John David Wylie

Nicholas Investment Partners LP (NIP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The firm is owned by NIP 3 LP and was co-founded by Catherine and Art Nicholas in 2006 as Wagonhound Investments LP. NIP provides investment advice to individuals, banks or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations, corporations or business entities, UMA accounts and private investment vehicles.

Founded in 1975, The San Diego Foundation is a public charity that provides a permanent and growing source of funding to hundreds of nonprofit agencies serving the San Diego region. Through an effort called Understanding the San Diego Region, The Foundation joins other nonprofit organizations, community leaders, experts and government officials to address the needs of the community and build consensus for solutions. The San Diego Foundation is headquartered in San Diego, CA and has two other offices in California.

Founded in 1998, Harlingwood Capital Management, formerly CapitalWorks Investment Partners LLC, is a hedge fund manager located in San Diego, California. They are a subsidiary of Berkeley Capital Management LLC

Founded in 1984, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management is a registered investment advisor located in San Diego, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Allianz of America, Inc., and their ultimate parent is Allianz AG (NYSE: AZ). Nicholas-Applegate manages assets for individual and institutional investors including corporate and government retirement plans, foundations, endowments and mutual fund families.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance, annuities, and employee benefits programs. It operates through the US, and MetLife Holdings segments. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.