Andre Fowlkes

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Global Accelerator Network operates as a network of accelerators. The firm provides industry data and accelerator best practices, unparalleled networking opportunities, training, special perks, and ongoing support for its members and their entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Bradley A. Feld and David G. Cohen in 2010 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Dev/Con Detect, Inc. develops fraud detection and protection software for the digital advertising industry. It specializes in AdTech security, digital revenue protection, patent protected fraud detection technology and cyber security solutions. The company was founded by Casey Hester, Margaret Louie and Josh Summitt in 2016 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions is a non-profit organization that provides assistance, education, and advocacy to the credit union members. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The Thriving Cities Group is a multi-disciplinary organization that aims to transform communities through civic design. The private company is based in Charlottesville, VA and was founded in 2012 by Joshua J. Yates, who has been the CEO since then. The company offers three services to help communities thrive: teaching and training, consulting and advisory, and data and technology. The organization partners with the United Nations Habitat Program to establish an enterprise marketplace with a goal of accelerating progress toward the UN's sustainable development goals for one billion people living in 1,000 cities by 2030.

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.