John Dobbins

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.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

SmartBrief, Inc. delivers free email newsletters. It publishes email newsletters in partnership with trade associations, professional societies and corporations. The firm provides its services to the subscribers without any charge. The company was founded by Thomas E. Wheeler, Richard D. Stamberger and Daniel F. O'Brien in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Impatica, Inc. produces PowerPoint add-on software. The private company is based in Ottawa, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Brian E. Greenleaf. The CEO is Michael Doyle.

TNS, Inc. provides networking and data services. It offers payment, financial and telecom solutions. The company was founded by John J. McDonnell Jr. in 1990 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

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.

Qterics, Inc. provides device management system. It offers NetReady which enables consumer electronics manufacturers to efficiently and effectively control, maintain, and support Internet-connected digital home products including televisions, BD players, set-top boxes, routers, smart phones, tablets, and gaming consoles. The company was founded by Patrick Sansonetti and Scott Pirdy in 2003 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Roundbox, Inc. provides mobile broadcast software solutions for mobile operators and handset manufacturers. It offers digital signage, mobile emergency alerts, electronic service guide and social networking services. The firm also serves service providers, content providers and device manufacturers. The company was founded by Dennis W. Specht Jr. and James A. Nelson in 2003 and is headquartered in Florham Park, NJ.

Twisted Pair Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of communications software and solutions. The company was founded by Derick Clack and Shaun Bhota in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Inc. provides wealth management services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

A.T. Kearney, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. Its services include strategic, operational and technology consulting executive search services. The company was founded by Andrew Thomas Kearney in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

CTIA-The Wireless Association attracts members in the wireless communications industry and represents their interests to the public. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Core Capital Partners LLC (Core Capital Partners) is venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jonathan M. Silver, Will F. Dunbar and Mark J. Levine. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

WiderThan Co., Ltd. provides mobile entertainment solutions for wireless carriers. Its services include ring back tones, music-on-demand carriers, and inter-carrier messaging services. The firm has operations in London, Beijing, Metro Manila, New Delhi, and Seattle. The company was founded by Sang-Jun Park on June 16, 2000 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Public Broadcasting Service provides public broadcasting television services. They provide Television programming and related services to 356 noncommercial stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. It offers oversees program acquisition and provides program distribution and promotion, education services, new media ventures, fundraising support, engineering and technology development and video marketing services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Allstream Business US, Inc. provides integrated communication and networking services. Its solutions include data networking, unified communications, cyber security, and cloud services. The firm's products and services include data networking solutions, managed services, collocation, cloud services and a suite of voice products. The company was founded by Dudley Slater in 1996 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Windstream Services PE LLC engages in the provision of advanced network communications and technology solutions for businesses. It operates through the following business segments: Consumer and Small Business, Enterprise, and Wholesale. The Consumer and Small Business segment offers traditional local and long-distance voice services, high-speed Internet services, and value-added services such as security and online back-up, which are delivered primarily over network facilities. The Enterprise segment includes integrated voice and data services, which deliver voice, and broadband services over a single Internet connection, data transport services, multi-site networking services, as well as cloud computing and collocation, and managed services as an alternative to traditional information technology infrastructure. The Wholesale segment focuses on providing network bandwidth to other telecommunications carriers, network operators, and content providers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

NCTA - The Internet & Television Association operates as trade association for broadband and pay television industry. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Umpqua Bank provides personal and business banking solutions. The firm's service include savings, money markets, online banking and billpay, mobile banking, debit card, and overdraft services. It also offers home loans, express deposits, fraud prevention, merchant and overdraft services. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

WideOpenWest Finance LLC engages in the provision of internet, cable television, and telephone services for commercial and residential customers. It offers digital cable, internet, local, and long distance phone services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Shiloh Group LLC provides insurance brokerage services. The private company is based in Jacksonville, FL. Thomas E. Wheeler has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Food Bank of Central New York, Inc. provides food distribution, education and advocacy. It working to help eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution, education and advocacy in cooperation with the community. The company was founded in 1985, and is headquartered in Syracuse, NY.

The Blueshirt Group provides senior level investor and media relations counsel to a select group of public and private companies. They offer their clients an in-house level of service with all of the benefits of an outsourced approach. Blueshirt's team is comprised of professionals with years of Wall Street, investor relations and media experience. This experience, coupled with their proactive approach, allows them to provide the clients with a unique blend of strategic counsel and tactical support via full service or project-based programs.

CORE Capital Markets LLC is an American financial company. Therefore, it is impossible to determine where the private company is located.

Denison Consulting LLC is an American company that specializes in culture and leadership change. The private company's focus is on improving culture and leadership to enhance performance.