Steve A. Brodsky

Chicago Shakespeare Theater operates performance theaters. It offers production of classics, new works and family programming; to unlocking Shakespeare’s work for educators and students; and to serving as Chicago’s cultural ambassador through its World’s Stage Series. The company was founded by Barbara Gaines in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Vernon & Park Capital LP (Vernon & Park Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2001 by James S Ginsburg. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Nuveen Securities LLC, formerly known as the John Nuveen & Co., Inc., is the brokerage subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., ultimately held by TIAA Board of Overseers in the US. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm engages in the asset management and related research, as well as the development, marketing, and distribution of investment products and services for the institutional market segments. Investment products and services include closed-end exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and individually managed accounts.

Founded in 1999 by Rob Merrilees, Spot Trading LLC is a technology-focused proprietary trading firm located in Chicago. The firm specializes in investments in equity options. They employ proprietary technology and processes to make volatility-based pricing decisions and to exploit inefficiencies in the equity options markets. To maximize risk-adjusted returns, Spot Trading's proprietary trading model uses automation, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis and sound risk management principles.

A subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., Mesirow Financial, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Mesirow was founded in 1937 by Norman Mesirow.

NYSE Chicago Holdings, Inc. provides stock exchange and ancillary services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.