Antoine Willem van Agtmael

Ashmore Equities Investment Management (US) LLC (AEIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Ashmore Equities Holding Corp., which is ultimately owned by Ashmore Group Plc (LON: ASHM) in Great Britain. AEIM manages pooled funds, segregated accounts and structured products that provide an opportunity for investors to participate in Emerging Markets.

Strategic Investment Management, Inc. (Strategic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1987 by Hilda Margarita Ochoa-Brillembourg, Joseph Oricoli, Carol Grefenstette, Antoine van Agtmael and Michael Duffy. Strategic offers discretionary investment management and planning services to both US and non-US individual and institutional investors, such as employee pension and benefit plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, pooled investment vehicles and family and general corporate funds.

Promotes private investments in developing countries

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Washington National Opera operates as an opera company. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Tata Sons Pvt Ltd., Thai Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is a company that provides security brokerage services. The company is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

National Public Radio, Inc. produces and distributes noncommercial news and entertainment programs. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.