Douglas Mann

MGPI Processing, Inc. produces ingredients and distillery products. It develops and produces grain-based starches, proteins and food-grade alcohol products for the branded packaged goods industry. The company was founded by Late Cloud L. Cray in 1941 and is headquartered in Atchison, KS.

Hambrecht & Quist Group, Inc. operates as a holding investment bank and provides securities brokerage services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Koch Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture and trade of chemical products. It operates in variety of industries such as polymers and fibers, fertilizers, electronics, automotive components, forest and consumer products, minerals, glass, process and pollution control systems, refining and biofuels, commodity trading, investments, and ranching. The company was founded by Frederick Chase Koch in 1940 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. (KCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The firm was founded by John Kornitzer in 1989. KCM provides advice as an investment adviser or as a sub-adviser to individuals and institutions and act as the investment adviser to the Buffalo Funds.

Friess Associates LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenville, Delaware. The firm was founded by Foster Friess in 1974. They provide portfolio management services to charitable/religious organizations, high net-worth individuals, retirement plans, investment companies, private investment funds and other private institutions.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Terra Nitrogen GP, Inc. manufactures nitrogenous fertilizers. The company is headquartered in Sioux City, IA.

Conestoga Energy Partners LLC operates ethanol production plants. It offers ddtiller's grain, conestoga connection and conestoga logistics services. The Company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Liberal, KS.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Rocky Mountain Institute is a non-profit organization that transforms energy use to clean and secure low carbon future. It engages in businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to accelerate the adoption of market-based solutions that cost-effectively shift from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. It examining and facilitating market-based technology that will play a role in addressing the climate problem. The company was founded by Amory Lovin in 1982 and is headquartered in Basalt, CO.

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.

Part of The Williams Cos., Inc., Koch Carbon, Inc. is an American coal mining company. The company is based in KS. Koch Carbon was acquired by MAPCO Coal, Inc. from Koch Industries, Inc. on September 09, 1994.

TranSystems Corp. engages in the provision of engineering and consulting solutions for transportation industry. It specializes in aviation, architecture, bridges, construction, federal, roadway, planning and environmental, freight, and transit. The company was founded Herbert Johnson, Gerald Brickell, and Edward Mulcahy in 1966 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Rudolf Haufe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG engages in the publication business. It also offers solutions in the areas of technical information, qualification and training, applications, services, E-procurement, and opportunities for collaboration. The company is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany.

SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG publishes magazines, newspapers and periodicals. The firm publishes a cultural magazine; a magazine for university and high school students; a monthly magazine featuring reports, essays, and interviews; and a business management magazine. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

The American Institute of Baking is a non-profit organization which provides education and research services for bakers and food processors. It offers baking applications, foundations, and specializations; food defense, building and equipment design, GMP and sanitation training, distance learning, online training, and food labeling training. The organization was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange provides insurance services. The private company is based in Lenexa, KS and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1959. The CEO is Philip D. Irwin.

AACC International is a non-profit organization of members who are specialists in the use of cereal grains in foods. The Association was previously known as the American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC). They publish Cereal Chemistry and Cereal Foods World as well as books on grain and food science. In addition to many other opportunities for professional growth, the association holds an annual meeting with exhibition, provides short courses taught by well-known experts in the field, and offers the online library of industry netcasts, the Cereal Science Knowledge Database. AACC International also offers international check sample and proficiency testing service, analytical sanitation certification as well as regional sections and subject matter divisions. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Automated Control Systems, Inc. provides software development, system integration, product evaluation, training and technical support services. It offers power generation and transmission, grain handling, aluminum processing, brewing & food processing and OEM system services. The company was founded by Daniel K. Perrier in 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

BC Architects Engineers Plc provides telecommunication, architectural and space planning needs services. Its services include site development design, project management and site acquisition. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Council for International Tax Education, Inc. provides tax education services. The non-profit company is based in White Plains, NY.

Founded in 1992, Cottonwood Research Group LLC is an independent investment research firm located in Mission Hills, Kansas. The firm's research focuses on publicly-traded healthcare companies.

Columbia Mutual Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (Columbia Mutual-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Columbia Mutual Insurance Co., an insurance company headquartered in Columbia, Missouri. Columbia Mutual-IP manages the investment portfolio of their clients.