John Long

Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America engages in the provision of individual annuities and life insurance products. It operates through the following segments: Individual Annuities, Life, Questar, and Legacy. The Individual Annuities segment includes fixed, fixed-indexed, variable, and variable-indexed annuities that are provided through independent distribution channels made up of agents and registered representatives. The Life segment issues fixed-indexed universal life insurance products, as well as maintains term and whole life in-force blocks that the company no longer sells or distributes. The Questar segment distributes a range of securities products, including mutual funds, variable life insurance, and annuity contracts; and also processes general securities transactions through a clearing arrangement with a third-party provider. The Legacy segment consists of closed blocks of long-term care and special markets products. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Minneapolis. MN.

Vector Capital Management LP (Vector Capital Management) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Alexander R. Slusky. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Serent Capital Management Co. LLC (Serent Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by David Kennedy and Kevin Frick. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Compeat, Inc. provides accounting and back office software and solutions to restaurants. It offers professional services designed to ensure the customers success with the implementation and ongoing use of Compeat Software. The firm's services include cloud service, training, system interfaces, implementation support, ongoing support, and customization. The company was founded by Harry G. Barkerding in 2000 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

FranConnect, Inc. provides franchise management systems. It offers a software that enables franchise organizations to manage sales, marketing, financial data collection and royalty invoicing, and automated funds transfer. The company was founded by Amit Pamecha in 2000 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Cobra Ultimate Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Diamond Mind, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic payment services for institutions. Its products include tuitionpay, campuspay, balance, payment processing, purchase processing, purchase cards and mobile card readers. The company was founded by Katherine Novikov in 2002 and is headquartered in Potomac, MD.

Minute Key, Inc. ngages in provision of automatic mechanical key duplication services. It manufactures and delivers self-service key duplication machines to duplicate house, office and padlock keys. Its technology utilizes robotics, electronics and software engineering to read the house or office key that is inserted into the machine and the key is accurately duplicated. The company was founded by Ari Freeman and Daniel Freeman in 2008 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

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.

TempWorks Software, Inc. develops and sells software solutions to the staffing and recruiting industry. Its products include web enterprise, web center, human resources center, tempworks mobile, time and attendance, job board, tempworks voice, affordable care act administration, and tempworks outlook plug-in. The firms services include payroll funding, payroll processing, pay card, w2 management, onboarding, tax credit processing service, and electronic I9 Processing Service. The company was founded by Gregg Dourgarian on March 26, 1997 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Ecolab Ltd. develops and markets cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products for the hospitality, foodservice, institutional and industrial markets. The company is headquartered in Swindon, UK.

IC Compliance LLC provides contingent workforce management solutions. It specializes in the management of independent contractors and contingent workforces. The firm through its web-based application, ensures its clients are in compliance with tax rules for independent contractors, provides advice on employee classification guidelines, tax reporting, invoice submission and other services. The company was founded by Patricia Griffin-Soffel in 1997 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Part of ServiceTitan, Inc., Field Service Holdings LLC is a company that specializes in field service software for pest control and lawn care. The company is based in McKinney, TX. The company's operations and routing solution simplifies processes and creates efficiencies for businesses. Field Service Holdings was acquired by ServiceTitan, Inc. on February 01, 2022.

The Minnesota Orchestra provides support for the orchestra and promotes music education. Its association reaches 10,000 children and adults each year through its music education programs. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

RegEd, Inc. Provides technical solutions for compliance software and systems. Its solutions include broker-dealer enterprise compliance platform, SCORE risk control center, compliance and audit management, conflicts of interest management, contracting, licensing and registration, compliance education and product training and insurance compliance management solutions. The firm serves to to broker-dealers, investment advisors, insurance and holding companies. The company was founded by John M. Schobel in 1994 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

The Danville Group provides cloud enterprise resource planning manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions. its application modules include cost accounting, supply chain, operations, product design and management, general accounting, sales and customer service. Then firm also provides professional and support services. The company was founded by Patrick J. Garrehy in 2008 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Meazure Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of testing solutions for academic, professional and lifelong learners. It offers Psychometrics, test development and delivery, reporting, and secure proctoring. The company was founded on January 8, 2020 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Ncontracts LLC engages in the provision of integrated risk management software and services for the financial services industry. Its product line includes a comprehensive set of risk management tools encompassing compliance, vendor management, and enterprise risk management. The company was founded by Michael L. Berman in 2009 and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN.

Gryphon Investors,LLC (Gryphon Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by R.David Andrews. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.

CLC Entertainment Studios, Inc. develops, produces, and distributes entertainment projects in the areas of film, television, and Broadway plays. The company was founded by Cathy Lee Crosby and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.