Brett R. Stertzbach

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Payden & Rygel is a privately-owned, registered investment adviser headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Joan Payden in 1983. They provide a full range of investment strategies and solutions to institutions and individual investors.

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1919 and manages pension assets for active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. They are legally separated from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

Meeder Asset Management, Inc. (MAM) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. The firm was founded by Robert Meeder in 1974 and is a subsidiary of Meeder Investment Management, Inc. MAM provides a wide variety of investment management services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co. operates as a state chartered commercial bank. Its solutions include checking accounts; savings accounts; credit cards; online and mobile banking; mortgage loans; personal loans and lines of credit; Iowa student loan program; equipment leasing; receivables management; payment and disbursement services; fraud prevention services; and wealth management. The company was founded on September 14, 2001 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Meeder Public Funds, Inc. (MPF) is a registered investment adviser headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1990 as Productive Capital Management, Inc. In 2013, Productive Capital was acquired by Meeder Investment Management, Inc. and changed their legal name to Meeder Public Funds, Inc. in 2015. MPF provides professional investment advisory and administrative services to state and local public funds managers that utilizes a variety of fixed income portfolio solutions.

Aria Retirement Solutions, Inc. engages in the operation of a platform that provides fee-based retirement insurance solutions. It offers accumulation, retirement income, principal protection, and wealth transfer to clients. It also offers life insurance and annuities. The company was founded by David Stone, Jay Miller, and R. Scott Strait in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Lancaster Pollard & Co. provides financial advice and financing solutions. Its services encompass debt underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, financial derivatives, remarketing, and financial consulting. The firm’s clients include health care, senior living, and housing organizations. The company was founded by Thomas Brian Pollard in 1988 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Meeder Investment Management, Inc. provides investment advice.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

Institute for Legal Reform is an advocate for civil justice reform, both in the U.S. and abroad. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is a non-profit organization that has been delivering financial security to families for over 175 years. ACLI is based in Washington, and Susan K. Neely has been the CEO of the private company since 2018. With over 90 million families relying on their life insurance and financial protection products, ACLI's fundamental mission is to safeguard people and the things that matter most to them. The organization advocates for public policies that protect consumers while ensuring families have access to information about different choices for retirement security.

Waypoint Services provides volunteering, homeless services, shelter, domestic violence victim services. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Children & Families of Iowa provides family programs and services. Its programs include domestic violence, teen, family support, early childhood development, mental health and integrated health home services. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

Lombard International Agency, Inc. provides life insurance products through private placement. Its services include wealth planning, portability, non-traditional assets and institutional solutions. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of QCR Holdings, Inc., m2 Equipment Finance LLC is a company that leases office and industrial equipment. The company is based in Madison, WI. m2 Equipment Finance was acquired by Quad City Bank & Trust Co. (Illinois) from State Financial Services Corp. on August 26, 2005 for $5 million.

Lombard International Assurance SA provides financial and risk assurance services. It offers expertise in wealth planning, cross-border wealth soultions, portability simulation tool and non-traditional assets. The company was founded on July 8, 1991 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.