Franck Biancheri

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.

Consorcio Shushufindi SA is an Ecuadorean pharmaceutical manufacturing company. The private company is based in Quito, Ecuador.

Direct Conversion AB manufactures and supplies X-Ray detectors such as cadmium telluride (CdTe) detectors. Its products include XC-THOR, XC-HYDRA, XC-TDI, XC-ACTAEON, SNAP 225, SNAP 150 and SNAP 100X2. The firm’s products are used in the dental, medical, welding, industrial, food and security industries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Danderyd, Sweden.

Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP (Cheyne) is the alternative investment fund management subsidiary of Cheyne Capital Management Ltd., ultimately held by Novatrust Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded by Jonathan Lourie and Stuart Fiertz in 2000. Headquartered in London, Cheyne manages the Cheyne Funds for a range of clients which include pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, banks, funds of funds and other financial institutions as well as family offices and high net-worth individuals.

Ability Beyond Disability, Inc. provides rehabilitation services for children with disabilities. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Bethel, CT.

ExxonMobil Oil Corp. operates gas stations and produces petroleum related products. The company was founded on August 24, 1959 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

Crown Point International LLC engages in the refining and marketing of specialty petroleum products. It offers asphalt products, intermediates, safety data sheets, and penetration-graded asphalt cement. The company was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Part of Marathon Petroleum Corp., Tesoro Maritime Co. engages in the exploration of oil and gas.

Energy XXI GOM LLC acquires and explores oil and gas reserves. It is a subsidiary of Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

M21K LLC acquires, explores, develops and operates oil and natural gas. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Bennu Oil & Gas LLC engages in the exploration and production of natural gas and oil properties. It offers services that include construction, maintenance and project management services in oil and gas fields; and construction and installation of offshore oil and gas exploration and production equipment. The company was founded in September 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Institute of Physics (United Kingdom) is a charitable organization based in London, UK. The British company operates as a charitable organization. Tom Grinyer has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2022.