Russell Shiffer

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.

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.

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.

Miller Freeman, Inc. is based in San Francisco, CA. Part of The Nielsen Company (US) LLC, Miller Freeman, Inc. is a company that provides information and publication services. The company was founded in 1902. Miller Freeman was acquired by Nielsen BV from United News & Media Plc on July 18, 2000 for $638.98 million.

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.

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

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.

PlaySpan, Inc. is a payment company. Its payments platform handles transactions for digital goods in online games, digital media, and social networks around the world. The company was founded by Arjun Mehta, Karl Mehta and Alexander Harry Fries in 2006 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

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.

Merchant Risk Council operates as a global trade association for eCommerce fraud and payments professionals. It provides year-round support and education to members by providing access to proprietary benchmarking reports, workshops, whitepapers, presentations and webinars. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Arvato Digital Services LLC is a company that provides logistics and third-party outsourcing services. The company is based in Valencia, CA.

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.

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.

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.