Gary Stern

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Dolan Co. provides professional and business information services to legal, financial and real estate sectors. It operates websites and produces events for targeted professional audiences. The firm also provides specialized information services covering legislative and regulatory activities and transcription, media monitoring and translation services. The company was founded by James P. Dolan in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Council for Economic Education focuses on personal finance and economic education for K-12 students. Its programs include national economics challenge, smart-X, curriculum support, teacher awards and professional development. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. provides clearance, settlement and information services. The firm offers institutional trade processing, clearing, settlement and asset, wealth management, repository and derivatives and data services. The company was founded in 1999 is headquartered in New York, NY.

E*TRADE Financial Corp. engages in the provision of investment and online stock brokerage services. It offers digital platforms and support to individual investors through phone, email, and online via two national financial centers, and in-person at regional financial centers. The company was founded by William A. Porter Jr. and Bernard A. Newcomb in 1982 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

S&P Global Ratings provides independent credit risk research. It offers issuer credit ratings that provide an opinion on the overall capacity of an entity to meet its financial commitments, issue credit ratings that provide an opinion of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation(s) or specific financial program and loan ratings. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ambac Assurance Corp. engages in the provision of public and structured finance obligations. It offers insurance services including underwriting, legal, financial services, and risk management. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.