John S. Scott

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Spine Holdings LLC provides health care services. The company was founded and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Resolute Capital Partners (Resolute Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Alton Roy Duk. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

NexusTek, Inc.engages in the provision of information technology services. It designs holistic technology solutions for business customers that deliver a superior end-user experience, backed by a 24/7/365 domestically staffed support team. The company was founded by Robert Burkholder in 1996 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Council Capital (Council Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Dennis Bottorff and Katie Gambill. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Health Warrior, Inc. provides food products. Its products include Chia protein bars, snacks and seeds. The firm makes Chia Bars, healthy nutrition snack bars made from the organic superfood Chia, and Chia seeds, a heart-healthy, vegan, and gluten-free food. The company was founded by Shane Emmett, Daniel Scott Gluck and Nicholas Morris in 2011 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

GE Commercial Finance, Inc. provides commercial lending, financing and leasing services. It offers healthcare, manufacturing, fleet management, communications, construction, energy, aviation, infrastructure and equipment services. The company is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Gen Cap America, Inc (Gen Cap America) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Barney D. Byrd. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

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

Calvert Street Capital Partners Inc. (Calvert Street Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Joshua Hall and Brian Mahoney. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

George K. Baum & Co. is an investment banking firm with an industry-leading municipal bond business. Its clients include both individual and institutions, and it approaches each one with commitment, energy, innovation and confidence. Its focus is on helping its clients achieve their goals. It does that by providing relevant products and services in every segment of its business. It is dedicated to combining quality service with integrity and creativity- a commitment it has maintained since the firm was founded in 1928. By choosing George K. Baum & Co. as an investment partner, clients gain access to a broad array of investment opportunities and expertise. It is a leader in municipal finance and consistently ranks as one of the nation's top underwriters of negotiated municipal bonds. The firm trades government, agency and mortgage-backed securities. The Firm's affiliate, George K. Baum Capital Advisors, Inc. helps clients realize superior value primarily through mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

Oliver Street Dermatology Management LLC provides dermatological services. It offers phototherapy, sclerotherapy, makeup consultation, acne surgery, dermatopathology, micro-dermabrasion, laser hair removal, botox and juvederm. The firm operates medicare accredited ambulatory surgical center, an aesthetics center and medical spa and pathology lab. Its services include general dermatology, skin cancer treatment, skin cancer prevention, dermatopathology and mohs surgery. The company was founded by Lawrence Lazelle Anderson in 1996 and is headquartered in Tyler, TX.

Harbert Management Corp. engages in provision of real estate, private capital, and public securities investment services. It owns, develops, and manages office, industrial, retail, and self-storage properties throughout the south-eastern and south-western United States. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

i3 Verticals LLC provides and develops payment and software solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses and other organizations in strategic vertical markets, such as education, non-profit, public, property management, and healthcare and to the business-to-business markets. The company was founded by Gregory S. Daily in December 2012 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Highwinds Network Group, Inc. provides content distribution solutions. Its solutions include content delivery, storage, analytics, and cloud-based IP services. The firm’s products include everystream, cloud storage, full site acceleration, game delivery network, striketracker, security, and network services. The company was founded by Thomas Steve Miller in 2002 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL.