Michelle Fallon

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Trusted Media Brands, Inc. operates as a multi-brand and multi-platform media and direct marketing company. The firm publishes magazines, books, music collections, and video products. It offers consumer goods and fitness products. The company was founded by DeWitt Wallace in 1922 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PNC Bank, NA (Investment Management) (PNC-IM) is the asset management division of PNC Bank, NA, a banking company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is ultimately held by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC-IM manages assets for institutions and high-net worth individuals and provides tailored investments, wealth planning, trust and estate administration and private banking to high-net-worth families and individuals.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Wealth Management) (BNY Mellon Wealth Management) is the wealth management division of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed from the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007. BNY Mellon Wealth Management provides investment management, wealth management and banking services to individuals, families, family offices, charitable gift programs, endowments and foundations.

NLG Capital, Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. It was founded in 1968 and formerly known as Sentinel Asset Management, Inc. They became NLG Capital, Inc. in 2022. The firm is wholly-owned by NLV Financial Corp., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Life Holding Co. NLG Capital offers discretionary investment advisory services to various types of institutional clients, focusing on fixed income investments.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Founded in 1990 by Liam Dalton, Axiom Capital Management, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm offers traditional fixed-income and equity services including separately managed accounts through mutual funds, hedge funds, fund of funds and exchange funds. They serve high net-worth individuals, pension plans, profit sharing plans and other institutions. Axiom Capital Management is member of FINRA/SIPC. Axiom assists start-up and transitional hedge funds in selecting the prime broker best suited for their funds. The firm's services include: soft dollar reimbursements, execution of foreign market derivatives, turnkey information technology infrastructure solutions. Axiom can meet the needs of hedge funds worth up to $1 billion. Axiom is an experienced soft-dollar broker. The firm works their large, diverse institutional customer base to arrange equitable and compliant soft-dollar agreements. The firm's trading desk adheres to the highest compliance standards combining state-of-the-art technology and experienced traders to deliver quality executions in most domestic and international products.

Grassroots Capital Management Corp. (Grassroots Capital Management) is an independent investment management and advisory firm founded in 2003 by Paul Dileo. The firm is headquartered in Plainfield, Massachusetts.

Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (Vermont Center Emerging) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by John Evans. The firm is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont.

Cowen Prime Services LLC (CPS) is a broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is directly owned by Cowen PB Holdings LLC, which, in turn, is primarily owned by Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN). CPS is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, and as a an introducing broker with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association. CPS was formed in 2015 following Cowen Group’s acquisition of Concept Capital Markets LLC. Concept Capital was established in 2010 following the spin-off of the Concept Capital division of Sanders Morris Harris Inc., whose origins date back to 1995. CPS' offering includes world-class custody and clearing options, multi asset class capabilities, leading execution and order management systems, a seasoned execution desk, a range of financing options, a highly professional operations and customer support team, comprehensive portfolio reporting capabilities, capital introduction, and live, intraday and post-trade risk and performance analytics.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

VisionSpring, Inc. provides variety of eyeglasses and eye care services. The company was founded by Jordan S. Kassalow in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Scojo Vision, Inc. designs and distributes reading glasses. Its collection of eye wear includes New Mojos & PopeyeZ, TriBeCa Zyls, Scojo Rimless, Foldables, Popeyes, and Gels. The company was founded by Scott Berrie & Jordan Kassalow in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mamava, Inc. designs mobile lactation suites for nursing mamas on the go. It specializes in consulting on design and furnishing of nursing lounges, mobile lactation suites, breastfeeding rights, breast pumping accommodations, compliance with breastfeeding laws. The company was founded by Christine Dodson and Sascha Mayer in 2008 and is headquartered in Burlington, VT.

Golf Digest Cos. publishes golf magazines. It offers golf digest shop, golf digest perks, and golf digest planner. The company was founded by John F. Barnett, William H. Davis, and Howard Gill in 1950 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Eating Well, Inc. produces healthy recipes magazines. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Shelburne, VT.

The Food & Drug Law Institute is a nonprofit membership organization that provides education, training, publications, and professional engagement opportunities in the field of food and drug law. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company offers a platform for stakeholders to inform innovative public policy, law, and regulation. Christine M. Simmon has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

American Health Lawyers Association is an organization that educates and connects the health law community. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company offers dispute resolution services, a member concierge program, and focus on post-acute and long term services, as well as tax and finance. David S. Cade has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP provides legal services. Its services include practice areas such as antitrust & trade regulation, biotech, business succession planning, government and regulatory affairs, privacy and data security and tax, estate planning and personal heaters and industries such as alternative energy and fuels, education, financial institutions, nanotechnology, restaurant and hospitality and telecommunications. The company was founded by Richard Harrison in 1846 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.