Ronald Kruszewski

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital provides healthcare services. It provides its medical services in the areas of cancer, clinics, dermatology, diabetes and endocrinology, digestive diseases, elder care and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, geriatrics, heart and vascular, lung diseases, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic care, pain management, palliative care, plastic and reconstructive surgery, psychiatry, radiology, rheumatology, spine and spinal cord, transplant, trauma and acute care surgery, urology and wound/general surgery. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc. (SIFMA) is an organization that represents the securities industry in the United States. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's main focus is advocating for effective and resilient capital markets. The CEO of the company is Kenneth E. Bentsen.

Downtown Now! creates and promotes a downtown that attracts investment, economic activity and vibrancy at the hub of region. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Downtown STL, Inc. engages in creating and promoting investment and economic activities in its region. It also organizes events such as arts, family fun, festival, fitness, food and drinks, movies, music, and sporting events. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, MI.

Stifel Independent Advisors LLC (SIA) is a broker/dealer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1991 as Century Securities Associates, Inc. and became Stifel Independent Advisors LLC in 2021. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a full-service regional brokerage and investment banking firm that was founded in 1890. SIA offers brokerage services to a variety of individual and institutional clients. The firm executes securities transactions per client instructions through Stifel as their clearing firm.

United States Ski Team Foundation is a non-profit organization. It provides a range of membership programs for athletes and other young skiers engages in athletic programs. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.

Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Investment Management) (Stifel Nicolaus-IM) is the investment management division of Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc., a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). Stifel Nicolaus-IM provides investment management and services to institutions and individuals over a variety of asset classes. They also offer a number of different wrap fee programs.

The American Securities Association is a non-profit organization that advocates for the interests of broker-dealers and investors. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The association recently sent a comment letter to the SEC regarding new mandates related to cybersecurity policies. The American company also supports Representative Pete Sessions ’ legislation codifying a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff no-action letter that allows brokers-dealers to continue to be compensated for providing research services without registering as investment advisers. The association works in communities across the country to create jobs, grow the economy, and increase prosperity for all Americans.

Concordance Academy of Leadership engages in the provision of restoring individuals, rebuilding families, and transforming communities. It provides support to substance use and mental health treatment; education; job readiness; employment; housing; and legal services. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. operates an organization for economic reforms. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.