Michael Robert Walker

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Founded in 1975, WPS Advisors, Inc., formerly W. P. Stewart & Co., Inc., is an investment advisor firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of W. P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. (NYSE: WPL). Their clients include individuals, families, trusts, endowments and institutions

Based in New York City, Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. offers investment management services to corporations, public retirement plans, jointly trusteed plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations

DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners LLC is an independent global real estate private equity firm which was founded in 1995. Formerly a subsidiary of Credit Suisse First Boston Private Equity, Inc., the firm was spun off as an independent entity in 2011. The firm is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

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.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.