Carolyn Christians

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.

Bankers Trust Co. is an asset management headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1917 and is a subsidiary of BTC Financial Corp. The firm serves as a trusted partner for individuals’ comprehensive financial planning, trust and fiduciary needs.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Fiera Capital Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Wilkinson O'Grady & Co, Inc. and they were acquired in 2013 by Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ) in Canada through its wholly-owned subsidiary Fiera US Holding, Inc. Fiera Capital provides investment management services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to separately managed accounts for predominantly US high net-worth individuals, such as affluent families and their foundations, and institutional clients which include pension plans, profit sharing plans and other charitable organizations.

Active Motif, Inc. develops and distributes molecular biology-based research tools and kits that help researchers elucidate the function, regulation and interactions of the genes and their encoded proteins. Its products include New TransAM, Methylated Histones, and Histone Purification Mini Kit. The company was founded in 1999 and is located in Carlsbad, CA.

Colorado College provide a broad liberal arts education to students. The college was founded in May 6, 1874 and it is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO

Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS) was created in 1946 to provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries.

Invitrogen A/S provides products and services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company focuses on areas such as genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, cell culture, and cell biology. Its products are used in the discovery of the AIDS virus, advancements in cancer treatment, and the development of tools to assist in stem cell research. Invitrogen is headquartered in Taastrup, Denmark.

Morgan Creek Capital Management LLC (Morgan Creek) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Mark W. Yusko in 2004 and is a subsidiary of MCCM Group LLC. Morgan Creek provides discretionary investment advisory services to various private investment funds of funds and Regulated Investment Company (RIC). They also provide non-discretionary advisory services to a number of family offices, foundations, endowments and other investment adviser.

Pemigewasset Capital LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Southport, Connecticut. Founded in 2002, the firm provides investment advice to high net-worth clients.

Expedeon Ltd. develops and produces proteins for drug discovery. Its products include gel electrophoresis, nucleic acid kits, protein quantitation, western blotting reagents and spectroscopy. The firm provides genomics and proteomics tools to scientists. The company was founded by Heikki Lanckriet in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is a regulatory organization that oversees the municipal securities market in the United States. The private company is based in Alexandria, VA. Nanette Lawson has been the CEO of the company since 2011. The board was established by Congress in 1975 to protect investors and promote a fair and efficient market for municipal securities. The board sets rules and standards for underwriters, dealers, and municipal advisors, and provides market transparency through its Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) system.

Athene Life Re Ltd. provides reinsurance services. Its solutions include flow and block reinsurance. The company was founded on June 26, 2009 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Futures, Inc. is a company that offers security brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Texas Permanent School Fund Corp. is a fund created in 1845 to support the state's public schools and was seeded with $2 million in 1854. The company is based in Austin, TX, and its board meetings are held in the William B. Travis State Office Building at 1701 North Congress Ave. The fund has grown to comprise over $51 billion and invests for the benefit of public schools. The company publishes an annual comprehensive financial report containing audited financial statements and comprehensive information about the fund's performance. The company also administers the bond guarantee program, which guarantees bonds issued by independent and charter school districts, enhancing their credit rating. The CEO is B. Holland Timmins.

Athene UK Holding Ltd. is an investment holding Bermudian company founded in 2019. The private company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Lottery Now, Inc. engages in the sale of lottery tickets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.