Sarah Gardial

United Fire & Casualty Co. engages in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and life insurance and selling annuities through a network of independent agencies. The company operates through following business segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance. The Property and Casualty Insurance segment includes commercial lines insurance, including surety bonds, personal lines insurance and assumed insurance. The Life Insurance segment is comprised of deferred and immediate annuities, universal life insurance products and traditional life insurance products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Patten & Patten, Inc. (P&P) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1976 by W.A. Bryan Patten and Z. Cartter Patten, III. P&P provides investment advisory and management services on a discretionary basis to individuals, families, individual retirement plans, trusts, family partnerships, endowments, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k)s and other qualified institutional retirement vehicles, and other institutional investment accounts.

SRA International, Inc. provides technology and strategic consulting services and solutions. It offers information technology solutions and professional services that enable mission performance, improve efficiency of operations or reduce operating costs. The firm’s information technology service offerings include infrastructure services, software development, systems integration, cyber security, cloud computing, business intelligence, data analytics and mobile solutions. The company also provides mission-specific domain expertise in areas such as intelligence analysis, energy and environmental consulting, enterprise logistics and bioinformatics. The company was founded by Ernst Volgenau in 1978 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

eVestment Alliance LLC engages in the development of cloud-based financial and investment application. Its products and service capabilities include manager research and selection, ongoing manager monitoring, private markets due diligence, risk analysis, portfolio construction and modeling, liquidity analysis, data aggregation, capital raising, competitive analysis, holdings analysis, peer group comparisons, and professional marketing materials. The company was founded by Karen Minnick, Matt Crisp, James Minnick, and Heath Wilson in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Monogram Food Solutions LLC produces and distributes packaged meat products snacks and appetizers. It offers beef jerky, corn dogs, pre-cooked bacon, and other value-added meat products. The firm's brands include Wild Bill's, Hannah's, Trail's Best, O'Brien, King Cotton, Circle B, Enjoy and Hickory Best, and Bulls. The company was founded by Karl A. Schledwitz and Wes Jackson in 2004 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Mariner LLC, do-business-as Mariner Wealth Advisors (MWA), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas with various locations throughout the country. The firm was founded in 2006 by Martin Bicknell, Bruce Kuzmin, Jenika Cook and Sherri Hazell. They are wholly-owned by Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC (formerly known as Mariner Holdings LLC). MWA provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Part of Learning Tree International, Inc., Learning Tree International Ltd. provides training and workforce development to information technology professionals and managers. The company is based in Leatherhead, UK.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

State University of Iowa Foundation was organized in 1956 to help University of Iowa meet needs beyond those provided for by state support, and to reach levels of distinction by generating significant private gift support. The company is headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa.

SageView Advisory Group LLC (SAG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded by Randall Long in 1989. SAG provides asset management services to individual and institutional clients.

WP Global Partners LLC (WP Global Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Donald Phillips in 2005.The firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in New York, California, and Florida.

Tennessee Aquarium is a non profit organization which operates a public aquarium. The company was founded on May 1, 1992 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.

MAXIMUS Federal Services, Inc. provides critical health and human service programs. It offers services in the area of policy assessment, analysis, program assessment evaluation design studies and data collection, performance measurement, technical assistance, expertise and data analysis. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Mantas, Inc. develops and provides data analysis software solutions to the financial institutions and telecommunications markets. It offers behavior detection technologies and software that helps financial service firms identify areas of risk and opportunity. The company also offers a platform that helps telecom carriers manage routing, fraud and other functions. The company headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc. is a civic, social, and fraternal association. The non-profit company is based in Indianapolis, IN. The company was founded by Klara Klarowicz.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Bourne Capital Partners LLC (Bourne Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Banks Bourne. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that serves as a Chamber of Commerce.