Tommy L. McDonald

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc. raises and distributes funds for nonprofit organizations. It is a charitable organization, working with local service providers and agencies to deliver programs and services that center on the building blocks of a good life: Education, Income and Health. The firm also provides volunteer opportunities for people to help their neighbors, giving everyone tools to become informed advocates for addressing the pressing issues in North Texas. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Dean Holding Co. processes and distributes label dairy case products. Its products include milk, soymilk, flavored milks, buttermilk, whipping cream, dairy coffee creamer & ice cream mix, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, dairy-based dips and fruit juice. The firm serves retailers, distributors, foodservice outlets, schools and governmental entities. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX

Part of Trask (Spencer) Securities, Neptec, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets switches and other devices for communications networks. The company is based in Jefferson City, TN.

Hospitalists Now, Inc. offers customized hospitalist services. It offers clinical workflow automation, benchmark and dashboard reporting, hospitalist staffing and scheduling, physician communication, ongoing management, and consulting services. The company was founded by Michael Gonzales and Francisco Loya in 2002 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Carneros Energy, Inc. provides oil and gas exploration services. The company pursues a strategy, which utilizes modern 3D seismic acquisition and exploration techniques to identify prospects with reserve potential in under explored areas. Carneros focuses its activities in the Great Valley comprised of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Basins in central & Northern California. Carneros Energy was founded by John L. Rainwater & John L. Moran in May, 2001 and is headquartered in Bakersfield, CA.

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.

PetroQuest Resources, Inc. operates as an exploration stage company. It previously engaged in the acquisition, exploration, evaluation and development of crude petroleum and natural gas properties. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Arlington, TX.

Tyr Energy, Inc. offers management services to financial owners of merchant energy assets. It provides asset management services for IPPs located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. The company was founded by Bradford T. Nordholm in 2002 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

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.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Axcess International, Inc. provides wireless automatic identification and sensing solutions for real time business activity automation. It offers Enterprise Dot, Dual-Active radio frequency identification and real time location systems for automated asset visibility, control, physical security, sensing and supply chain efficiencies. The firm's micro wireless technology enables automatic local-area wireless data collection and control applications. The company was founded in November 1982 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Rush University Medical Center engages in the provision of health care services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Security Capital Corp. operates as a holding company that participates in the management of its two operating subsidiaries Primrose Holdings, Inc. and WC Holdings, Inc. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

National Cable Satellite Corp. owns and operates cable television networks. It provides congressional sessions, white house press briefings and speeches, British house commons sessions, and other political and public affairs programs. The company was founded by Brian P. Lamb on March 19, 1979 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Verde Realty is a private real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of industrial properties in the U.S. and Mexico and multifamily communities in the U.S. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.