Seth Harward

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.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

MediaRadar, Inc. provides sales and client management services related to magazines. It offers ad sales intelligence for over 2.3 million brands across multiple media platforms including online, online video, e-newsletter, print, trade shows, and social media. The company was founded by Todd Krizelman and Jesse Keller in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Alibaba.com Ltd. provides software, technology, online business-to-business and e-commerce services. It also offers business management software solutions. The firm’s operations are carried out through the following platforms: alibaba.com, 1688.com, and aliexpress.com. The Alibaba.com platform caters the global trading. The 1688.com platform involves the Chinese domestic trading. The Aliexpress.com platform engages the small quantity trading in faster shipment. The company was founded in June 1999 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Pamlico Capital Management LP (Pamlico Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Frederick W. Eubank II, Watts L. Hamrick III and Scott Bullock Perper. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

ServiceTrade, Inc. is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides cloud-based field service management software for commercial service contractors. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Durham, NC, with subsidiaries in the United States. ServiceTrade's mobile and web applications streamline service operations, improve efficiency, and increase revenue for contractors. The company serves over 1,300 commercial contractors and has been trusted by more than 800 contractors to run their service business. ServiceTrade's software helps contractors work from home and adhere to social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis. The company provides online training and continuing education to keep field service management technicians, admins, and office staff operating efficiently and consistently. The CEO of ServiceTrade is Billy Marshall.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Parthenon Capital LLC (Parthenon Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by John C. Rutherford. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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

Great Hill Partners LP (Great Hill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Christopher S. Gaffney, Steve F. Gormley and John G. Hayes. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (Madison Dearborn Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by John A. Canning Jr., Paul J. Finnegan, Samuel M. Mencoff, Robin P. Selati, James N. Perry Jr. and Timothy P. Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Carousel Capital Management Co LP (Carousel Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Erskine Bowles and Nelson Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Morgan Creek Capital Management LLC (Morgan Creek) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Mark W. Yusko in 2004 and is a subsidiary of MCCM Group LLC. Morgan Creek provides discretionary investment advisory services to various private investment funds of funds and Regulated Investment Company (RIC). They also provide non-discretionary advisory services to a number of family offices, foundations, endowments and other investment adviser.

Valor Management LLC (Valor Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Antonio Jose Gracias. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

IGLOO, Inc. develops and sells enterprise software solutions. It offers Intranet applications for social Intranets, corporate communications, marketing asset management, sales enablement, and project team collaborations; corporate Intranet, marketing portals, extranet applications, and social extranets; and applications for project teams. The company was founded by Dan Latendre in 2003 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Mediapro Holdings LLC provides on-line learning courseware, instructional design services, and integrating learning technologies. It offers adaptive data protection library, adaptive compliance library, hosting services, and staffing services. The company was founded by Steven E. Conrad and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Jeffrey Slocum & Associates, Inc. operates as a investment research and advisory firm. It focuses on global fixed income, global equities, alternative investments, and direct hedge fund strategies. The firm offers strategic integration of investments with an institution’s overall mission, objectives, and operations, investment policy development, asset allocation modeling, incorporating liabilities, spending, and liquidity considerations, risk budgeting, liability driven investment, investment manager selection, performance measurement and attribution analysis, investment policy compliance monitoring, transition management, fee negotiations and benchmarking, other service provider searches, education of clients staffs, committees, and other constituencies. The company was founded by Jeffrey Charles Slocum in 1986 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Vibe HCM, Inc. develops socially infused human resources technologies. The firm's services include implementation, training, and customer support. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

New Republic Partners, Inc. provides financial services. The private company is based in Charlotte, NC. The CEO of the company is Thomas Karl Hoops.

PowerDMS, Inc. provides cloud-based compliance and document management solution that helps organizations reduces risk and liability. The firm is a software company that helps organizations reduces risk and manages their critical content. It provides practical tools to organize and manage crucial documents and industry standards, train and test employees and uphold proof of compliance. The company founded by Joshua J. Brown in 2001 and is headquartered Orlando, FL.

Quorum Analytics, Inc. provides computer software solutioins. It offers legislative, regulatory tracking, grassroots advocacy and stakeholder engagement. The company was founded by Alex Wirth and Jonathan Marks in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cervin Ventures Management LLC (Cervin Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Preetish Nijhawan and Neeraj Gupta. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

NeuIntel LLC engages in operation of a consumer shopping engine. It offers where to buy, channel reports and MAP monitoring products. The company was founded by Anthony Ferry and Jon Pfortmiller in 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Wealthbox is a CRM technology designed for financial advisors that was launched in 2014. The platform is integrated with leading custodians and wealth-tech partners, and is known for its modern product design and intuitive user experience. The collaborative workspace technology allows financial advisors, enterprise RIA firms, and broker-dealers to manage client relationships and streamline operations to grow their practices. Wealthbox is owned and operated by Starburst Labs, Inc., with offices in Providence. The company was founded by Daniel Ferranti and John Rourke, with John Rourke serving as CEO since incorporation.

Aether Investment Partners LLC (Aether Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Sean A. Goodrich and Troy R. Schell. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Ridgemont Partners Management LLC (Ridgemont Partners Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Travis Hain, George E. Morgan, and Walker L. Poole. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

ListenFirst Media LLC aggregates data streams from sales figures, customer engagement, research and tracking, media impact, and social media platforms. Its data feeds include digital metrics, social metrics, sales figures, business intelligence, CRM data, mobile metrics, print metrics, and beyond. The company was founded by Christian Anthony and Jason Klein in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.