Sharlene Bisram

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.

M. D. Sass LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin D. Sass in 1972 and formerly known as M.D. Sass Investors Services, Inc. M. D. Sass serves as an investment manager or general partner to private and public investment funds, separately managed accounts and other investment vehicles with various investment strategies.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is the investment bank and brokerage subsidiary of CFS CF & Co. I Holdings LP, which is owned by Cantor Fitzgerald LP in the US. The firm was founded by Bernie Gerald Cantor and John Fitzgerald in 1945. Headquartered in New York City, Cantor Fitzgerald offers clients a global, multi-asset prime brokerage platform with a focus on the quality middle market.

BGC Financial LP, formerly known as Maxcor Financial, Inc., is a research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP), a global provider of voice and electronic brokerage services that was founded in 1999. BGC Financial provides a wide range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, trade compression, post trade, information, and other services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. The firm offers research operations that focus on municipal bonds, high-yield and distressed debt, convertible securities and equities.

Urban Electric Power LLC develops rechargeable zinc anode electricity storage technology. Its zinc anode rechargeable battery technology uses safe, non-toxic, recyclable materials without lead, heavy metals or flammable electrolytes. The company was founded by Sanjoy Banerjee in May 2012 and is headquartered in Pearl River, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

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.

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.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. operates pediatric hospitals. It offers urgent care, cardiology, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation, emergency, otolaryngology, audiology, orthopedics and speech-language pathology services. The firm also offers child life, family library, psychiatry, transitional housing and translation and interpreting support services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Weitz & Luxenberg PC is a plaintiff's law firm established in 1986. The private company is based in New York, NY. The firm is the largest mass tort and personal injury litigation law firm in the United States and has won over $17 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients from all 50 states. With over 100 attorneys, Weitz & Luxenberg advocates for those injured by negligence and is rated #1 by U.S. News & World Report for 2017.

New York State Smart Grid Consortium is a non profit organization that promotes smart grid. It provides convening point for collaboration around smart and sustainable energy solutions. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Shanghai Bund Property Co. Ltd. is a property management company based in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai Pujiang Holding Co., Ltd. engages in the industrial investment, corporate custody, asset management, and investment management business. It also provides investment information consulting, and economic information consulting services. The company was founded on June 18, 2007 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.

Shanghai Pujiang Property Co., Ltd. engages in the management of properties. Its business activities include operation of parking spaces, business information consulting, hotel management, catering business management, and conference services. The company was founded on December 2, 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Part of Partner Summit Holdings Ltd., Anhui Bund Property Management Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides real estate services. The company is based in Hefei, China. The company was founded in 2005. The CEO is Xing Liang Li.

Bengbu Zhi Xin Property Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of property management services for government properties, public properties, and office buildings. The company was founded on September 13, 2004 and is headquartered in Bengbu, China.

Shanghai Bund Ke Pu Engineering Management Co., Ltd. provides engineering management and project consultancy services. Its business activities include engineering construction and services, building decoration engineering, environmental construction engineering professional construction, intelligent building construction projects, and installation, repair, and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment. The company was founded on November 30, 2004 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Project:TF is a non-profit organization called code2040 that aims to close the achievement, skills, and wealth gaps in the technology industry. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company's goal is to ensure that by the year 2040, blacks and latino/as are proportionally represented in America's innovation economy as technologists, investors, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs. The company activates, connect, and mobilize the largest racial equity community in tech to dismantle the structural barriers that prevent black and latinx technologists from fully participating in the tech industry. The company offers events, a fellows program, and student programs. The company was founded by Tristan Walker.

Shake Shack Enterprises LLC operates a chain of fast casual restaurants in New York City. It offers burgers, flat-top dogs, fries, frozen custard, shakes, drinks, beer, wine, and treats for clients. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Binghamton, NY.