David H. Aycock

Thurgood Marshall College Fund supports and represents students in their member schools, which include public Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). It was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nassau Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance, annuities and investment products. It offers products and services to meet financial need in middle income and mass affluent markets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

New NGC, Inc. manufactures building and construction products. It provides gold bond gypsum, proform finishing, permabase cement board, gold bond plaster systems and industrial products. The company was founded by Melvin H. Baker, Joseph F. Haggerty and Clarence E. Williams in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Part of Dean Foods Co., Franklin Holdings, Inc. manufactures metal cans, plastic containers, and films and packaging equipment. The company is based in Syosset, NY. Franklin Holdings was acquired by Suiza Foods Corp. on June 01, 1998 for $165.75 million.

Brands, Inc. engages in the wholesale distribution of lumber and other building materials. The company was founded on May 9, 1967 and is headquartered in Columbus, IN.

Peter Browning Partners LLC provides advisory services. It offers board advisory services, advices and counsel to CEO’s, Executive coaching and advising. The company was founded by Peter C. Browning and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Equilar, Inc. operates as a provider of board intelligence solutions. It offers solutions for compensation, governance and shareholder engagement, board recruiting, business development and networking. The company was founded by David Chun in 2000 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Foundation for the Carolinas operates as a community foundation. It provides medical research, education, health and community development services. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Research Triangle Institute is a non-profit organization which provides research and development services. It offers surveys and data collection, statistics and data science, assessment and analysis, program design and implementation, and research technologies and analytical laboratory. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Silicor Materials, Inc. manufactures solar silicon and multi crystalline solar cells. It operates as a supplier to the solar photovoltaic industry as well as other industries who use aluminum-based products. The firm purifies silicon, casts the silicon into ingots, cuts the ingots into bricks using diamond saws, cuts the bricks into wafers using wire saws, and converts the wafers into solar cells through a series of steps to form the photovoltaic junction. The company was founded by Kamel Ounadjela, Fritz Kirscht, and Eicke Weber in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Steel Dynamics Columbus LLC specializes in the full range of light flat rolled products. It serves automotive, agriculture, appliance, building and construction products, electrical and energy, furniture, HVAC, lighting, machinery and rack manufacturers, pipe and tube, and service center companies. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Columbus, MS.

Big River Steel LLC owns and operates a steel mill and recycling facility. Its products include hot rolled coils; hot rolled pickled and oil sheets; and cold rolled, cold rolled motor lamination, and galvanized steels. The company was founded by John D. Correnti in 2014 and is headquartered in Osceola, AR.

BlueOak Resources, Inc. engages in the processing of electronic waste. The company is based in Burlingame, CA.

Mississippi Silicon LLC is a private company that produces raw silicon metal, which is used in various industries. The company is based in Burnsville, MS. The company is the first domestic manufacturer of this product in the past 40 years and currently produce around 10% of all silicon metal used.

The Lubrizol Corp. develops and produces chemical additives for automotive and industrial lubricants. Its business segments are Lubrizol Additives, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, and Lubrizol Oilfield Solutions. The company was founded by Vincent Smith, Kent Smith, Tommy James and Kelvin Smith in 1928 and is headquartered in Wickliffe, OH.

Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the design and development of semiconductor integration technology. It helps lower manufacturing and packaging costs and as well as increase yield associated with the manufacturing of Backside Illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensors (IS), high-speed logic, stacked memory and memory-on-processor. Its technologies are enabling the creation of true 3D integrated circuits (ICs) at the gate level by delivering advantages including: reduced silicon cost, size reduction, reduced NRE, shorter time-to-market, lower power consumption, and increased system speed and performance. The company was founded in October 2000 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Phoenix Capital, Inc. is a mortgage banking advisor, which provides mortgage servicing rights analytics, transactions, and advisory services. The company was founded by Brett Schaffer and Tim Horacek in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Kansas Bioscience Authority LLC operates as a venture investor. It invests its own funds, attracts co-investors, manages its portfolio companies, and calls on its network of partners and experts to generate a return on and of invested capital. The firm focuses on agribusiness, animal health, human health, and life sciences technology sectors. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Olathe, KS.

DSM BV engages in the provision of ingredients, expertise, and solutions for plant-based products. It operates through the following segments: Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH); Health, Nutrition, and Care (HNC); Food and Beverage (F and B); and Other. The ANH segment includes developing sustainable animal farming through essential products, performance solutions, and precision services serving the poultry, swine, ruminants, and aquaculture markets. The HNC segment provides health, nutrition, and care solutions for markets such as early life nutrition, dietary supplements, pharma, medical, and personal care. The F and B segment focuses on supporting healthy diets through nutritious, delicious, and sustainable solutions for several market segments including bakery, beverages and brewing, dairy, savory, plant-based alternative proteins, and pet food. The Other segment is involved in corporate activities. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Heerlen, the Netherlands.