Paul E. Macuski

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.

First Capital Group LLC is a growth capital investment firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas with an additional office in Dallas. The firm was founded in 1984 by Jeffrey Blanchard.

Invesco Private Capital Inc (Invesco Private Capital) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Invesco North America Group Ltd founded in 1981. The firm is headquartered in New York.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Dean Capital Management LLC (DCM) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 2008 and is currently owned by its founding members Kevin E. Laub, Doug Leach, Patrick J. Krumm, and Steven D. Roth. DCM provides discretionary portfolio management services as a sub-adviser to mutual funds managed by its affiliate, Dean Investment Associates LLC (DIA), a SEC registered adviser, as well as to DIA’s individual clients. The firm also makes discretionary portfolio management services available directly to individuals and institutional investors.

Hughes Investment Management, Inc. engages in portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, trusts, private funds, charitable organizations, and investment companies. The company is headquartered in New Fairfield, CT.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Rockwood Investment Counsel LLC provides investment advisory services. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, equity research and trading and consulting services. The company was founded by John A. Appleby and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

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.