Network origin in Stephen Whatley first degree
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Stephens, Inc.
 Stephens, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Banks/Brokers | 84 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Stephen Whatley via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAGLE MATERIALS INC. | Construction Materials | Chairman Chairman | |
The Stephens Group LLC
 The Stephens Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Stephens Group LLC (Stephens Group) is an independent Private Equity firm founded in 2006 by W. R. Stephens and Elizabeth Stephens Campbell. The firm is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
Entrust, Inc.
 Entrust, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Entrust, Inc. provides software security solutions. Its products include authentication and identity assurance, public key infrastructure and entrust cloud. The firm’s solutions include Mobile Security, Cloud Services, Strong Authentication, Physical and Logical Access, Certificate Management, Certificate Management, Secure Email and Citizen eID. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Katy, TX. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Regions Investment Management, Inc.
 Regions Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Regions Investment Management, Inc. (RIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1971 as Morgan Asset Management, Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Bank and their ultimate parent is Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF). RIM provides model strategies and provides portfolio management to Regions Wealth Management (RWM), a business unit of Regions Bank, for use by RWM with its clients. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
iBEAM Broadcasting Corp.
 iBEAM Broadcasting Corp. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications iBEAM Broadcasting Corp. operates as a content delivery network that owns and operates an Internet broadcast network which delivers streaming media to large audiences of simultaneous users with viewing & listening quality that can approach television and radio. It also offers a suite of streaming media applications delivered over its broadcast network. The company's subsidiaries and joint ventures include NextVenue, Inc., NextVenue Europe Ltd., iBEAM Broadcasting Japan Kabushiki Kaisha, iBEAM AsiaLtd., iBEAM Asia (Hong Kong) Ltd. & iBEAM Europe Ltd. | Major Telecommunications | Director/Board Member | |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 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. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The University of Arkansas | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Wake Forest University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Texas Christian University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Baylor University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Colony Capital Management LLC
 Colony Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Colony Capital Management LLC (Colony) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Allen Hewett, Jr., in 2004 as Pointer Capital LLC. They are a subsidiary of Long Pine Investors LLC, ultimately owned by Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC). Colony provides portfolio management services to high-net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporate and municipal retirement plans, Taft Hartley plans, corporations, and other business entities. | Investment Managers | Director of Research - Equity Chief Investment Officer Founder | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| Washington & Lee University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Central Arkansas | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
BB&T Securities LLC (Broker)
 BB&T Securities LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Hilltop Securities, Inc.
 Hilltop Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| COMMUNITY CHOICE FINANCIAL INC | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer | |
Blackstreet Capital Management LLC
 Blackstreet Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blackstreet Capital Management LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2002 by Murry Neal Gunty. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst Private Equity Analyst | |
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.
 Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2002 by Hunter Thompson and William Davis, Thompson Davis & Co. (TD & Co.) is an independent investment research firm and broker/dealer located in Richmond, Virginia with an additional office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. TD & Co. provides unbiased, original research and services to institutional and retail investors. They do not perform research on companies for investment banking opportunities. TD & Co. also offers a full-range of financial services ranging from financial planning and private money management to corporate and municipal bonds. TD & Co.'s research team employs a focused methodology. They seek to identified, under followed, undervalued growth companies. The firm uses computer screens that look for companies with sequential revenue and earnings growth and strong balance sheets that are selling at a discount to their growth rates. Specifically, TD& Co. looks for companies with several characteristics: (1) 20% + revenue and earnings growth (2) sequential revenue and earnings growth, i.e., quarter over quarter improvement in both the top and bottom line (3) top management is buying the company's stock in the open market with their own money (4) significant management ownership of the stock (5) strong balance sheets with little or no debt or manageable declining debt, strong cash position or debt reduction efforts (6) operating in a growing market sector (no deep cyclicals or natural resource sectors) (7) gross margin expansion and market share gains and (8) selling at a discount to the company growth rate, allowing for p/e expansion toward growth rate. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| CONN'S, INC. | Electronics/Appliance Stores | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
University of Houston
 University of Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Arthur Andersen LLP
 Arthur Andersen LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 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. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Southern Methodist University
 Southern Methodist University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services 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. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Highlander Partners LP
 Highlander Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Highlander Partners LP (Highlander Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Michael Robert Nicolais and Laurence E. Hirsch. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Taxas. | Investment Managers | Chairman Chief Executive Officer | |
Highland Capital Management LP
 Highland Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highland Capital Management LP (Highland) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by James (Jim) Dondero and Mark Okada in 1993. They are owned by the Highland Claimant Trust. Highland acts as an investment adviser or sub-adviser to structured product vehicles (which include but not limited to CLOs and Collateralized Debt Obligations unregistered investment funds, and single Client accounts). | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income Analyst-Fixed Income | |
| WESTERN CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC. | Electronics Distributors | Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Texas A&M University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Vanderbilt University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Arkansas System | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services 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 | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
James Beard Foundation
 James Beard Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The James Beard Foundation is a non-profit organization that celebrates and supports the people behind America's food culture. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. Established over 30 years ago, the foundation is committed to supporting a resilient and flourishing industry that honors its diverse communities. The foundation amplifies new voices, celebrates those leading the way, and supports those on the path to do so, to create a more equitable and sustainable future. The foundation brings its mission to life through the annual awards, industry and community-focused programs, advocacy, partnerships, and events across the country. The CEO of the company is Clare Reichenbach. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Peter J. Solomon Co. LP
 Peter J. Solomon Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Peter J. Solomon Co. provides investment advisory services. The company offers corporate finance, restructuring, private financings, merger and acquisitions services. It also offers services to the retail, wholesale, catalogue distribution, consumer products, healthcare and media industries. Peter J. Solomon Co. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York City, NY | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member | |
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker)
 Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker)
 BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity |
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International
| United States | 45 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Romania | 2 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 23 |
| Consumer Services | 19 |
| Commercial Services | 4 |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 2 |
| Technology Services | 2 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 179 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 133 |
| Analyst-Equity | 92 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 70 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 52 |
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| Wesley Clark | 78 |
| Richard Massey | 34 |
| Stormy Byorum | 22 |
| Michael Nicolais | 19 |
| Farha Aslam | 16 |
| Laurence Hirsch | 15 |
| Hunter Witherington | 15 |
| Fredric Seegal | 15 |
| Scott Nelson | 14 |
| Grant Jones | 13 |
| Jason Y. Zhang | 13 |
| Lynne Collier | 13 |
| Ted Saunders | 12 |
| Angel Donchev | 11 |
| Mauricio Orellana | 11 |
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