Brian W. Anderson

Washington Mutual, Inc. provides financial services to consumers and mid sized businesses in the United States. The company primarily operates through three segments: retail banking & financial services, mortgage banking and commercial banking. The retail banking and financial services segment provides investment advisory and brokerage services, sales of annuities, mutual fund management and other financial services. This segment also purchases and re-underwrites loans to subprime borrowers. The mortgage banking segment offers various home loans including fixed rate home loans, adjustable rate home loans, hybrid home loans, option ARMs and government insured or guaranteed home loans. The commercial segment provides financing to developers and investors for the acquisition or construction of multifamily dwellings and other commercial properties, originates and services multifamily and other commercial real estate loans. The company was founded in August 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Plc provides finance and treasury management services. The company is headquartered in London, UK.

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.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Vantage Advisors LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm is a subsidiary of Vanquish Capital Group LLC. It was founded by Donald Uderitz. In 2022, EP Wealth Advisors LLC, a subsidiary of EPWA, Inc., acquired the firm from Vantage Capital Group LLC. Vantage Advisors provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals, funds-of-funds and institutional investors.

NICOR Global LLC provides cyber security and information assurance solutions. The firm serves to the government, defense and commercial companies. The company was founded by Charles Dodd and is headquartered in Washington, DC.