Don G. Karas

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (American Beacon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Irving, Texas. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Resolute Investment Managers, Inc. American Beacon provides investment advisory services to investment companies (the Beacon Funds), corporate employee benefit plans, collective investment trusts, private equity funds-of-funds, corporations and governmental entities.

Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP (GH&A) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded as Davis Hamilton Jackson & Associates LP in 1988 by Robert Davis, Jack Hamilton and Alfred Jackson. They offer high-quality fixed income strategies for institutional investors. GH&A became a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatory in 2019.

Founded in 1977, Capital Institutional Services, Inc. (CAPIS) is a broker/dealer located in Dallas, Texas. The firm is structured in distinct divisions including sales, trading, research, accounting, operations and compliance which work together to address the diverse needs of both money managers and fund managers. This approach allows CAPIS to present an array of global trading, transition management, commission recapture, independent research and bundled solutions to their clients.

Trax Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of logistics software solutions. It offers software and personnel to refine, complete, and reconcile logistics data from multiple sources. The firm also provides freight audit, invoice payment, and logistics information services. The company was founded on December 03, 2012 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Walrus Partners LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 by Russell Last and Walter Ramsley. Walrus Partners provides management supervisory services to high net-worth individuals, family offices and institutional clients.

Wilson-Davis & Co., Inc. provides securities brokerage services. The company was founded in 1968 and is located in Salt Lake City, UT

iMemories, Inc. provides an online service for digitizing, storing, and sharing videos and photos. Its Internet-based service allows consumers to preserve and store their photos and videos online. The firm also provides cloud-based storage and sharing of personal videos and photos through Internet, mobile devices, and Web-connected TVs. The company was founded by Mark Rukavina in 2006 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

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.

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.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.

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.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (Craig-Hallum) is an employee-owned, idea-driven research, trading and investment banking firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Bradley Baker and Kevin Harris in 1997. Craig-Hallum provides research, institutional sales and trading and investment banking services to institutional investors and growth companies.

Part of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Via, Inc. is a company that develops wireless software for the healthcare, retail, industrial, transportation, and supply chain management markets. The company is based in Burnsville, MN. Via was acquired by InfoLogix, Inc. on February 18, 2004.

Deepwater Corrosion Services, Inc. designs and manufactures offshore corrosion prevention and cathodic protection systems for the oil and gas industry. The firm provides cathodic protection monitoring systems, corrosion-testing probes, anti-corrosion pipe supports, and sacrificial zinc and aluminum anodes. It also offers consulting, logistics, and installation; corrosion inspection; and cathodic protection design and corrosion engineering services. The company was founded by James N. Britton in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Rosewood Corp. engages in the provision of financial operating and investment services. It specializes in middle market, mature, turnaround, industry consolidation, recapitalizations, and buyout investments. The company was founded by Caroline Rose Hunt in 1976 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Watermark Community Church is a non-denominational multi-site church that operates in four campuses. Watermark Community Church is based in Dallas, TX. It provides ministry curriculum and resources to other churches across the country. The church also operates two clinics for uninsured and under-resourced patients. Although services are currently online-only, it normally sees about 20,000 attendees in any given week, including both weekend services and weekday ministries.

Rosewood Private Investments Inc (Rosewood Private Investments) is a private equity subsidiary of The Rosewood Corp founded in 1935. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Clarus Group, Inc. (dba Clarus Wealth Group) is a private, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by Rex Whiteside in 2020. Clarus Wealth Group offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses.

JC Bradford & Co. LLC provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Dallas, TX.

AtlasClear, Inc. engages in building a cutting-edge technology enabled financial services firm that would create a more efficient platform for trading, clearing, settlement, and banking of evolving, and innovative financial products with a focus on financial services firms. The company was founded on January 13, 2022 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.