Patricia A. Negrón

Nu Skin International, Inc. provides skin care products and services. The firm markets lotions. The company was founded by Blake M. Roney, Steven J. Lund and Sandie N. Tillotson in 1984 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Part of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Nu Skin Germany GmbH operates a beauty salon. The company is based in Mainz, Germany. The German company was founded in 1984 by Blake M. Roney, Sandra N. Tillotson, Steven J. Lund. The CEO is Ritch N. Wood.

Shaklee Corp operates vitamins and supplements store. The firm offers premium vitamins, nutrition supplements, clean beauty, and green home products. The company was founded by Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee in 1956 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

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.

Nuron Biotech, Inc. markets and develops vaccines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. It develops novel biologics and vaccines for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative and infectious diseases. The firm is advancing products to meet unmet medical needs in the areas of multiple sclerosis, alzheimer's, hepatitis b and hepatitis c for patients across the globe. The company was founded by Vithalbhai Dhaduk, Shankar Musunuri and David Zeng in 2009 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company that sells and markets products to community-based primary care physicians through its primary care sales force in the United States. It markets two products namely, ANTARA fenofibrate capsules, a cardiovascular product and FACTIVE gemifloxacin mesylate tablets, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It also has late-stage antibiotic candidate, Ramoplanin for the treatment of clostridium difficile-associated disease. The company was founded on May 09, 1961 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Vector Securities LLC is a company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Deerfield, IL. Vector Securities was acquired by Prudential Securities on June 09, 1999.

Healthcare Royalty Management LLC (Healthcare Royalty) is a private equity subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 2007 by Gregory Brown. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

FMG & MISSION Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and direct selling of cosmetics. Its product categories consist of cosmetic, nutritional supplementary food, and fashion. The firm provides make-up, fragrance, skincare, and personal care and the nutritional supplementary food includes vitamin capsules, beauty drinks, and energy drinks. It offers fashion items like jewelry and apparel. The company was founded on September 20, 1973 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Founded in 1991 by Philip Paul, Paul Capital Partners LP is a private equity firm located in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Hong Kong, London, Paris and São Paulo.

Amway Japan Ltd. provides personal care and nutritional products. The company offers detergents, cosmetics, and household products. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan

Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Granahan Investment Management LLC (GIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1985 by Jack Granahan, Gary Hatton and Jane White. They are principally owned by GIM Holdings, Inc. GIM provides asset management products and services to registered investment companies, corporations, private and public pension plans, trusts, endowments, and foundations, pooled investment funds, and high net-worth individuals.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Ballentine Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Roy Ballentine and Alice Finn in 2010 to continue manage the entire business of Ballentine, Finn & Co., Inc., a wealth advisory firm which was created in 1984. They are a subsidiary of Ballentine & Co., Inc. Ballentine Partners provides financial advice for wealthy families.

Amundi Asset Management US, Inc. (Amundi US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and formerly known as Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. and as Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, Inc. In 2021, they merged with and into Amundi Pioneer Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and subsequently changed its name to Amundi Asset Management US, Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Amundi US, Inc., ultimately held by Rue La Boëtie SAS’ Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, NASDAQ: CRARF) in France. Amundi US provides investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Founded in 1999 by the late Thomas Watson, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (JMS) is a full-service financial services firm and registered broker/dealer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Independence Square Properties LLC, itself a subsidiary of Penn Mutual Insurance Co. Their ultimate parent is Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. JMS is a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm provides comprehensive financial advice and services to individual, corporate and institutional investors. Their primary coverage verticals include the consumer, technology, financials and infrastructure sectors.

Part of Vicor Corp., VLT, Inc. provides patent licensing services. The company is based in Andover, MA. James A. Simms has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Something Better Foods, Inc. is engaged in operating restaurants. The company was founded by GW Chew and is headquartered in Vallejo, CA.

Granite Power Technologies, Inc. manufactures and designs electronic supplies. The company was founded on August 8, 2016 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

PharmacoPhotonics, Inc. is a medical technology company. Its technology measures blood volume and kidney function and it impacts heart failure, cardio-renal, major surgery, sepsis, critical care, and kidney disease patients. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.