Jay Mondkar

Atlas Scholars is a revolutionary development program providing high school students with mentorship, scholarships, and exposure to performance-based, professional environments. Each year, a group of high school students participate in a transformational energy/finance focused professional development program consisting of team projects, industry-leading guest speakers, field trips, mentorship, college preparation, and scholarships. Recruitment is focused on students from a range of diverse backgrounds across Houston. Applicants endure a highly competitive selection process consisting of essays, teacher recommendations, and interviews. Since inception in 2013, Atlas Scholars has taken ten classes of students. Once accepted, students are a part of a dynamic three-year program consisting of three one-month summer development programs and year-round mentoring. The program connects students with industry leaders and exposes them to high-pressure, performance-based environments. Students join a lifelong network and go on to become leaders in their communities and careers.

Thrive Pet Healthcare is one of the first veterinary services offering a comprehensive continuum of care for pets’ primary, specialty, and acute needs. Through a nationwide network of over 400 veterinary providers, and an industry-leading membership program, Thrive Pet Healthcare provides personalized, accessible care through every stage of a pet’s life and health. The veterinarian founded and led organization provides industry-first benefits for practice staff while elevating privately held veterinary hospitals with innovative service and technology solutions. By focusing on the needs of care providers and professional collaboration, Thrive Pet Healthcare is supporting the well-being of the industry and raising the national bar for veterinary excellence.

Atlas Scholars is a revolutionary development program providing high school students with mentorship, scholarships, and exposure to performance-based, professional environments. Each year, a group of high school students participate in a transformational energy/finance focused professional development program consisting of team projects, industry-leading guest speakers, field trips, mentorship, college preparation, and scholarships. Recruitment is focused on students from a range of diverse backgrounds across Houston. Applicants endure a highly competitive selection process consisting of essays, teacher recommendations, and interviews. Since inception in 2013, Atlas Scholars has taken ten classes of students. Once accepted, students are a part of a dynamic three-year program consisting of three one-month summer development programs and year-round mentoring. The program connects students with industry leaders and exposes them to high-pressure, performance-based environments. Students join a lifelong network and go on to become leaders in their communities and careers.

Liberty Park Capital Management is an alternative investment management firm based in Austin. Liberty Park manages two fundamental smaller-cap equity strategies: low-net and long-biased. The investment team focuses on underfollowed, complex, multi-industry, and cyclical (CMC) business models that are misunderstood by generalist investors, and then leverages their extensive experience within this niche universe to exploit its inefficiencies.