Michael Larson

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is a closed-end investment fund, which engages in the provision of diversified portfolio of investment-grade bonds. It seeks current income and capital appreciation. The firm's asset allocation include corporate bonds, emerging market debt, bank loans, government, mortgage backed-securities, asset-backed securities, and cash and other securities. The company was founded on December 17, 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It engages in the provision of current income and capital appreciation when consistent with current income. The company was founded on July 14, 2003 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1973, BMO Asset Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp. and their ultimate parent is Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO). They were formerly known as Harris Investment Management, Inc. BMO Asset Management provides investment management services to pension, profit sharing, institutional and personal portfolios.

Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC (Hamilton Lane) is a private equity firm founded in May 1991. The firm is headquartered in Pennsylvania with additional offices located in London, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Ft. Lauderdale, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Las Vegas and Seoul.

Lakeside School is a coeducational private school for grades 5-12. The company provides an academic program through which educators lead students to take responsibility for learning. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA

Gates Ventures LLC (Gates Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Foundation Trust), formerly known as William H. Gates Foundation, is a private foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. The Foundation Trust manages the endowment assets. They participate in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries.