Stephen W. Vessells

Butler Manufacturing Co. produces and markets building systems and components for nonresidential structures. It designs, manufactures and markets metal building systems for commercial construction. The firm provides its services to commercial, community, industrial and agricultural markets. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP provides legal services. It offers legal representation to public and private companies and charitable organizations, including health care providers, local and state governments, financial institutions, real estate developers, franchisors, distributors and pharmaceutical companies. It services includes finance, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory, employment, and labour and benefits. The company was founded by Frank F. Dinsmore in 1908 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Office Depot LLC engages in the provision of office products, services, supplies, and technology solutions. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Business Solutions, and CompuCom. The Retail segment involves in selling merchandise through chain of office supply stores and offers products and services in the categories of supplies, technology, and furniture and other. The Business Solutions segment trades branded and private branded products and services and provides copy and print services. The CompuCom segment comprises procurement, installation, and managing the life cycle of hardware and software businesses; and offers information technology (IT) support services including remote help desk, data centers, and on-site IT professionals. The company was founded by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Dougherty, and Jack Kopkin in March 1986 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Air Packaging Technologies, Inc. manufactures, distributes, and markets inflatable protective packaging for the shipment of fragile products. The private company is based in Valencia, CA.

Fiduciary Counselling, Inc. (FCI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1941 and is a subsidiary of Cassiopeia Holdings Co., owned by Ties That Bind Special Purpose Trust. FCI provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities, a registered investment adviser and a registered investment company. FCI generally performs services exclusively for descendants and family members of a single family and their related entities.

Ayablu, Inc. designs and markets baby apparel accessories and related products. It offers baby girl clothing, baby boy clothing, neutral baby clothing, bodysuits, coveralls, pants/leggings, jackets/buntings, sweaters, dresses, bibs and burp-cloths, hats and mitts, socks and tights, sets, bath products, bedding, toys, and skincare products. The company is headquartered in Fairfield, CT.

Arthur D. Little, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in strategy and organization, operations management, technology and innovation management, corporate finance, and global carbon advisory serving corporations and organizations worldwide. The firm serves the automotive, healthcare, information, chemicals, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was founded by Arthur Dehon Little and Roger Griffin in October 1886 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Hitachi Business Finance operates as a finance company. The firm offers working capital to small and medium-size commercial businesses to improve cash flow and profitability. The company was founded on April 26, 2002 and is headquartered in Huntington Woods, MI.

Freedom One Financial Group LLC provides retirement plan and investment advisory services to emerging market companies. The company was founded by Mark Wayne in 1998 and is headquartered in Clarkston, MI.

Indus Capital Partners LLC (Indus) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by David Kowitz, Sheldon Kasowitz and Byron Gill. Indus provides investment supervisory and management services on a discretionary basis primarily to commingled private investments funds and institutional clients.

Geographic Information Services, Inc. provides information and technology consulting services. Its services include application development, architecture design, client consultation and strategy, implementation support, mapping and visualization. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

FCA US LLC engages in the design, engineering, manufacture, distribution, and sale of vehicles. The company was founded on May 22, 2009 and is headquartered in South Lyon, MI.

777 Partners LLC (777 Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Steven W. Pasko and Joshua Wander. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

United States Sugar Corp. is a private company that grows food, specifically sugar cane and citrus. The company is based in Clewiston, FL and has subsidiaries in Canada and United States. The company's local farmers provide 10% of the sugar produced in the United States. The company was founded in 1931 by Charles Stewart Mott. Robert H. Buker has been the CEO of the company since 2005.

Part of The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., The Boston Consulting Group LLC is a company that provides management consulting services. The company is based in Hempstead, NY.