Darrell Tesmer

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.

Works, Inc. delivers secure web-based electronic payment solutions. It provides software solutions that help large companies to minimize the number of checks issues, reduce manual back-office reconciliation processes, and settle payment transactions electronically through the use of commercial credit cards. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Somnio Solutions, Inc. develops and designs digital sales and marketing tools. The firm's strategic services include design, campaign and digital platforms services. Its creative services include experience & visual design, content strategy & copywriting and video & motion graphics. Somnio Solutions was founded by Harold M. Valderas and Garrett Goeters in 2002 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

High End Systems, Inc. manufactures lighting fixtures and control equipment for the entertainment industry. Its products include lighting consoles, led automated, digital lighting and automated luminaires. The company was founded by Richard Belliveau and Lowell Fowler in 1970 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

MyTech Corp provides sensor-based controls for lighting systems. The company is based in Bogota, NJ. The company was founded by Douglas D. Myron. MyTech was acquired by Hubbell, Inc. on October 31, 2001.

YMCA of the USA is a non-profit organization which provides health and social services. The firm offers adventure guides, aquatics, arts, camping, child care, health and fitness, adults, scuba, and sports programs to communities and families in the United States. The company was founded by George Williams in 1844 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas connects high-impact companies in Central Texas with high-impact causes around the world. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. provides education services. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Austin Chamber of Commerce is an organization that helps people in the region achieve greater prosperity by working with businesses looking to create or expand their presence in the Austin region and help them create more jobs. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX. The company has helped bring more than 400,000 jobs to the region since 2004 and take on the biggest challenges so businesses can focus on growing. Laura Huffman has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Builders Investors Group, Inc. supplies building materials. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Sanford, NC.

Versata Software, Inc. provides software for automotive and insurance and financial services companies. Its solutions for financial services companies comprise distribution channel management to manage producers from onboarding through compensation. The company was founded on June 12, 1992 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

UnboundID Corp. provides customer identity and access management software. It offers UnboundID Platform, an enterprise software for identity and preference management, deployed on premises or in the cloud. The firm also offers modernize legacy identity, transition to customer, and customer engagement management, and identity and preference brokering. The company was founded by Steve Shoaff, Don Bowen, David Ely, and Neil Wilson in December 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

FireFly Automatix, Inc. manufactures and distributes automated turf harvesters. It offers ProSlab 155 automated turf harvester. The company is headquartered in North Salt Lake, UT.

Bed Rock, Inc. provides transportation services. It specializes in transporting cargo that requires careful handling due to its explosive or contaminant nature. The firm offers two different freight segments, secured materials and heavy haul. The company was founded in 1929 by Cloyd B. Jeans and Denver Merrick and is headquartered in Joplin, MO.

TNI (USA), Inc. provides trucking transportation services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Duenweg, MO.

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.

OneSource Virtual, Inc. provides business process outsourcing technology and support services. The firm's services include strategic consulting for workday, workday implementation, workforce administration, benefits administration, payroll services on workday, prescriptive solutions, finance and accounting services and application management services. The company was founded Brian David Williams, Wesley John Bryan and Britton Carl Wirt in 2008 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

The CleanTX Foundation, Inc. engages in the provision of supporting services to renewable resources sector. It promotes cleantech innovation and adoption. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

The Austin Technology Council is the largest tech industry organization in central Texas. The private company is based in Austin, TX. The company serves as a collaborative platform for innovation and technology, supporting the growth goals of its member businesses. The company provides knowledge and access in the areas of capital, talent, business mentoring, and networking. The company was founded by Fred Phillips.

Part of Trinity Health Corp., Seton Health is a healthcare and senior care services provider. The company is based in Troy, NY. Seton Health was acquired by St. Peter's Health Care Services on February 25, 2009.

University Federal Credit Union (Texas) is a locally-owned financial institution based in Austin, TX. University Federal Credit Union provides a broad range of financial services to the community, including a full-service branch in Austin. The private company was founded in 1936 and is currently led by CEOs Tony C. Budet and Michael E. Crowl.

Entrepreneurs Foundation provides privately held companies expert advice on corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan organization that has been advocating for a competitiveness agenda for over three decades. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization aims to attract investment and talent, spur the commercialization of new ideas, and enhance productivity to raise the standard of living for all Americans. The council's members include CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders, and national lab directors who provide real-world perspective to policymakers. The council believes that with the right policies, the strengths and potential of the economy far outweigh the current challenges the nation faces on the path to higher growth and greater opportunity for all Americans. Deborah L. Wince-Smith has been the CEO of the American company since 1993.

Digital H2O, Inc. operates as a software and big data technology company that develops an online oilfield water management analytics platform. It offers visibility into water volumes and transport logistics, asset awareness, oilfield water planning and analysis tools, and data visualization. The company was founded by Piers Wells, Alexander Robart and Brandon Pearlman and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Formation8 Partners LLC (Formation8) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Joe Lonsdale, Brian Koo, and Jim Kim. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Builders VC LLC (Builders VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Alex Kinnier, Jim Kim, Jocelyn Doe and Paul Lee. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Grande Communications Networks LLC provides Internet, telephone and digital cable services. Its products and services include Internet, cable TV and phone services for residential and business customers, bundles and special deals. The company was founded in October 1999 and is headquartered in San Marcos, TX.