Alan G. Schwartz

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Since 1975, the Yale Corporation Investment Committee has been responsible for oversight of the Yale University Endowment. They are located in New Haven, Connecticut

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

Metron, Inc. provides scientific consulting services. The firm specializes in statistical inference, operations research, physical modeling and software development. It offers advanced mathematics applications, systems and analysis, operations analysis and simulation sciences and cyber analysis. The company was founded by Thomas L. Corwin in 1982 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Roundtable Investment Partners LLC (Roundtable Investment) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Roundtable Managers LLC founded in 2006 by Stephen Henry Hopkins. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bookingsuite (USA), Inc. develops cloud based digital marketing system for independent hotels. Its digital marketing system includes a content management system, multi-channel digital marketing, content publishing, online reservations, and integrated business intelligence. The company was founded by Forest Key, Brian Saab and Adam Brownstein in January 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Ellington Management Group LLC (Ellington) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1994 and is primarily owned by Michael Vranos indirectly through his ownership interest in Ellington’s majority owner, EMG Holdings LP. Ellington provides investment advice to pooled investment vehicles and institutional managed accounts.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM manages investment portfolios and provides investment advice to institutional and individual investors around the world.

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

Part of ITF Trust, ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. provides commercial exploitation of media rights and data rights and certain sponsorship rights. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1913. The CEO is David A. Haggerty.

Horwath Velez & Co. PSC is a private company based in Washington.

United States Tennis Association, Inc. promotes and develops the growth of tennis. It provides sport’s growth on every level in the United States from local communities to the crown jewel of the professional game, the U.S. Open. The company was founded on May 21,1881and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

The New York Public Library engages in the provision of library services. It uses its available resources in a program of collecting, cataloging, and conserving books and other materials, and providing ready access directly to individual library users and to users elsewhere through cooperating libraries and library networks. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Managed Emerging Markets Trust intends to issue and redeem shares in transactions with authorized participants. Its portfolio consists of cash or cash equivalents, foreign exchange, and financial instruments. It is headquartered in New York, NY.

Artivest Holdings, Inc. provides digital platform for private investment managers and investors. The firm offers technology-driven investment platforms for fund managers, wealth managers, and independent advisors. It offers private equity and venture capital funds. The company was founded by James David Waldinger in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Calvert Research & Management (Calvert) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in 2016 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management. Previously, Calvert was an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV). In 2021 Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) acquired Eaton Vance Corp. and its subsidiaries. Calvert provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies, institutional investors, and Wrap Programs.

Tradeweb Markets LLC operates as a global fixed income and derivatives markets. It engages in building and operating electronic over-the-counter marketplaces. The company builds a global web-based electronic network of banks, asset managers, central banks, pension funds and insurance companies to buy and sell government bonds and other fixed income and derivative instruments. It also provides trading solutions for financial advisors and traders. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The National Association of Investment Cos. is a trade association and the largest network of diverse- and women-owned alternative investment firms. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company has been advocating for more than 52 years and has 194 diverse-owned alternative investment firms as members. These firms collectively manage over $389 billion in assets under management and invest with over 3,100 portfolio companies. The company consistently generates superior returns that help fuel the growth of the retirement and asset management industries. Robert L. Greene has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Part of Pholdings LLC, Paamco Prisma Holdings LLC is an investment holding American company. The company is based in New York.

Greenwich Roundtable, Inc. operates as a non-profit research and educational organization for investors who allocate capital to alternative investments. It advises, informs and provides education about new styles of investing to its members and Limited Partners. The company is headquartered in Cos Cob, CT.

Northside Center for Child Development, Inc. provides children development services. It offers behavioral, mental health, education and enrichment programs to children and families living in poverty. The company was founded by Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth B. Clark in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago provides banking and financial services. Its services include asset liability management, cash management, community investment and housing programs, letter of credit, liquidity and funding, and safekeeping. The firm also provides liquidity for home mortgage loans to members approved as participating financial institutions through the Mortgage Partnership Finance program. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

New Island Capital Management Inc (New Island Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

BlackRock Investment Management LLC (BIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Trident Merger LLC, ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BIM manages assets for institutional and high net worth clients, separate accounts, pooled investment vehicles and US registered investment companies. They also sponsor an SMA (wrap fee) program.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (BFM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a direct subsidiary of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFM manages assets for institutional and high net-worth clients, separate accounts, pooled investment vehicles, private investment funds and US registered investment companies.

Genius Media Group, Inc. operates as an online guide to the meaning of rap lyrics. Its platform offers rappers and fans share hip-hop lyrics. The firm's users can listen to songs, read their lyrics and click the lines that interests users for pop-up explanations. The company was founded by Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman and Ilan Zechory in October 2009 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Ufora, Inc. provides data science engineering solutions. It offers open source platform that automates the engineering code required to run single-threaded programs in parallel across a cluster of machines. The company was founded by Braxton McKee and Alexander Leeds in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.