Deirdre Guice Minor

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Linens 'n Things, Inc. operates as an online retailer of home textiles, house wares and decorative home accessories. It offers garden decor, kitchen, electronics, and pet supplies. The company was founded by Eugene Wallace in 1975 and is headquartered in Clifton, NJ.

Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. provides financial services. Its services include investment, real estate, investment banking, consulting and insurance services. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

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.

The Economic Club of Chicago provides platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Chicago Network provides a forum to support and counsel for member careers and to raise awareness of professional, political and social issues faced by women. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Progress Investment Management Co Inc (Progress Investment Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Ed Callan and Marx L Cazenave. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The Partnership, Inc. engages in providing graphic designs. The company was founded by 1987 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

GCM Customized Fund Investment Group LP (GCM Customized Fund Investment Group) is a private equity subsidiary of Grosvenor Capital Management LP founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Loop Capital Markets LLC is provider of a broad range of integrated capital solutions for corporate, governmental, and institutional entities. They serve clients in public and corporate finance, equity, taxable and tax-exempt securities sales and trading and municipal research. Since their founding in 1997, they have served as managing underwriter on financings, participated in corporate bond underwritings, served as an underwriter in IPO and other equity offerings, and earned a reputation as a dedicated, resourceful partner with new ideas and new avenues of distribution. Loop Capital Markets is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, They serve clients on a national basis.

The Investment Company Institute is an association of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The American company operates to support and represent these types of investment vehicles. The CEO of the company is Paul Schott Stevens.

Siegel & Gale, Inc. provides advertising, marketing and promotional services. The firm's services define brands through advertising, corporate communications materials and logos. It also offers interactive services to promote brands through online media. The company was founded by Alan Siegel 1969 and in is located in New York, NY.

New England Conservatory of Music functions as a college and university. It educates and trains musicians of all ages. It offers orchestral instruments and guitar, orchestral and wind ensemble conducting, jazz and contemporary improvisation, voice and opera, music-in-education, historical performance and world music, preparatory school programs, and distance learning options. The school was founded by Eben Tourjée and Robert Goldbeck on February 18, 1867 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Boston Club, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization. It promotes the advancement of women to significant and visible leadership roles. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Marblehead, MA.

GBH operates radio and television stations. The firm provides Public media powerhouse with educational content that informs, inspires and entertains. The company was founded by Ralph Lowell on 02 May, 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Founded in 1971, Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. is a full-service securities firm and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides services to individuals, business owners, institutional investors and government agencies. They offer professional services focusing on wealth management, underwriting, banking, institutional brokerage, research and asset management. Samuel A. Ramirez & Co. provides retail and institutional trading expertise in tax-free municipal bonds, equities, government bonds, corporate bonds and alternative investments. The research group provides research to institutional investors on equity, macroeconomics and fixed-income for the U.S. and the U.S. Hispanic market. The firm has ten main divisions: private client, municipal bond department, institutional equity, transition management group, taxable fixed-income group, equity capital markets, debt capital markets, mergers and acquisitions/strategic business advisory, Ramirez Research Group and Ramirez Asset Management. The Private Client Services Group performs portfolio management, retirement planning, financial and estate planning for individuals, business owners, corporations and institutions. The group offers an array of investment disciplines including equity and fixed income, diversification strategies, insurance and alternative investments. The Municipal Bond Department provides banking, underwriting, sales, trading and distribution services to states, local governments and their agencies throughout the U.S. The Equity Capital Markets Group offers underwriting services to corporations, public retirement programs and to some of the nation's largest professional money managers. The firm's equity underwritings include spin-offs, private equity sponsored transactions, equity recapitalizations by financial institutions and traditional IPOs. The Debt Capital Markets Group offers underwriting of fixed-income securities including corporate bonds, convertible bonds, ABS, preferred stock and U.S. Agency notes. The firm is a co-manager or underwriter of debt in the traditional corporate bond market, the retail targeted hybrid and trust preferred market, the tax-exempt market (for select corporations) and is a member of the selling group for the major U.S. Agencies. The Institutional Equity Group offers performance-enhancing products and services, value added investment ideas and agency only/non-conflicting trade execution for institutions, corporations and government agencies in both the U.S. and international markets. The Taxable Fixed Income Group offers the firm's institutional and high net-worth retail clients access to new issues as well as secondary trading in corporate bonds, U.S. Agency securities, $25-preferreds, MBS, ABS and convertible bonds. Ramirez Asset Management offers managed accounts to individuals and institutions for fixed-income, equities and balanced accounts. Their institutional fixed-income portfolios include cash, enhanced cash, core and core plus strategies.

Horton International LLC provides executive search services. It specializes in the recruitment of senior talent for general management, consulting, finance, human resources, information technology, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and engineering disciplines. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in West Hartford, CT.

American Red Cross, Inc. provides individual and family social services. It is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Part of Chimera Investment Corp., Kah Capital Management LLC is an investment management company. The company is based in McLean, VA.

Export-Import Bank of the United States operates as an export credit agency. It offers working capital guarantees, export credit insurance, loan guarantees, and direct loans. The firm offers its services to brokers, lenders, congressional and government stakeholders. The company was founded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1934 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is a historically African American Greek-letter organization founded in 1911 on the principle of achievement for black collegiate men. The private company is based in Indianapolis, IN, and has its Alpha chapter on Indiana University's campus. It is the second oldest existing collegiate historically black Greek letter fraternity and the first intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. The fraternity has more than 125,000 members nationwide with 700 undergraduate and alumni chapters in nearly every state of the US, and international chapters in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, Africa, and the Caribbean. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. actively participates in community service activities locally, nationwide, and globally.