Bill P. Hinckley

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.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides financial life insurance services. It offers annuities, disability income insurance, investments, long term care and wealth management, and retirement plans. The company was founded on May 15, 1851 and is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes manages global equity and fixed-income assets for clients worldwide.

Caxton Associates LP (Caxton) is an independent, SEC- registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as the successor to Caxton Corp., which was founded in 1983 by Bruce Kovner. Caxton serves directly or indirectly as general partner, manager or advisor to several domestic and foreign private investment funds, and as a trading advisor to several foreign private investment funds.

Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, do-business-as Carnegie Investment Counsel (CIC), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2009, taking over the former RIA which was registered in 1991 and commenced operations in 1974. CIC provides investment advice and/or management supervisory services to individuals, non-profit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations or business entities, independent trust companies, and government entities.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

The District of Columbia Bar provides legal services. The private company is based in Washington.

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Greenbrae, California. Formerly known as Robeco Investment Management, Inc., the firm was founded by Mark Donovan, Robert Jones, Harry Rosenbluth, and Paul Heathwood in 1995 as Robeco USA, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCE US Holding, Inc., ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, NYSE: IX), a Tokyo-based international financial services company established in 1964. Boston Partners provides value equity investment products to individual and institutional clients.

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

A.T. Kearney, Inc. is a management consulting firm based in Chicago, IL. The private company specializes in providing strategic and operational advice to businesses and organizations across various industries. A.T. Kearney, Inc. is also the acquisition vehicle led by AT Kearney management.

Capybara Ventures LLC is Venture Capital firm founded in 2004 by Eric J. Rosenfeld and Bob Ward. Headquartered is in Portland.US.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

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.

ViralGains, Inc. provides online advertising services. It specializes in creating video advertising. The company was founded by Jay Singh, Kate Willett, and Dan Levin in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Mindmics, Inc. is a technology start-up based in Cambridge, MA that focuses on delivering actionable health monitoring for all. The company uses intravascular sound waves in the ear canal to capture clinical-grade, high-definition heartbeat information and additional cardiac functions, providing a more complete picture of the working heart. Mindmics' team brings deep expertise in data science and product development to enhance the lives of millions searching for a better way to improve their health and realize their full potential. Mindmics' mission is to empower consumers with the information they need to live their best life, and their technology platform enables a new level of real-time medical-grade accuracy delivered in a consumer hearable. The company was founded by Charles F. Dornbush and Anna Barnacka, with Anna Barnacka serving as the CEO since incorporation.

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.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

The Jackson Laboratory provides biotechnology research services. It offers nonprofit research, biomedical research, genomics, genetics, cancer, neuroscience, immunology, aging, bioinformatics, computational biology, research mice, genomic medicine, reproductive biology, developmental biology, eye research and hearing research. The company was founded by Clarence Cook Little in 1929 and is headquartered in Bar Harbor, ME.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides legal advisory services. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Stifel Independent Advisors LLC (SIA) is a broker/dealer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1991 as Century Securities Associates, Inc. and became Stifel Independent Advisors LLC in 2021. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a full-service regional brokerage and investment banking firm that was founded in 1890. SIA offers brokerage services to a variety of individual and institutional clients. The firm executes securities transactions per client instructions through Stifel as their clearing firm.

MAI Capital Management LLC (MAI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAI Capital Management Intermediate LLC. The firm was founded in 2007 as MAI Wealth Advisors LLC and became MAI Capital Management LLC in 2014. MAI provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net worth individuals and families, and institutions. The firm also manages accounts in wrap-fee programs sponsored by other financial services firms.

Cambridge Blockchain, Inc. engages in the development of digital identity enterprise software for financial institutions. It offers IDBridge and Confidare. The company was founded by Matthew M. Commons, Alex Oberhauser, and Alok Bhargava in April 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Angel Capital Association provides investment services. The CEO of the American company is Patrick Gouhin.

Oregon Venture Fund (Oregon Venture Fund) is a venture capital subsidiary of The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network founded in 2007 by Eric J. Rosenfeld and Bob Ward. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

First Beverage Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment banking and financial advisory services. The company was founded on March 16, 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.