Edward J. Nicoll

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. provides membership network for learning and expertise. The firm promotes knowledge exchange through conversations, small group convenings, mentorships, surveys, and other interactions with its network of experts. The company was founded by Alexander Saint-Amand, Thomas D. Lehrman, and Mark Gerson in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Instinet LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is the equities execution services arm of the Nomura Group. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Instinet Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via their array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.

GlobeOp Financial Services SA is a provider of business process outsourcing, financial technology services and analytics to hedge funds and other targeted sectors of the financial services industry. It provides integrated web-based financial products supporting middle and back-office trade processing, fund administration, complex derivatives and risk reporting. The company was founded on January 22, 2000 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Manhattan Institute For Policy Research, Inc. develops and disseminate new ideas for greater economic choice and individual responsibility. It focuses on economic growth, education, energy and environment, health care, legal reform, public sector, race and urban policy. The company was founded by Antony Fisher and William J. Casey in 1977 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Datek Online Holdings Corp. provides online brokerage services. It offers day trading and retail brokerage services in different parts of the United States. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

The Landrum Co. operates as a bank holding company for Landmark Bank. The firm offers mortgage banking, investment management and trust services. The company was founded on March 21, 1994 and is headquartered in Columbia, MO.