Courtney Lankford

Apache Corp. operates as an energy company, which engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. The company was founded by Truman Anderson, Raymond Plank, and Charles Arnao on December 6, 1954 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Unocal Corp. explores, develops, produces, and markets crude oil and natural gas. The firm also produces geothermal energy in Indonesia and the Philippines and makes petroleum coke, graphite's and silicon carbide materials. The company was founded on October 17, 1890 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

BP America, Inc. transports crude oil and petroleum products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Westlake Securities LLC is a private company that has been providing a variety of services to middle market companies for 20 years. The company is based in Austin, TX and was founded in 2003. The company offers fractional/interim CFO services to reduce risk, reduce financial surprises, and maximize a company's value. The company also provides operational advice and strategic alternatives to manage through a downturn in financial performance. Westlake Securities assists middle-market companies in selling their business and provides sell-side advisory services. The company also offers buy-side advisory services for middle-market companies with enterprise values of $10mm to $250mm.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Case Pomeroy & Co. operates as a real estate company, which offers multi-family residential properties, anchored neighborhood shopping centers, commercial properties, and assisted living facilities. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Baker Botts LLP provides legal services. Its services include antitrust and compensation law, corporate, enforcement and investigations, environmental law, intellectual property, litigation, projects, real estate and construction, regulatory, and tax. The firm renders its services to banking and finance industry, energy and natural resources, manufacturing, and technological industries. The company was founded by Peter Gray in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Vinson & Elkins LLP provides legal services. It maintains civil practice, covering areas such as litigation, public policy, transaction, and energy law. The firm serves the clients including companies from the aviation, energy, financial services, health care, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Hunt Petroleum, Inc., Columbia Gas Development Corp. is an oil and gas exploration company. The company is based in Houston, TX. Columbia Gas Development was acquired by Hunt Petroleum, Inc. from Columbia Energy Group on May 20, 1996 for $200 million.

Bain Capital Credit LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global credit specialist headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jonathan Lavine in 1998 and was formerly known as Sankaty Advisors LP. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Bain Capital LP, owned by Bain Capital Holdings LP. Bain Capital Credit provides investment advisory services across a diverse range of credit strategies.

The Houston Museum of Natural Science operates a national museum. It consists of a planetarium, environmentally-controlled butterfly center, off-site observatory, advanced IMAX theatre and temporary and permanent exhibit halls. The museum features displays on subjects such as space science, energy, paleontology, chemistry, gems and minerals, ancient Egyptians, Native Americans and Texas wildlife. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Cobalt’s business model is uniquely designed to create maximum value from the asset by doing more with less while competitively accessing, discovering and producing deepwater hydrocarbon resources on a scale similar to the super majors. It starts with its small core team – flexible, decisive and fast moving using Cobalt’s proprietary, state-of-the-art data and proven, leading-edge technology. Non-core activities are sourced to outside partners and specialty providers, leveraging relationships it has forged over many years in the industry to reduce costs and compress delivery time. Utilizing industry best practices, standardized designs and strong project management throughout, The company is able to move quickly through the E&P supply chain, maximizing value for its investors and its partners.

Cadent Energy Partners LLC (Cadent Energy Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Paul G. McDermott and David Coppe. The firm is Headquartered in New York.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

Sam Houston Area Council provides scouting programs for boys and young adults. It prepares young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse LLC provides acquisition and divestiture services for oil and gas properties. It offers negotiated sales for engineering, geology, land, electronic and physical data rooms. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Bain Capital Credit (Bain Capital Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Bain Capital Credit LP, founded in 1998 by Jonathan Scott Lavine. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

EnVen Energy Ventures LLC engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas. The company was founded on March 24, 2008 and is headquartered in Metairie, LA.

Energy Ventures GOM LLC explores and develops crude oil and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.