David B. Macfarlane

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Advanstar, Inc. provides integrated marketing solutions. It offers marketing consulting services to the fashion and licensing, power sports, and life sciences industries. The company was founded on April 11, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

Tri Ventures Inc (Tri Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

MSW Energy Holdings II LLC operates as a holding company. It is a subsidiary of American Ref-Fuel Holdings Corp. The company was founded on August 20, 2003 and is located in Montvale, NJ.

KeepItSafe, Inc. provides mobile cloud services. It allows customer to back up, access, sync and share all of the documents, photos, music, and movies across all computers and mobile devices. The company was founded by Ben Strong and Gibu Thomas in 2004 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Mint Software, Inc. provides online money management services. It offers debt management, expense tracking, investment and budget management, mutual fund, IRA, and financial planning services. The company was founded by Thomas Aaron Patzer in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

West Oak Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. The firm was founded as Live Oak Capital LLC by Byron Snider and Lisa Snider in 2003. West Oak Capital provides investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, retirement accounts, corporations and other business entities. Their primary focus is serving affluent families, retirement plans and charitable foundations.

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.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of Smith & Williamson Holdings Ltd., NCL Investments Ltd. is a British company that provides financial advisory and stock broking services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 1985.

aPriori Capital Partners LP (aPriori Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Susan C. Schnabel and Colin Taylor. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP provides legal services. It offers legal solutions to areas such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, credit, insolvency, and restructuring, investment management, tax, and litigation. The company was founded by Francis N. Bangs in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Williams Mullen PC provides legal services. It works frequently with clients to develop custom alternative fee arrangements, and are happy to have that discussion with the clients. The company also provides legal services to regional, national, and international clients in practice areas. The firm has offices in North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and London. The company was founded in 1909 by Lewis C. Williams and James Mullen and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA.

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

National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. was founded in 1920. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company provides investment research.

Alumni Association of the University of Virginia assists and encourages relation between alumni and students. The company was founded on July 4, 1838 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Phi Beta Kappa Society operates as an organization for liberal arts and science education. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Avista Capital Holdings LP (Avista Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Steven Webster and Thompson Dean. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Smith & Williamson Holdings Ltd., Evelyn Partners Investment Services Ltd. is a leading integrated wealth management and professional services group based in London, UK. Evelyn Partners' experts provide professional advice to help clients structure their finances tax-efficiently and use available tax allowances. The British company also offers transformation and optimization services to enhance profit, strategy, and performance. The company specializes in wealth, accountancy, and business advisory services and has been in operation since 1836. The company was founded in 1970. The CEO is Christopher Kevin Woodhouse.

At One Ventures OPCO LLC (At One Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Tom Chi. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Dollar Financial Group, Inc. provides retail financial services to under-banked consumers. It provides consumer financial products and services like check cashing, short-term consumer loans, money orders, money transfers and legal document preparation. The company is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

The Seeing Eye, Inc. provides dog guide school services. It teaches seeing eye dogs to guide blind people, breeds and raises the dog, instructs blind people in the proper use and care of the dogs and educates the public about the role of dog guides and the capability of blind people for independent living. The company was founded by Dorothy Harrison Eustis in 1929 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Aquent LLC provides global marketing, creative and digital staffing solutions. Its services include temporary and contract-to-hire staffing, employer of record, web applications, and online classes. The company was founded by John H. Chuang, Steven M. Kapner and Mia Wenjen in 1986 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Aquent, Inc. provides staffing and recruiting services. The firm specializes in contract staffing, outsourcing services, contract-to-hire staffing, custom technology solutions, employer of record services, cloud-based solutions, freelance recruitment, digital, design, creative, ux and front end development. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.