Brad Ptasienski

Carreker Corp. develops payments related software and consulting solutions to financial institutions and financial service providers. Its services include consulting, project management and software implementation. The company offers tools for fraud detection, payment systems, cash inventory management and cost reduction. The firm is located in Dallas, TX.

ThoughtWorks, Inc. provides systems integration and application development services. It offers system architecture, consulting, organizational transformation, software development, and implementation services. The firm serves energy, manufacturing, retail, and financial sectors. The company was founded by Neville Roy Singham in 1993 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Industry Super Holdings Pty Ltd., Buckeye GP LLC operates refined petroleum products pipeline systems. The company is based in Wayne, PA.

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.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Court Square Capital Partners LP (Court Square Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1968. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

CAST Management Consultants, Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers services to the retail, commercial banking, regulatory compliance and risk, finance optimization, insurance and wealth management, and revenue management industries. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Jacuzzi Brands Corp. engages in the manufacture and distribution of bath, plumbing, and backyard products for the residential, commercial, and institutional markets. Its products include whirlpool baths; outdoor hot tubs; showers; sanitary ware; bath tubs; and fixtures and accessories. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Chino Hills, CA.

TAC Partners Inc (TAC Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by James F. Wade and David D. Croll. The firm is headquartered in Boston, California.

TowerBrook Capital Partners LP (TowerBrook Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Neal Moszkowski and Anthony O'Carroll. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Juul Labs, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of vaporizers that contain nicotine for smokers. It offers JUUL device and JUULpods. The company was founded by Adam Bowen and James Monsees in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of BearingPoint GmbH, BearingPoint Europe Holdings BV provides management consulting services. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

UST Global, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology consulting services. Its services include analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, information management, infrastructure services, Internet of Things (IoT) legacy modernization, mobility, and portfolio assessment. The firm serves the banking and financial, energy and utilities, healthcare, manufacturing, high tech, media and entertainment, public sector, retail, semiconductor, and telecommunications industries. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

KSM Consulting LLC engages in the provision of management consulting, data analytics, project management, and application development services. It serves the public sector, enterprise, non-profit, higher education, and healthcare industry. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Lackey in 2008 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

NEW Asurion Corp. provides consumer product protection programs. The company was founded by Fredrick D. Schaufeld in 1983 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Consello Capital LLC (Consello Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Consello Management LP founded in 2021 by Declan Martin Kelly. The firm is headquartered in New York.

FundStrat Global Advisors is an independent research boutique that provides fundamental, technical, and quantitative research to a broad array of clients, including institutional investors, wealth advisors, pension funds, and high net worth individuals. The private company is based in New York, NY, and focuses on delivering analysis, not opinions, to aid in clients' investment process. The firm also has a retail-facing service for smaller investors called FSInsight. FundStrat's data-intensive approach seeks to exploit anomalies and identify sectors and stocks with a high likelihood of outperforming the market. Founded in 2014 by Thomas J. Lee and John Sungho Bai, the company is well-known for custom-tailoring research to clients' unique needs and interests.

Samsung C&T America, Inc. provides investment management and business services. It provides international commodities trading, product marketing and distribution, and new business development. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ.

Crest Rock Management Co LP (Crest Rock Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Steve Johnson and Jeff Carnes. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.