Steven P. Kuettel

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.

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.

TCF National Bank operates as a holding company. It offers equipment lease financing and computer and software leasing. The firm provides other services through its real estate, brokerage, and insurance units. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

The St. Paul Teachers' Retirement Fund Association is a public pension plan administered in St. Paul, Minnesota. They provide members and beneficiaries with retirement, survivor and disability benefits.

Children's Health Care engages in the operation of a children's hospital. It offers emergency and trauma care, primary care, surgery, walk-in ready care, specialty care and departments, family services, and education materials. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

M.A. Mortenson Co. provides construction and management services. It specializes in consulting, project delivery, and facility management. The firm also offers its services to corporate, healthcare, heavy civil, hospitality, real estate, solar, sports and event centers, transportation, and water/waste water industries. The company was founded by M. A. Mortenson Sr. on April 1, 1954 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Galliard Capital Management LLC (Galliard) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1995 by Richard Merriman, John Caswell and Karl Tourville. They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Galliard designs fixed income and stable value solutions for institutional investors.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System (SRPS) is the state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1982, the firm administers death, disability and retirement benefits on behalf of their members. These include active and former State employees, teachers, State police, judges, law enforcement. SRPS provides important coverage both during a member’s working career and after they retire.

Council of Institutional Investors is a non-profit association of pension funds, other employee benefit funds, endowments and foundations. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Washington DC.

Oaktree Capital Management (Private Equity) (Oaktree Capital Management) is a private equity subsidiary of OCM Principal Investment Group founded in 1995 by Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Delaware Museum of Natural History, Inc. specializes for its extensive collections of seashells, birds, and bird eggs. The company was founded by John Eleuthere du Pont in 1957 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.