Robert Aghababian

Ariel Investments LLC (Ariel) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by John W. Rogers, Jr. in 1983 and is a subsidiary of ACMI, Inc. Ariel provides investment management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients in the US. The firm also serves institutional separate account clients in Canada and offers certain separate account products to professional investors in Australia and Asia.

Blum Capital Partners LP (Blum Capital) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Richard C. Blum in 1975. Blum Capital provides investment management services to various private, pooled investment funds. Investors in the funds include corporate and state/local pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and estates, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, banks and thrift institutions, and high net-worth individuals.

O.I. Corp. designs, manufactures, markets and services analytical, monitoring and sample preparation products. Its principal activities are to design, manufacture, market and service sample preparation, detection, measurement and monitoring instruments used to analyze chemical compounds. OI products include Gas Chromatography Instruments and Systems, Total Organic Carbon Analyzer Systems, Ion Analysis Systems, Sample Preparation Products and Systems and Filtometers. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in College Station, TX.

Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC (CWAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). CWAM serves as the investment advisor to a variety of open-end mutual funds that are series or portfolios of Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, two registered investment companies sponsored by the firm and other institutional accounts.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., ThermoSpectra Corp manufactures precision imaging, inspection, measurement, temperature-control instrumentation. The company is based in Waltham, MA.

Lois/USA, Inc. offers full service advertising and marketing communication services on a national basis through advertising agencies located in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Salt Lake City. The company was founded in 1978.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Thermo Optek Corp. makes analytical and environmental monitoring instruments. The company is based in Waltham, MA.

ERT Operating Co. engages in the provision of centralized electrocardiographic services. It offers safety and efficacy endpoint collection, data integration and analytics, and real-world evidence. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Vero Biotech LLC is a biotechnology company, which focuses on the design, development and commercialization of inhaled nitric oxide delivery systems to address the unmet medical needs of patients with cardiopulmonary conditions. It develops a drug, GeNOsyl to meet the needs of patients and care providers. The company was founded by David H. Fine in 2006 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc. owns and operates as a health care enterprise. It offers emergency medicine physicians, as well as manages hospital emergency departments. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Part of Tecogen, Inc., Ilios, Inc. offers custom software development, systems administration, and database administration services. The company is based in Riverside, MO.

TEI Biosciences, Inc. develops and distributes novel biologic products for soft tissue repair, reinforcement and reconstruction applications. Its products include SurgiMend 1.0-4.0, SurgiMend-e, SurgiMend PRS, PriMatrix, PriMatrix AG, Durepair, TissueMend and Xenform. The firm’s products are used in general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, trauma, wound care and burns, neurosurgery, orthopedics and urogynecology. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Thermo Remediation, Inc. makes analytical and environmental monitoring instruments. The company is based in Waltham, MA.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Thermo Process Systems, Inc. is a company that provides incubation, acceleration, and commercialization resources to small businesses, tech startups, and research institutes in the Miami Valley region. The company is based in Waltham, MA. Thermo Process Systems is also one of the largest competitive power generation and infrastructure companies, owning and/or controlling approximately 12,400 megawatts of generating capacity in wholesale power markets, principally in the mid-atlantic, and Montana. Additionally, through its cumulus subsidiaries, the company is developing a large-scale portfolio of renewable energy, battery storage, and digital infrastructure assets across its expansive footprint.