Matt R. Maloney

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

UNC Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund (UNC Kenan-Flagler) is a private equity subsidiary of KFBSF, Inc. founded in 2007 by Greg Brown. The firm is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

Triangle Capital Corp. is a private equity investment arm of Triangle Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: TCAP) founded in 2006 at Raleigh, North Carolina. Triangle is an internally-managed business development company that provides customized financing solutions for lower middle-market companies throughout the US.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

Plexus Capital LLC (Plexus Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Kel Landis. The firm headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Leeds Illuminate Advisors Ltd (Leeds Illuminate) is a private equity firm founded by Susan E. Cates and Elizabeth Wills Chou. The firm is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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.

Keystone Capital Management LP (Keystone Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Kent P. Dauten and Scott L. Gwilliam. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Berens Capital Management LLC (Berens Capital) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Rodney Berens in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Alternative Investment Group LLC. Berens Capital provides investment advice to high net worth clients.

Jacmel Growth Partners Management LLC (Jacmel Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Nick Jean-Baptiste. The firm is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Morgan Creek Capital Management LLC (Morgan Creek) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Mark W. Yusko in 2004 and is a subsidiary of MCCM Group LLC. Morgan Creek provides discretionary investment advisory services to various private investment funds of funds and Regulated Investment Company (RIC). They also provide non-discretionary advisory services to a number of family offices, foundations, endowments and other investment adviser.

Morgan Creek Digital Assets LLC (Morgan Creek Digital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Morgan Creek Capital Management LLC founded in 2018 by Anthony Pompliano and Jason A. Williams. The firm is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

SJF Management LLC (SJF Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Rick J. Defleux and Dave Kirkpatrick. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

B Lab Co. provides business support services. It offers certification to the companies with highest standards of verified, overall social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability. The company was founded by Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan, and Andrew Kassoy on July 5, 2006 and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

Pearson Education, Inc. publishes educational and professional books. Its brands include Prentice Hall, Longman, Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, PASeries, ELLis, Celebration Press, PEMSolutions, SuccessMaker, Waterford, and Family Education Network. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Cecelia Health, Inc. provides web based diabetes coaching services. The firm offers Fit4D platform that provides electronic interactions in patient-preferred modalities, such as phone, email, text, web that address patient specific issues in the patient’s preferred format, including articles, videos, and webinars. The company was founded by David G. Weingard in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Mom Project Inc. engages in the provision of digital talent marketplace and community that connect professional women with companies. The company was founded by Allison Robinson and Gregory Robinson in 2017 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Wonolo, Inc. engages in the provision of staffing solutions. It offers pick and pack fulfillment operations, warehouse staffing, and event staffing services. The company was founded by Yong Kim and Asher Jeremy Brustein in November 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.