Jeffrey P. Branch

Verde Realty is a private real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of industrial properties in the U.S. and Mexico and multifamily communities in the U.S. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Security Capital Group, Inc. provides international real estate research, investment, and operation management services. The company is headquartered in Santa Fe, NM.

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.

Guardian Mortgage Co., Inc. operates as a mortgage broker. It is an independently owned and managed company that specializes in origination and servicing residential mortgages. The company was founded by Jack D. Sweet in 1965 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Paso Del Norte Health Foundation engages in the lead, leverage, and investment in initiatives, programs, and policies that promote health and prevent diseases. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in El Paso, TX.

Paso Del Norte Charitable Foundation makes grants to charitable organizations. The private company is based in El Paso, TX.

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.

Trammell Crow Residential Co. provides multi-family housing services. It develops, acquires, and constructs apartment communities and condominiums. The firm has apartment properties in major markets across the US. The company was founded by Trammell Crow in 1977 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Capital Bank NA (Rockville, Maryland) is a privately-held business bank in the Washington, D.C., that offers a range of services encompassing cash management, commercial lending, consumer credit and residential mortgage and veterans administration home loans. The company was founded by Li-Min Lee in 1999 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Lone Star Technologies, Inc. manufactures and markets steel tubular products. The company provides alloy and carbon welded oil tubular goods, including casing and production tubing which are used in the completion of production from oil and natural gas wells. Lone Star Technologies was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

LaSalle Partners Ltd. is a real estate holding private company. The company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded by William D. Sanders.

CarrAmerica Realty Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust. The firm focuses on the acquisition, development, ownership, and management of office properties in the United States. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

King Ranch, Inc. engages in ranching and farming operations. It also provides operations to cattle and horse breeding, cultivation of rangeland grasses for livestock, as well as common and specialty turf grasses, cultivation of crops, including cotton, milo, sod, citrus fruits, sugar cane, and vegetables. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered Houston, TX.

LSC Communications UK Ltd. provides printing services. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. is an American company that provides an array of industry data prepared by NAREIT staff and other outside sources. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company specializes in REITs, or real estate investment trusts, which are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate across a range of property sectors. Most REITs trade on major stock exchanges, and they offer a number of benefits to investors. Steven A. Wechsler has been the CEO of the company since 1997.

Part of Hunt Utility Services LLC, InfraREIT LLC is a REIT/Real Estate Investment Trust. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The CEO of the company is W. Kirk Baker.