Richard Akulich

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

ORIX Capital Markets LLC provides portfolio management services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Schwab Charles & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment products and services to retirement and other benefit participants. It offers trading, banking, small business solutions, investment tools and research. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

A subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., Mesirow Financial, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Mesirow was founded in 1937 by Norman Mesirow.

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.

ORIX USA Corp. provides investment banking and financial advisory services. Its services include asset management, corporate finance, equipment leasing and asset-based lending, investment, loan originations, merchant banking, real estate finance, and venture finance. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Standard & Poor's Financial Services provides financial market intelligence services. It offers credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data to the financial decision-makers. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Investment Management) (TCBI-IM) is the investment management division of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), which is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm a broad array of cost-effective investment solutions to individual and institutional clients.

Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce operates as a non-profit organization. It offers programs and events designed to address business needs, solve business problems and increase opportunities for members. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Roanoke, VA.

Old Dominion University Research Foundation promotes educational objectives. The firm promotes the educational objectives of the university by fostering and conducting investigation, research, and development in engineering, the physical and life sciences, the humanities, education, and all other branches of learning and utilizing. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Norfolk, VA.

The Sun Belt Conference provides the latest news, results, statistics, standings, merchandise and championship information.

Part of Tarbell Financial Corp., Mission Hills Mortgage Corp. is a mortgage banking company that provides originating loan services. The company is based in McMinnville, OR.

Syncora Guarantee, Inc. provides guarantee US municipal bonds; asset-backed securities; debt backed by utilities and selected infrastructure projects; specialized risks, including future flow securitizations and bank deposit insurance; and collateralized debt obligations. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

GENEDGE ALLIANCE provides business consulting services. It offers enterprise development growth engine (EDGE), a program designed for small manufacturing, engineering, and technology companies that provides assistance to generate financial impact to their business. The firm also provides supply chain optimization, technology acceleration, workforce management, and human resource business solutions. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Martinsville, VA.

The National Federation of Municipal Analysts is an organization that aims to promote professionalism in municipal credit analysis. The non-profit company is based in Pittsburgh, PA.