Steven Jay Backus

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Campbell Newman Asset Management, Inc. (Campbell Newman) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Campbell Newman provides professional portfolio management services to institutional clients who includes pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations and government entities, as well as high net worth and other individuals, such as those managed through wrap programs.

Madison Investment Advisors LLC (MIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Madison Asset Management LLC, which is owned by Madison Investment Holdings, Inc. MIA e provide investment advisory services to a variety of clients, which includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing trusts, insurance companies, foundations, charitable organizations and other institutional clients, such as mutual funds.

Cleary Gull Holdings, Inc. provides investment advisory and wealth management services. It provides investment advice for individuals and families, pilots and not-for-profit hospitals and senior living communities across the nation. The company investment bankers specializes in providing advice on exclusive sales, mergers and acquisitions and private debt and equity capital placement. Cleary Gull Holdings was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

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.

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 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Inc. promotes and develops amateur football games. It also tabulates and disseminates the weekly standings for college football's bowl championship series. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Johnson Bank (Investment Management) (Johnson Bank-IM) is the investment management division of Johnson Bank, an international financial services company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Johnson Financial Group, Inc., a banking and financial services firm. Founded in 2007, Johnson Bank-IM offers banking, trust, insurance and investment solutions to individuals, families and businesses.

Tucker Anthony Sutro Capital Co. is an investment banking and brokerage firm. The company is based in Denver, CO.

Merit Financial Group LLC, do-business-as Merit Financial Advisors (Merit), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Rick Lee in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Merit Financial, Inc. Merit provides asset management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates and charitable organizations.

Pathway To Cures (Pathway To Cures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in New York.