Bill Sappington

American Airlines, Inc. engages in the provision of airline transportation services. It offers travel insurance, email subscriptions, group and meeting travel and business programs services. The company was founded by C. R. Smith on April 15, 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

BellSouth LLC operates as a telecommunications holding company. It provides wire line communication services including local exchange, network access, intra local access, and internet services. The firm also offers print and online directory advertising. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (American Beacon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Irving, Texas. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Resolute Investment Managers, Inc. American Beacon provides investment advisory services to investment companies (the Beacon Funds), corporate employee benefit plans, collective investment trusts, private equity funds-of-funds, corporations and governmental entities.

UVEST Financial Services Group, Inc. provides third party brokerage services. It offers investment and insurance programs to regional banks and credit unions. The company was founded on June 19, 1978 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.

The Investment Company Institute is an association of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The American company operates to support and represent these types of investment vehicles. The CEO of the company is Paul Schott Stevens.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

TPG Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 1992 by William S. Price and James George Coulter. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth with additional offices in London and São Paulo.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. provides indemnity insurance and medicare extension programs. The firm offers medical and dental plans, pharmacy coverage, vision coverage and health savings accounts. The company was founded in 1937 and is located in Boston, MA.

Alpargatas SAIC engages in the production, marketing, and retail of sports and casual footwear. The firm specializes in the production of rope-sole and canvas shoes. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Parallels, Inc. provides hosting and cloud services enablement and cross-platform solutions. The firm’s products include remote application server, desktop for mac business edition, desktop for mac pro edition, mac management for SCCM, desktop for mac, toolbox for mac & windows and parallels access. The company was founded by Aleksey Kandikov, Ilya Zubarev, Juri Tsibrovski, Oleg Melnikov and Serguei Beloussov in 1999 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ryanair UK Ltd. provides freight transportation services. The company was founded in May, 1985 and is headquartered in Stansted, UK

LPL Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding comany for LPL Financial Services. It provides investment advisory, marketing, administrative, distribution and information systems services to the independent financial advisor network in the United States through its subsidiaries. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc. (SIFMA) is an organization that represents the securities industry in the United States. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's main focus is advocating for effective and resilient capital markets. The CEO of the company is Kenneth E. Bentsen.

Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc. is a technology association based in Massachusetts. The American company's mission is to accelerate innovation, growth, and the development of an inclusive tech ecosystem in the region. The non-profit company connects people from across the technology landscape, provide access to industry-leading content and ideas, and offer their members visibility and a platform to advance their collective interests. The company was founded by David Solomont and the CEO is Sara Fraim.

National Association of Corporate Directors (New England) is a non-profit organization that provides corporate government information, education, and training for directors and CEOs who are committed to raising standards and improving boardroom performance. The company is headquartered in Amesbury, MA.

The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. Its services include clinical and family support; residential care; special education; transitional programs; and program evaluation. The company was founded in 1799 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

ProSight Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. provides property and casualty insurance services. It offers property and casualty insurance, film and live events insurance, marine insurance, professional liability insurance, construction insurance, transportation insurance and social services insurance. The company was founded in 2009 by Joseph J. Beneducci and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Bank Insurance & Securities Association is a business association. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Divvy Cloud Corp. provides cloud management software services. Its cloud management platform abstracts cloud infrastructure data and lifecycle management commands to a single command console from which CloudOps teams can provision, manage, troubleshoot and organize private and public cloud resources. The company was founded by Brian Joseph Johnson, Christopher Jon DeRamus and Andrew Mann in 2012 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Rapid7 LLC engages in the provision of security data and analytic software solutions. It offers industry solutions, and compliance solutions. The company was founded by Tas Giakouminakis and Alan Matthews in July 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Datawire, Inc. develops software tools. Its open source tools empower developers to develop resilient microservices on Kubernetes. The company was founded by Richard Li and Rafael Schloming and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Rapid7 International Ltd. provides security data and analytics solutions. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Invest In Others Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that is backed by the financial services industry. The foundation's mission is to enhance the charitable efforts of financial advisors, employees, and their firms.

The American Securities Association is a non-profit organization that advocates for the interests of broker-dealers and investors. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The association recently sent a comment letter to the SEC regarding new mandates related to cybersecurity policies. The American company also supports Representative Pete Sessions ’ legislation codifying a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff no-action letter that allows brokers-dealers to continue to be compensated for providing research services without registering as investment advisers. The association works in communities across the country to create jobs, grow the economy, and increase prosperity for all Americans.

Cyber Threat Alliance provides cyber security services. The private company is based in Arlington.

The New Commonwealth Racial Equity & Social Justice Fund, Inc. provides a racial equity and social justice fund to support black and brown communities. The non-profit company is based in Milton, MA. Shell, Linda Dorcena Forry, Malia Lazu, Pamela Everhart, Myechia Minter-Jordan, Rebekah Splaine Salwasser, Rodney C. Pratt, Stephanie Lovell, Valerie A. Mosley, BJ Trach, Paul Francisco, Desiree Ralls-Morrison, William M. Cowan, Damon Hart, and Quincy L. Miller. The company was founded by Corey Eugene Thomas, Damian W. Wilmot, Dominic L. Blue, Frederick M. Lowery, Greg A.