Kelly M. Kerns

Creative Planning, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or business entities other than those listed above, foundations, endowments and other institutions.

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Founded in 2001, Scout provides discretionary investment management services to registered and unregistered investment companies, institutional accounts and individuals through separately managed accounts. They also provide model portfolios to financial intermediaries for use in unified managed accounts (UMA).

Stellar Cyber, Inc. engages in the development of a open detection and response platform. It focuses on data collection, analysis, and automated response mechanisms providing security analysts to remove threats. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

HireRight LLC provides global employment background checks, drug testing, education verification and electronic Form I-9 and E-Verify solutions. It also provides pre-integrated employment screening services through e-recruiting solutions. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Forcepoint LLC provides unified web, email, and data security solutions. It offers data security consulting, security intelligence consulting, cyber security intelligence, training and technical certification, implementation packages, and government certification services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Harbor Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in West Palm Beach, FL. Jack Shiau Jie Fu has been the CEO of the company since 2003.

Waycross Partners LLC (Waycross) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The firm was founded by Ben Thomas in 2005 and is owned by Waycross Holdings, Inc. Waycross offers investment advice to individuals, high net worth (HNW) individuals, trusts, corporations, charitable organizations, small businesses, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Kennedy Capital Management LLC (KCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Gerald Kennedy and Richard Sinise in 1980 as Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. In November 2022, the firm converted from “Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.”, a Missouri S corporation, to “Kennedy Capital Management LLC”, a Delaware limited liability company. They are a subsidiary of KCM Holdings, Inc. KCM manages assets for institutional and high-net-worth clients.

GCM Customized Fund Investment Group LP (GCM Customized Fund Investment Group) is a private equity subsidiary of Grosvenor Capital Management LP founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.