William Sherman

Knight Capital Group, Inc. is a global financial services firm, which provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including buy and sell side firms, dealers, brokers, institutions, and corporations. It operates business through four segments: Market Making, Institutional Sales and Trading, Electronic Execution Services and Corporate and Other. The Market Making segment consists of market making in global equities and listed domestic options. It includes client, and to a lesser extent, non-client electronic market making activities in which they operate as a market maker in equity securities. The Institutional Sales and Trading segment includes global equity, exchange traded funds and fixed income sales and trading; reverse mortgage origination and securitization; capital markets; and asset management activities. Its business consists of execution and facilitation equities and fixed income transactions as agent on behalf of institutional clients, and they commit capital on behalf of its clients when needed. The Electronic Execution Services segment offers access via its electronic agency-based platforms to markets and self-directed trading in equities, equity options, fixed income, foreign exchange and futures contracts. The Corporate and Other segment invests in strategic financial services-oriented opportunities, allocates, deploys and monitors all capital, and maintains corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the other segments. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

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.

NextVenue, Inc. provides streaming media services to the financial community. The company was founded on November 18, 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Seaport Global Securities LLC is a full service investment bank, capital markets advisory and research platform headquartered in New York City with offices across the US and in Europe. They are a subsidiary of Seaport Global Holdings LLC. The firm offers access to a broad selection of fixed income and equity products, as well as the market intelligence to provide insight to dynamic opportunities for its clients. Seaport Global Securities provides clients access to innovative trading solutions, competitive rates, quality execution, and superior service. Their equity trading team focuses on identifying liquidity in US, Canadian and European markets. The fixed income distribution platform covers all areas of the credit spectrum.

Worldspan LP provides global distribution services for the travel industry. It provides travel technology services for travel suppliers, agencies and e-commerce sites. The company was founded on February 7, 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

PBF Energy Co. LLC owns and operates oil refineries. It identifies and executes investment opportunities in the petroleum sector. The firm also offers refineries, including gasoline, ULSD, heating oil, jet fuel, lubricants, petrochemicals, and asphalt. The company founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Scale Management LLC (Scale Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Kate D. Mitchell and Anchie Y. Kuo. The firm is headquartered in Foster City, California.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Carson Group provides financial information services. The firm specializes in global shareholder research and related advisory services. The company was foundedd by David M. Geliebter and is headquartered in New York, NY.

First Eagle Holdings, Inc. provides asset management services. It offers investment management, mutual funds, financial planning and advisory services. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

BV Legacy LP provides mortgage investment services. It offers residential and commercial mortgage, securities and small balance commercial mortgage. The firm''s customers include real estate investors, mortgage companies, banks, savings institutions and securities brokers. BV Legacy was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Travelport LP engages in the provision of critical transaction processing solutions and data. Its global distribution systems business provides services to travel suppliers and travel agencies. The company was founded on February 2, 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Court Square Capital Partners LP (Court Square Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1968. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Ipreo LLC provides software services to participants in capital markets. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of S&P Global, Inc., CapitalBridge, Inc. provides technology for market intelligence, analytics, and investor relations. The company is based in Hoboken, NJ. CapitalBridge was acquired by Ipreo Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. from Huntsworth Ltd. on February 21, 2008 for $31.70 million.

Exeter Finance LLC provides auto finance services. It offers purchasing and servicing subprime auto finance contracts from select franchised auto dealers in the United States. The firm also provides consumer auto loan portfolios for sale, including consumer loan pool program for a variety of institutions and entities. The company was founded by Samuel M. Ellis, Richard G. Frunzi, Daniel A. Parry and Kenneth E. Wardle in 2006 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Tradeweb Markets LLC operates as a global fixed income and derivatives markets. It engages in building and operating electronic over-the-counter marketplaces. The company builds a global web-based electronic network of banks, asset managers, central banks, pension funds and insurance companies to buy and sell government bonds and other fixed income and derivative instruments. It also provides trading solutions for financial advisors and traders. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ipreo Ltd. engages in the provision of software services for the capital raising process to the debt and equity markets in Europe and Asia. The company was founded on November 12, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Westcap Management LLC (WestCap Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Laurence A. Tosi. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Augusta Columbia Capital Group LLC (Augusta Columbia Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Paul Carl(Chip) Schorr IV and Jeffery J Clarke. The firm is headquartered in New York.

IHS Markit engages in the provision of information, analytics, and solutions. The company is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

New York Digital Investment Group LLC is a bitcoin company that offers a bitcoin savings plan for employees to grow their bitcoin savings over time. New York Digital Investment Group LLC is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the UK, the Cayman Islands, and the United States. The company blends high tech and institutional-grade finance to provide a new generation of financial products and helps companies integrate bitcoin into their products and services. The company delivers bold solutions on a purpose-built platform for bitcoin's unique properties and compliance needs. The company was founded in 2017 by Robert David Gutmann and Ross L. Stevens, and Tejas Shah has been the CEO since 2022.

Torch Research LLC is a company that specializes in improving decision-making at scale with a new form of in-memory artificial intelligence for mission-driven organizations. The company is based in Leawood, KS and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's platforms enable government customers to access valuable information, strengthening their competitive position against nation state adversaries. Torch.AI's software instantly unlocks value from data and provides information needed for humans and machines to be more productive. The company partner with U.S. Military Forces and supports a growing array of national defense capabilities with their advanced data infrastructure platforms. The company was founded in 2017 by Jae Cha and Brian Weaver, with Brian Weaver serving as the CEO since then.

HUMAN Security, Inc. provides cyber security services. It specializes in detection and prevention of advanced bot and malware fraud, protecting the digital advertising ecosystem and enterprise organizations across the globe. The firm's products include MediaGuard and FraudSensor. The company was founded by Michael Tiffany, Dan Kaminsky, Ashur Kalb and Tamer Hassan in 2012 and is headquartered New York, NY.

Part of Blackstone, Inc., The Blackstone Group enables leading energy companies to build enterprises at scale that can deliver clean, reliable and affordable energy to help meet needs. The company is based in Beijing, China. The Chinese company invests in companies shaping the future, helping emerging leaders become champions through the power of the Blackstone platform.

Cedar Electronics Holdings Corp. provides consumer electronics. It caters casual and professional drivers, boat owners and outdoor enthusiasts. The company was founded on June 29, 2015 and is headquartered in West Chester, OH.