Paul C. Edmunds

Virginia Retirement Systems (VRS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1942, VRS administers defined benefit, defined contribution and hybrid plans along with other benefits for Virginia?s public sector employees. Members include public school teachers, political subdivision employees (cities, towns, special authorities and commissions), state agency employees, public college and university personnel, state police, Virginia law officers and the judiciary. They also administer an optional retirement plan for political appointees and the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program for state employees.

BNP Paribas operates as an investment advisor. It provides capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions. The firm’s services are provided via four core business lines: Global Markets, Securities Services, Financing Solutions and Advisory. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Xaxis LLC, Real Media, Inc. provides technology-enabled Internet advertising solutions. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Gil Beyda, David R. Morgan. Real Media was acquired by Xaxis LLC from PubliGroupe SA on October 30, 2001 for $1.89 million.

R. W. Pressprich & Co. (RWP) is an employee-owned institutional broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1909, RWP’s principal focus is to provide fixed-income relative value and market timing research for clients.

Founded in 1988 by Richard Messina, the Benchmark Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading services for institutional and private clients. They focus on the media, energy, enterprise software, infrastructure software, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, REITs, Internet and communications sectors. The Benchmark Co.'s clearing agent is JP Morgan Clearing Corp.

PNC Bank NA provides banking services. It offers online banking, investment banking, mortgage banking, and bills payment services. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (TSW) is a registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a subsidiary of Pendal USA, Inc., which is owned by Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in Australia. TSW provides investment advisory and management services to individual and institutional clients.

DB Alex Brown LLC provides investment banking and brokerage services. The company is headquartered in in Washington, DC.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Sunrise Senior Living Services, Inc. operates assisted living facilities with skilled nursing care services. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

Agincourt Capital Management LLC (Agincourt) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1999 by the entire fixed income investment team of what was Sovran Capital Management. In 2020, they became a subsidiary of Guardian Capital LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Capital Group Ltd. (TSX: GCG) in Canada. Agincourt provides customized fixed income investment advisory services to pension and profit-sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, charitable organizations, corporations or business entities, and insurance companies. They also have a small number of trusts, estates, or individuals as fixed income clients. The firm acts as a sub-adviser for fixed income mutual funds.

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.

Sands Anderson PC provides transactional and litigation legal services. It focuses on business, business and professional litigation, coverage and casualty litigation, government, and healthcare industry. The company is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Spider Management Co. LLC (Spider Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2001 and is the investment management affiliate of the University of Richmond. Spider Management provides investment advisory services in the form of portfolio management to pooled vehicles and charitable organizations. The firm currently serves as the investment adviser to the University of Richmond’s Endowment, The Richmond Fund, a charitable organization, and Spider Buyout Holdings LP – a Delaware limited partnership.

Part of Standard Chartered Plc, Standard Chartered Bank (Los Angeles Branch) is a company based in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of NatWest Group Plc, RBS Equity Corp. is a private equity firm. The company is based in New York, NY.

Joyance Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Social Starts LLC (Social Starts) is a Venture Capital firm is founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, New York.

Western States Lodging & Management LC operates as a property management company. It specializes in several industries, including development, management and ancillary services. The company was founded by Gary King Griffiths, Paul C. Fairholm, Stephen P. Miles, Richard L. Miles and David Webster in 1996 and is headquartered in Taylorsville, UT.