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The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

Memorial Hermann Health System operates as a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services. It specializes in back pain and spine care, cancer, children's health, digestive health, emergency services, heart and vascular care, neurosurgery, neurology, stroke, orthopedics, sports medicine, rehabilitation and physical therapy, sleep medicine, transplant center, weight loss, and women?s health and maternity. Its services include alcohol and drug rehabilitation, diabetes education, home care, hospice, and medical equipment. The organization was founded 1907 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Irradiant Partners LP (Irradiant Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Irradiant Partners LLC founded in 2021 by John John Eanes, Jon Levinson and Michael Jeffrey Levitt. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.

Part of Core Scientific, Inc., Blockcap, Inc. is a blockchain company that operates one of the world's largest bitcoin mining operations, accounting for nearly 1 percent of all the bitcoin network transactions. The company is based in Austin, TX. In addition to mining operations, the company operates two other divisions - digital treasury assets and venture investments. The company was founded in 2020 by Clark L. Swanson, Darin Feinstein. Darin Feinstein has been the CEO since 2020. Blockcap was acquired by Core Scientific, Inc. (United States), part of Core Scientific, Inc. from January 20, 2022 on July 30, 2021.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

Kayne Anderson Income Strategies Fund operates as a closed-end management investment company. The firm's investment objective is to provide common shareholders total return with an emphasis on current distributions. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Emergent Payments, Inc. provides online payment services. The company was founded by Brent de Jong, Mitchell Davis and Andrew Schneider in 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP operates as a law firm that provides guidance on business law, finance, litigation, government relations, and regulatory policy. It offers legal services in the field of government relations, strategic communications, tax, trial, labor and employment law, intellectual property, real estate, government contracting, and school and public law. The company was founded by J. S. Bracewell, Searcy Bracewell, Fentress Bracewell, and Bert H. Tunks on November 1, 1945 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Pledgeling LLC engages in the operation of an online donation for charities. Its users can follow charitable influencers, create profile, and centralize all of giving into one place, for year end accounting by using Pledgeling. The company was founded by Matt Minnis and Lee Fentress in 2014 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.

Oportun, Inc. provides consumer financial services. The firm focuses on offering unsecured credit to under-banked Hispanic families that lack FICO scores, credit histories, and traditional banking relationships. It provides loans without collateral to clients who lack credit history by using its sophisticated risk-scoring system that emphasizes a client's true capacity to afford a loan and engages with customers in their neighborhoods, in their language and with familiar faces from the community to build relationships of trust that lead to a lifetime of growth and prosperity. The company was founded by James Gutierrez and Gabriel Manjarrez in 2005 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Fortis Partners LLC is a private company that provides tax advisory and compliance, investment management, and wealth planning services through their Fortis Family Office. The company is based in King of Prussia, PA. The company aims to manage and protect their clients' wealth so that they can live a well-lived life. The company was founded by Kyle Buckett.

CaliberCos, Inc. is vertically integrated asset management firm, which goal is to enhance the wealth of investors seeking to make investments in middle-market assets. It operates through the following segments: Fund Management, Development, and Brokerage. The Fund Management segment represents its fund management activities along with back office and corporate support functions including accounting and human resources. The Development segment provides real estate development services as its principal developer. The Brokerage segment is involved in the buying, selling and leasing of all its funds' assets. The company was founded by John Christopher Loeffler II, Donnie Schrader, and Jennifer Schrader in January 2009 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Sam's West, Inc. operates a membership warehouse club. The firm offers jewelry, electronics, organic foods, choice meats, and beauty items. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1983 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR.

Premera Blue Cross provides health, life, vision, dental and long term care insurance services. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Mountlake Terrace, WA.

Innosphere Advisors Inc (Innosphere Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Radar Relay, Inc. develops a platform for token trading. The firm relays orders using 0x protocol to move tokens between wallets. The company was founded by Brandon Arthur Roth, Caleb Tebbe, Devin Eldridge, and Michael Roth in 2017 and is headquartered in Dover, DE.

Data Axle, Inc. provides business data and marketing solutions. It offers analytics and marketing services. The firm specializes in digital and traditional marketing channels. The company was founded by Vinod Gupta in 1972 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Enactus Global provides free educational services. It organizes and motivates teams of university students. Its program includes market economics, entrepreneurship, personal and financial success skills and business ethics. The organization was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Springfield, MO.