Burton C. Bowen

Texaco, Inc. explores and produces oil and natural gas. It engages in the worldwide exploration, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Waters, Parkerson & Co. LLC (WPC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. The firm was founded by Arthur C. Waters in 1933. WPC provides fundamentally sound investment advice and personalized attention to individuals and institutions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Baseline Oil & Gas Corp. develops oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

3Pea Technologies, Inc. provides online payment transaction services. It provides turnkey & customized payment services to retailers, software developers, and financial service companies. The company was founded by Mark R. Newcomer and Daniel Spence in February 2001 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.