliance Officer | |
Nexpoint Multifamily Capital Trust, Inc.
 Nexpoint Multifamily Capital Trust, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Nexpoint Multifamily Capital Trust, Inc. operates as a non-traded real estate investment trust. It provides current income for stockholders through the payment of cash distributions, preserve and return stockholders’ capital contributions, and realize capital appreciation on the firm’s properties. The company is headquartered at Dallas, TX. | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Director of Finance/CFO President Chief Investment Officer |
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International
| United States | 49 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
Sectoral
| Miscellaneous | 20 |
| Finance | 18 |
| Consumer Services | 12 |
| Technology Services | 2 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 465 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 291 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 121 |
| Chairman | 87 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 83 |
Most connected contacts
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| Jim Dondero Dondero | 61 |
| Arthur Laffer | 49 |
| Brian Mitts | 49 |
| Robert Froehlich | 42 |
| Ethan Powell | 32 |
| Jim Madden | 31 |
| Dave L. Anderson | 30 |
| William Green | 30 |
| Pamela Corrie | 29 |
| Frank Waterhouse | 28 |
| Rob Chandra | 27 |
| John Honis | 27 |
| Dorri McWhorter | 25 |
| Scott Kavanaugh | 24 |
| Roxanne Taylor | 23 |
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