George C. Williams

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.

Bessemer Trust Co. NA provides wealth management and investment advisory services. The company provides investment banking, brokerage and commercial lending services. It was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in New York City, NY

Orleans Capital Management Corp. (Orleans Capital) is a privately-held registered investment advisor headquartered in Mandeville, Louisiana. The firm was founded in 1991 by Louis F. Crane, Sr. Orleans Capital provides investment advisory services to public pension and retirement systems, profit sharing plans and trusts, insurance companies and banks, as well as high-net worth individual investors.

Congress Asset Management Co. LLP (Congress Asset) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Alfred Lagan in 1985 and is majority owned by the Lagan Holding Company Trust. Congress Asset provides discretionary and model portfolio investment management services to individual and institutional clients who include charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, including plans subject to the Taft-Hartley Act and the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA), state and municipal government entities, corporations, taxable and tax-exempt institutions, high net worth individuals and commingled investment vehicles such as mutual funds.

UBS O'Connor LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SIX, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS O'Connor primarily provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various types of pooled investment vehicles, (which may or may not be exempt from registration), pension or profit-sharing plans, and institutional separately managed accounts.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Ned Davis Research, Inc. (NDR) is an institutional investment research firm headquartered in Nokomis, Florida. The firm was founded by Ned Davis in 1980. They are wholly owned by Delinian Holdings US LLC, which is ultimately owned by Delinian Ltd. in Great Britain. NDR produces and publishes independent financial research and offers customized research services. The firm markets its research globally, primarily to registered investment advisers, brokerage firms, asset management firms, hedge funds, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other types of institutional investors. Their approach combines both fundamental and technical research disciplines.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC (GPIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded by Mark Walter in 2005 and is a direct subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Guggenheim Partners LLC. GPIM provides investment advisory and supervisory services to a variety of institutional clients through separately managed accounts (SMAs) and registered and unregistered pooled investment vehicles.

Founded by Dana Telsey in 2008, Telsey Advisory Group LLC (TAG) is an independent equity research and consulting firm focused on the consumer sector, including retail and apparel companies and restaurants. They provide hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity firms and private and public consumer companies the detailed analysis and market context that is necessary to make strategic and investment decisions. TAG covers both US-based and international companies across the consumer landscape, including apparel manufacturers, children and teen retailers, consumer electronics, department stores, discounters, home furnishings, luxury goods, off-price retailers, quick service and specialty restaurants and specialty apparel retailers. Their consulting services include acquisition due diligence, benchmarking, competitive analyses, financial analysis, investor relations functions, market assessments, and valuation.

Ropes & Gray LLP provides legal and private equity services. Its practice areas include asset management, banking, business and commercial litigation, business restructuring, capital markets and corporate governance and compliance. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc. provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people. It offers advice and represent people in court, before agencies, and before city councils and the state legislature. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Medley Global Advisors LLC (MGA) is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard H. Medley in 1997. They are a subsidiary of Energy Aspects Ltd. in Great Britain. MGA provides macro policy research services for hedge funds, institutional investors and asset managers around the world. The firm issues reports and provides analysis on political economy in the developed world and key emerging markets. Their core strengths are global central banks, fiscal policy, politics and geopolitics.

PFC Energy, Inc. provides advisory and consulting services to energy companies. The firm provides analysis and business solutions for the oil and gas industry, financial players and government organizations. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Founded in 2007, BNY Mellon Capital Markets, Inc. is broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Bank of New York Mellon Corp. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Thoma Bravo LP(Thoma Bravo) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Carl Dee Thoma and Orlando Bravo. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Crooked Media, Inc. provides media services. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded in 2017 by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor. The CEO is Lucinda Kinau Treat.

Higher Ground Labs Management LLC (Higher Ground Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Shomik Dutta and Andrew Mclaughlin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Best Buddies International is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver. Best Buddies International is based in Miami, FL and Anthony Kennedy Shriver has been the CEO since incorporation. The organization has grown from one original chapter to nearly 2,900 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Best Buddies has nine formal programs that engage participants in each of the 50 states and in 56 countries, positively impacting the lives of nearly 700,000 people with and without disabilities around the world. The organization is dedicated to establishing a volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Triple Jump BV is an impact-focused investment manager that was founded in 2006 by Mark van Doesburgh and Steven Evers. The private company is based in Amsterdam, NL, and has subsidiaries in the United States, Kenya, and the Netherlands. The Dutch company manages or advises funds, portfolios, and mandates that create impact in emerging economies while generating healthy returns. The company's work revolves around five main development themes and subthemes: financial inclusion, missing middle finance, affordable housing, access to clean energy, and climate and nature. Triple Jump has a local presence in the markets where they invest, which facilitates lasting relationships with their clients and investees. Steven Evers has been the CEO since 2006.

I80 Group LLC (I80 Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Marc Helwani. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Energy Opportunities Capital Management LLC (EOCM) is an investment management firm headquartered in Mandeville, Louisiana. The firm was founded in 2008 to act as successor to the Energy Opportunities Original investment strategy and the Energy Opportunities Energy Dynamics investment strategy developed by Orleans Capital Management Corp. (OCM), the firm’s direct parent, in conjunction with Simmons & Company International (SCI). In February 2016, certain individuals affiliated with EOCM purchased SCI’s 50% ownership in the firm. EOCM provides investment advisory services to state and local pension systems, endowments, trusts, foundations, and high net-worth individuals.

Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

JPMorgan Trust III is an open-end, management investment company. The company was founded on November 14, 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

JPMorgan Trust IV operates as an open-end management investment company. The company was founded on November 11, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.