John W. Lodge

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

SmartPrice.com, Inc. provides telecommunication saving services for business and residential customers. The firm's services include cellular phones, wireless plans, phone conferencing, and conference calling. The company was founded by Jeff Hoogendam and James M. McKinley in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Silverton Partners (Silverton Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Bill Wood. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana), Broadwing Communications Services, Inc. provides broadband Internet access and Internet hosting services. The company is based in Cincinnati, OH. Broadwing Communications Services was acquired by C III Communications LLC from Cincinnati Bell Inc. on June 13, 2003 for $108.70 million.

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.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

San Francisco Employees' Retirement System (SFERS) is a pension fund management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1922 and is owned by the City & Country of San Francisco. SFERS administers two benefit programs for active and retired members: a Pension Plan (defined benefit plan) and a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan (defined contribution plan).

Dallas Zoological Society engages in saving wildlife. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

McCombs Energy Ltd. engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas products. It engages in both onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration and production from New Mexico to Florida. The company was founded by Billy Joe McCombs on November 2, 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

TEXO Ventures LLC (TEXO Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Jerry DeVries, Philip Sanger and Randall Crowder. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.