Robert J. Dudacek

Charming Shoppes, Inc. operates women's specialty apparel stores. It markets women's plus-size specialty apparel. The firm operates through two segments: Retail Stores segment and Direct-to-Consumer segment. The company was founded on September 13, 1940 and is headquartered in Bensalem, PA.

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.

drugstore.com, Inc. operates an online drugstore which offers health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy products. It provides medicine cabinet, gifts, oral care, green and natural, diet and fitness, household products. The firm's mail-order pharmacy segment provides prescription drugs and supplies to cash-paying and insurance-covered individuals through mail-order facility. The company was founded by Jed A. Smith in April 1998 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

NEXT Financial Group, Inc. (NEXT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by David Holtz and Gordon D'Angelo in 1999. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of NEXT Financial Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. NEXT, through their Independent Advisor Representatives (IARs), offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations or other businesses.

Orion Constellation Partners LLC operates as an investment fund. The company is a diversified fund of hedge funds, which was formed to institutionalize and scale the investment fund management. The company was established in November 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Securian Financial Services, Inc. engages in the provision of securities and investment advisory services. The company was founded on March 27, 1984 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.

Minnesota Mutual Cos., Inc. engages in the provision of insurance and financial services. It offers insurance products, pension plans, and financial services. The company was founded on October 1, 1998 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Anexinet Corp. engages in the provision of systems integration and technology management services. It offers mobility and application solutions, infrastructure and business intelligence, innovation center, strategic product sourcing, and managed services. The company was founded by Diego Calderin in 2000 and and is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.

GFO Advisory Services LLC (GFOAS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. The firm was founded in 1989 and formerly known as GenSpring Family Offices LLC and prior to that Asset Management Advisors LLC. They are owned by GenSpring Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC). GFOAS is the general partner/managing member and/or investment adviser to a group of privately pooled investment vehicles.

Direct Holdings Worldwide LLC provides music, videos, DVDs, and books internationally. It operates as a house wares and novelty catalog retailer through its subsidiary companies. The firm sells its products over the Internet, on TV, in retail stores, and by telephone and direct mail. It has offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Part of Hudson's Bay Co., Famous-Barr Store is a department store. The company is based in Des Moines, IA. Famous-Barr Store was acquired by SFA Holdings, Inc. (Tennessee), a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Co. from The May Department Stores Co. on April 20, 2004.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City provides health insurance products and related services. The company's services include individual & family plans, group health insurance plans, and prescription drug list. It offers its services in Kansas and Northwest Missouri. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Securian Financial Group, Inc. provides insurance, retirement planning and investment services. It offers individual and group life and disability insurance, annuities and mortgage life insurance. The firm also provides mutual funds, institutional asset management, annuity and retirement plans through its subsidiaries. The company was founded by Russell Dorr on August 6, 1880 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Huntington Foam LLC provides custom-engineered shape-molded and fabricated foam made from expanded polystyrene, expanded polypropylene, and other advanced resins. It specializes in the production and assembly of key components utilized in protective packaging, energy absorbing safety materials, and temperature controlled containers. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Greer, SC.

Hartford Insurance Co. of Illinois is engaged in the provision of insurance and financial planning services. The company is headquartered in Aurora, IL.

RDA Holding Co. provides multi platform media and direct marketing services. It produces and sells print and digital magazines, books, music, and videos through various channels, direct mail and financial services. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

North Star Resource Group, Inc. offers securities and investment advisory services. Its products and services include life insurance, disability insurance, long-term health care planning, investments and employer group benefits, including medical insurance, dental insurance, term life insurance, universal life insurance, long term disability, short term disability, employee assistance programs, and long term care; and retirement and savings plans. The firm also offers wealth management, financial, and responsive, insurance brokerage, long-term care and employee benefit services. The company was founded by Phillip C. Richards in 1908 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

KEMP Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of load balancing solutions. and application delivery controllers. It offers load balancers, and network detection and performance products. The company was founded by Peter Melerud and Jon Braunhut in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Code42 Software, Inc. engages in the development of data protection and backup software solutions. It offers employee departure, high value data leak, mergers and acquisitions, back up and recovery. The company was founded by Mitch Coopet, Brian Bispala and Matthew Dornquast in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Pythian Group, Inc. provides information technology services. Its infrastructure services include DBA Services for traditional and emerging technologies, cloud services, DevOps and infrastructure management. The firm’s data services include analytics as a service, custom analytics services, data warehouse modernization, advanced analytics and Big Data. Its clients include SaaS, media, gaming, financial services, and e-commerce companies. The company was founded by by Paul Vallée in 1997 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation is a non profit organization that develops the academic, leadership, citizenship, and personal potential of SigEp’s undergraduate members. It provides support for scholarships, leadership programming, and competitive undergraduate housing. The company was founded by William L. Phillips in 1943 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Ironwood Financial LLC is a financial planning and advisory company. The private company is based in Tucson, AZ. The company has a team of Certified Financial Planners and Advisors who provide direction and clarity for their clients' future. Ironwood Financial was founded in 2009 by Rydan Durant Case, Cean Nicholas Kenefick-Rogers, Alexander David Marek.

Unity International Group, Inc. provides information technology and telecommunications services. It offers electrical construction, mission critical systems, data and telecommunication construction, and maintenance services. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Flushing, NY.

The Ardent Cos. LLC provides real estate investment and asset management services. It offers residential real estate, commercial real estate, and ardent lending. The company was founded by Matthew Shulman in 2012 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Claybrook Capital LLC (Claybrook) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The firm was co-founded by Jerry A. Nigro and Bruce Arella in 2016. They were acquired in 2023 by Lido Advisors LLC. Claybrook offers wealth management and related advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates and small business owners.

Mill Point Capital LLC (Mill Point Capital) is private equity firm founded in 2013 by Michael Duran. The firm is headquartered in New York.

WE Family Offices Holdings LLC provides financial services. Maria Elena Lagomasino has been the CEO of the American company since 2013.

Ironwood Wealth Management LLC (Ironwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. The firm was founded as Ironwood Financial Phoenix LLC in 2006 and is owned principally by Ironwood Wealth Management Holdings LLC. Ironwood provides asset management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients.

Full Circle Fiber Partners LLC engages in providing investment to communications infrastructure services companies. The company is headquartered in the United States.

Outworx Group is a leading provider of diversified municipal and facility maintenance services, including landscaping, snow removal, paving, and street sweeping services to commercial and industrial clients. Outworx Group is the national leader in the snow and ice removal market, owning the largest fleet of proprietary snow melters and employing a highly experienced team to support its customers across all phases of snow removal operations. The company was founded almost 60 years ago and is headquartered in Westbury, NY. The CEO of the company is Daryl Hendricks.

Navigare Advisory Partners LLC is a marketing and strategic management consulting private company. The company is based in Bethesda, MD.

International Designs Group LLC is a supplier of slab, tile, appliances, and specialty products for the kitchen and bath industry. The American company offers proprietary brands such as Pompeii Quartz and Forum Quartz, as well as their Cancos tile label. IDG operates showrooms in several eastern states, including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The company's extensive range of products, combined with their service expertise, ensures that every step of the purchasing process is seamless and hassle-free for trade partners and homeowners. IDG delivers innovative solutions through design, distribution, and installation services across state lines. The company was founded in 2022, and the CEO is Mitch Hires.

Crashplan Group LLC provides automatic backup and customizable file version retention solutions for endpoint backup and recovery, ransomware recovery, breaches, migrations, and legal holds. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN and serves as the master government aggregator® for vendor partners, delivering solutions for cybersecurity, multicloud, devsecops, artificial intelligence and machine learning, open source, customer experience and engagement, and more. Working with resellers, systems integrators, and consultants, the sales and marketing teams provide industry-leading IT products, services, and training through hundreds of contract vehicles. The company was founded by Brian Bispala and the CEO is John Becker.

Direct Holdings Global LLC sells books, music, video/DVD, and multimedia products. The private company is based in Fairfax, VA. The CEO of the company is Marshall Watson.

Verinext Corp. delivers transformative business outcomes through technology and services to help customers achieve their digital transformation goals. Verinext is based in Duluth, GA, and the CEO of the private company is Brian Glahn. The company offers solutions to intelligently automate time-consuming tasks, protect data assets, secure infrastructure, and improve customer experiences. Verinext is the new name for the combination of Anexinet, Veristor, Light Networks, and SereneIT. The company has five offices across the South and Northeast and is backed by Mill Point Capital LLC.