Benjamin Hunt Shuford

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

Patten & Patten, Inc. (P&P) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1976 by W.A. Bryan Patten and Z. Cartter Patten, III. P&P provides investment advisory and management services on a discretionary basis to individuals, families, individual retirement plans, trusts, family partnerships, endowments, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k)s and other qualified institutional retirement vehicles, and other institutional investment accounts.

Opus Investment Management, Inc. (Opus) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts. They began as the asset management division of the former State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America (State Mutual), incorporated in 1844 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1985, doing business first as SMA Financial Corp. and then as Allmerica Asset Management, reflecting corporate parentage. In 2003, their name was changed to Opus Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) (previously Allmerica Financial Corp.). Opus generally offers discretionary investment advisory services on fixed income products to institutional investors such as insurance companies, self-insurance groups and other financial institutions. For some of their clients that wish to have equity market exposure, the firm also offers advisory services related to mutual funds and exchange traded funds.

eRoom Technology, Inc. was a provider of Internet-based software and services for collaboration among an organization’s extended enterprise of employees, customers, suppliers, and other partners. The eRoom digital workplace allows organizations to quickly assemble a project team wherever people are located and manage the collaborative activities that drive the design, development and delivery of their products and services. It was located in Cambridge, MA.

Alesco Advisors LLC (Alesco) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Pittsford, New York. The firm was founded Pittsfordby Jim Gould in 2000. Alesco provides investment management services primarily to institutions (such as foundations, endowments, for-profit organizations, retirement plans, trusts, and estates) and high net worth individuals.

rPath, Inc. provides next-generation system automation technologies. It automates software system construction, deployment, configuration and maintenance across physical, virtual and cloud environments. The company was founded by Erik W. Troan and Billy Marshall in 2005 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Newbrook Capital Advisors LP (Newbrook Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Robert Boucai in 2005. Newbrook Capital provides investment advisory services to private pooled investment vehicles.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

Visier, Inc. engages in the development of cloud-based, analytics software for human resources management. It offers professional services, education, and technical support. The company was founded by John G. Schwarz, Brett Schwarz, Jan Schwarz, and Ryan Wong in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Pendo.io, Inc. provides cloud software for digital product teams and application services. It offers insights, sentiments, guidance, feedback, roadmap, integration, and adoption services. The company was founded by Todd Olson, Erik Troan, Eric Boduch and Rahul Jain in 2013 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

DWM Asset Management LLC (DWM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Peter Johnson in 1994 and is a subsidiary of DWM Holding LLC. DWM provides institutional investors with risk-tailored debt and equity strategies designed to combine competitive returns with social and environmental impact.

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

Tenaya Capital Inc (Tenaya Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Brian Melton, Stewart Gollmer, Ben Boyer and Brian Paul. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Reverence Capital Partners LLC (RCP) is an independent private equity firm founded in the year 2013 by Milton R. Berlinski, Peter C. Aberg and Alexander A. Chulack. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

IBM Software Group provides software solutions and services. It offers products for tasks such as database management, enterprise application, integration, and security and application development. The firm also provides collaboration and communication applications. The company is headquartered in Armonk, NY.

MetaCX, Inc. develops software solutions. It builds a digital platform that brings suppliers and buyers of enterprise software together for collaboration and outcome management, offering real-time visibility into customer success. The company was founded on January 19, 2018 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

UNC Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund (UNC Kenan-Flagler) is a private equity subsidiary of KFBSF, Inc. founded in 2007 by Greg Brown. The firm is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.