Joe P. M. Higgins

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Harbert Management Corp. engages in provision of real estate, private capital, and public securities investment services. It owns, develops, and manages office, industrial, retail, and self-storage properties throughout the south-eastern and south-western United States. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Slate Asset Management LP /Private Equity/ (Slate Asset Management /Private Equity/) is a real estate investment firm, which was founded in 2005 by Blair Welch and Brady Welch. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

PA Capital LLC (PA Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC founded in 1997 by Louis William Moelchert. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Torchlight Investors LLC (Torchlight) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Daniel Heflin in 1995 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torchlight Holdings LLC, which is owned by Torch Conerly LLC. Torchlight manages commercial real estate related investments (predominately debt investments) for institutional clients.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

FMR LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. It offers financial planning and advice, wealth management, retirement plans, trading and brokerage services, and investment products. The company was founded by Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Berkshire Bank provides consumer and commercial banking products. It offers personal banking: personal checking, personal savings, certificate of deposits and online banking; business banking: business checking and business savings; loans and mortgages which include commercial mortgages, commercial loans and residential mortgages; and other products and services which include foreign currency, e-statements, debit cards and credit cards. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

St. Germain Investment Management, Inc. (St. Germain Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of D.J. St. Germain Co., Inc. St. Germain Investments provides discretionary investment management (portfolio management) services for individuals, businesses, non-profit charitable organizations, and institutional clients, as well as financial planning assistance.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Crossroads Capital Partners LLC (Crossroads Capital Prtnrs) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Mark Michaels. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.