James J. Pierce

Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. (KCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The firm was founded by John Kornitzer in 1989. KCM manages assets for institutions, mutual funds (the Buffalo Funds), and private clients.

Oberweis Asset Management, Inc. (Oberweis) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Lisle, Illinois. The firm was founded by James D. Oberweis in 1989 to seek market inefficiencies in equities globally. Oberweis offers their active geographically focused strategies to institutional and individual investors through separately managed accounts (SMAs) and their own proprietary mutual fund family.

Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. (Cavanal Hill) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They firm was founded in 1991 and formerly known as Axia Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOKF, NA, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BOKF), a financial holding company. Cavanal Hill provides professional investment management services to a broad and diverse client base that includes trusts, retirement plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers their strategies through separately managed accounts. They also serve as investment advisor to the Cavanal Hill Funds.

Orion Ethanol, Inc. engages in production of ethanol. The company was founded on February 1, 1979 and is headquartered in Pratt, Kansas.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

Toms Gruppen A/S manufactures and distributes confectionery and chocolate products. Its brands include Anthon Berg, A XOCO, GA-Jol, PINGVIN, Nellie Dellies, Feodora, Hachez, and Galle & Jessen. The company was founded by Hans Trojel and Victor H. Meyer in 1924 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.

Salling Group A/S operates a chain of retail stores. The firm offers food and non-food products through føtex, Bilka, Netto, and Salling chains, as well as the web-shop Bilka.dk. Its departmental store sells interior design goods, lifestyle goods, wellness products, clothes, home accessories, and gift ideas. The company was founded by Ferdinand Salling in 1906 and is headquartered in Brabrand, Denmark.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Mayer Hoffman McCann PC provides audit and attest services. The company serves the construction, non-for-profit and education and manufacturing and distribution industries. Mayer Hoffman McCann was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. (FAS) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. The firm was founded by Max W. Greer, Jr. in 1979 as Financial Advisory Service, Inc. and changed its name to FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. in 2022. FAS provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, define contribution plans (profit-sharing and 401(k)), trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Part of Cousins Properties, Inc., EOLA Capital LLC is a company that provides real estate services. The company is based in Minot, ND. The company was founded by James R. Heistand. EOLA Capital was acquired by Parkway Properties, Inc. on May 18, 2011 for $462 million.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the investment management division of U.S. Bank NA, a commercial bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Sparkfactor Design, Inc. provides product development consultancy services. Its services include product engineering services, product definition, and industrial design for the manufacturing of consumer or medical products. The company was founded by Claudia Truesdell, Robert Garrett and Mike Smith in June 2001 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

The Municipal Advisory Council of Texas is a non-profit membership corporation which collects, maintains and distributes information related to Texas municipal debt issuers through a variety of programs. The council was organized in 1954 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Meers Advertising, Inc. provides marketing and advertising services. Its services encompass strategic communications planning; creative marketing development; digital strategy and tactical development; media planning, buying, and optimization; consumer research and testing; and data metrics and monitoring. The company was founded by Samuel A. Meers in 1993 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Blue Marlin Partners LLC (Blue Marlin Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Peter Kirsch. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Forbes Media LLC is a global media, branding, and technology company, which engages in the publication and printing of magazines. It focuses in the news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and affluent lifestyles. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.