Sam DeFranco

TQ3Navigant provides business travel solutions in North America. The firm's hotel directory can be used as travel guide, which provides price grids and quick reference tables in various cities by price range, detailed maps, country, city information & public holidays. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Language Line, Inc. operates as a development stage company. The firm provides over-the-phone interpretation services from English into other languages. Its customers include the government, health care, telecom, financial services, and insurance industries. The company was founded in April 2004 and is headquartered in Monterey, CA.

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.

Language Line Holdings, Inc. provides over-the-phone interpretation services. The firm provides language, technology, and document translation services. It serves government, healthcare, telecom, financial services and insurance companies. The company was founded in December 1999 and is headquartered in Monterey, CA.

Grande Communications Networks LLC provides Internet, telephone and digital cable services. Its products and services include Internet, cable TV and phone services for residential and business customers, bundles and special deals. The company was founded in October 1999 and is headquartered in San Marcos, TX.

Securus Technologies, Inc. operates as a profit prison technology company. It connects inmates and family using inmate calling options and video visitation. The firm offers phone services, video services, jail voicemail, money transfer, and email services. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Inmar, Inc. engages in the development of technology and uses advanced data analytics for the commerce work. It offers solutions for brands, retailers, healthcare, reverse logistics, returns management, influencer marketing, shopper analytics, pharmaceutical returns, and trade promotions. The company was founded by John C. Whitaker, Jr. in 1980 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Inmar Investment Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Millennium Trust Co. LLC engages in the provision of alternative custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals. It offers rollover and self-directed individual retirement account, and retirement and custody services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Satellite Tracking of People LLC provides global positioning system, tracking ,and monitoring services to government agencies. It offers BLUband, which includes traditional radio frequency and house arrest monitoring. The company was founded by Robert Crants in 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

SAMBA Holdings, Inc. provides driver record monitoring services. The firm provides information transparency to allow business and government clients to make informed decisions about the people operating commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, heavy machinery or performing other high risk tasks. It also offers driver risk management, driving records, vehicle watch and XML integration services. The company was founded by Gregory D. Miller and Jarratt Applewhite in 1998 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.

Astira Capital Partners LP is an Independent firm founded by Azra Kanji. Astira Capital Partners LP is headquartered in Boston.

Kingland Systems Corp. is engaged in the provision of acompliance and reference data software and services for government agencies like the banking, insurance, securities and accounting industries. It offers regulatory compliance tracking software, business intelligence tools, online trading applications, brokerage management systems, disaster recovery, business continuity and call center recovery. The company was founded by David J. Kingland in 1992 and is headquartered in Clear Lake, IA.

Hersha Hospitality Management LP provides hotel and asset management services such management services, accounting, interior design and other related services. The company was founded by Hasu P. Shah and Hersha Shah in 1984 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

FLS Transportation Services Usa, Inc. provides transportation and warehousing services. The company is based in IL.

Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC (Beacon Pointe) is the asset management subsidiary of Beacon Pointe Advisors Holdings LLC, headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2002 by Matthew Cooper, Shannon Eusey, Mollie Rosing, Douglas Allison, Felix Lin, and Garth Flint, and is ultimately held by KKR North America XIII (Polyphony) Blocker LLC. Beacon Pointe offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment and non-investment-related consulting services and investment advisory services to institutional and individual clients.

Smart Start, Inc. operates as a development staging company. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

CIBT, Inc. engages in the provision of visa and passport processing services. It specializes in processing travel visas, passports, and other documents, as well as provides passport renewal and replacement for lost or stolen passport. The company was founded on May 16, 1995 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

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 Metropolitan Airports Commission was created by state law in 1943. A public corporation, the commission was designed to provide for coordinated aviation services throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The MAC operates the aviation system in the nation, consisting of Minneapolis-St. Paul International and six reliever airports. A board of commissioners appointed by Minnesota's governor and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul sets and interprets the commission's policies.

United Way of Metro Chicago, Inc. operates as non-profit organization, which allocate funds for health, education, financial stability and safety. The firm provides health, education and financial services. It offers 211 hotline support, center for human trafficking and slavery, born learning, and sports activities. The company was founded by Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Myron W. Reed, William J.O’Ryan, Dean H. Martyn Hart and Rabbi William S. Friedman in 1887 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Loews Hotels Holding Corp. owns and operates as hotel and resorts. It offers destination for vacations, special offers in food and stay, arranges meetings and events for wedding or official and travel agents for outside the hotel. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

ABRY Partners LLC (ABRY Partners) a private equity subsidiary of John F. Stafford Insurance Agency, Inc. founded in 1989 by Samuel Andrew Banks and Royce G. Yudkoff. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, MI.

Eastern Airlines, Inc. is an airline company that was originally founded in 1926. Eastern Airlines is based in Kansas City, MO. It grew to become one of the "big four" domestic airlines by 1930 and remained so for several decades. Eastern Airlines has returned to the skies as the first scheduled carrier to be certified since 2007. The private company's mission is to provide underserved markets across the globe with nonstop-only flights at the best value.

Winit operates a career development network for women in the travel, meetings, events and exhibition. The company was founded by Michelle Lee in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Global Business Travel Association, Inc. provides business travel information and management services. It focuses to equip its members with the knowledge and resources for changing business travel landscape resulting in improved managed travel programs, top line business growth, and exemplary careers. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

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.

Dixie Electric, founded in 1951 and now operating as Expanse, is a company that provides electrical, pole line, and automation services to energy producers in various oil and natural gas producing regions. Expanse is based in Odessa, TX. The company's services cover the entire lifecycle of a well, with a focus on stable completion and production activity.

Big Outdoor Holdings LLC provides real estate services. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

ATA Riskstation LLC develops a web-based platform for risk-reporting of funds and investors. It serves broker dealers, private banks, hedge funds, mutual funds, public and private pension plans, endowments, family offices, and other institutional investors. The company was founded by Aladin T. Abughazaleh and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Caruth Capital Partners LLC is an independent private equity firm founded in 2017 by Timothy P. Wegener. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Taos Mountain Energy Foods LLC engages in wholesaling of snacks. It offers trailblazer granola, bites, crowd pleaser, and dark chocolate almond. The company is headquartered Arroyo Seco, NM.

Jersey Premier Outdoor Media LLC engages in providing outdoor advertising services. The company was founded by Chet Atkins in 1998 and is headquartered in Moorestown, NJ.

Secur LPT LLC engages in the provision of waste management services. It offers hazardous and radioactive waste logistics, packaging equipment, transportation, and technical services. The company was founded by Jennifer Evanko and John Evanko and is headquartered in Sewickley, PA.

SunTx Capital Partners LP (SunTx Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of SunTx Capital Management Corp founded in 2000 by Ned N. Fleming, Craig J. Jennings and Mark R. Matteson. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.