Bob Tavares

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

Orius Corp. provides integrated network infrastructure services. Its services include designing, installing and maintaining telecom and cable networks. The firm offers services to the telecommunications and broadband industries, government and utilities. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Barrington, IL.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

J.F. Lehman & Co. (JF Lehman) is a private equity firm founded by John Francis Lehman, Donald Glickman and Keith E. Oster in 1992. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional office in Arlington, Virginia.

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

NorthStar Group Services, Inc. provides facility and environmental solutions. It offers facility demolition, facility abatement, environmental services, and response restoration. It serves the commercial, government, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, power, and transportation industries. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Waste Control Specialists LLC provides waste recycling services. It engages in processing, storing, and disposing hazardous, toxic, and low-level and mixed low-level wastes. The firm offers solutions for the proper and safe management of radioactive, hazardous, and mixed waste. Its clients include Amgen, Dynegy, Mactec. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Integrated Global Services, Inc. provides customized surface protection solutions. Its services include on-site thermal spray coatings, environmental products, boiler maintenance, hot-tek online services, and cetek ceramic technologies. The company is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP provides architectural, engineering, and interior design services. It offers architecture, interior design, engineering and urban planning services. The firm's serves clients in the following industries, sectors and applications: civic and government, commercial and development, convention and exhibition, cultural, education, health and science, hospitality, infrastructure, sports and transportation. The firm was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Source 44 LLC provides supply chain compliance services and data. The firm’s solutions include conflict minerals, smelter verification, anti-corruption and restricted substances. It is a place for companies all over the world to exchange compliance information. The company was founded by Jess F. Kraus, Matt Thorn and Jennifer Kraus in 2009 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

National Safety Council provides individual and family services. The firm focuses on the preventable injuries and deaths occur due to use of cell phone while driving, teen driving, workplace safety, prescription painkiller use, and safety in the community. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

MSDSonline, Inc. provides web-based products and services. Its solutions include MSDS/chemical management, OSHA recordkeeping, workplace training and compliance education. The firm serves healthcare, manufacturing, construction, education, oil, gas and mining, utilities, municipalities, retail, transportation, first responder and chemical manufacturing industries. The company was founded by Ronald Deger in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Boston Options Exchange Group LLC provides security services transaction. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

ICE Clear Credit LLC engages in the provision of clearing house for credit default swaps. It provides specialized risk management infrastructure for dealers and clients, leveraging the legal framework, treasury systems and trade warehousing systems. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

UBS Bank USA engages in the provision of banking services. Its products and services include insured deposit accounts1, securities backed lending services, residential mortgages, and credit cards. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Carallel, Inc. is a digital health company that partners with health plans, providers, and employers to provide digital tools and human support to caregivers. The company is based in Lake Forest, IL. The company uses personal connection, expert guidance, and digital tools to empower caregivers to manage the twists and turns of caregiving. Carallel's comprehensive support solution has been shown to reduce stress and improve decision-making for caregivers. The company offers on-demand caregiving support, advocacy, and digital health tools to reduce caregiver burden and stress. Carallel was founded by John Banta, Hillary Ebach, and Troy Mills, and the CEO is Shara Cohen.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Providence Equity Partners LLC (Providence Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Glenn Creamer and Jonathan M. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

ENTACT LLC provides environmental remediation services to the private industry. It offers remedial construction which may include soil and sediment removal, large-scale earthmoving, application of chemical additives and reagents, soil and groundwater treatment, bioremediation processes, containment system construction, and solidification/stabilization. The firm also offers geotechnical services including Deep Soil Mixing, Single Axis Mixing, In-Situ Solidification/Stabilization, steel, vinyl, fiberglass and HDPE sheet pile installations, slurry cut-off wall installations, biopolymer slurry trenching, funnel and gate groundwater treatment systems, and Permeable Reactive Barrier walls. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.

Inland Pipe Rehabilitation LLC engages in the provision of underground pipe rehabilitation services. It offers trenchless rehabilitation services and technologies to repair and maintain critical water, wastewater and industrial pipe infrastructure. The firm's services include pipe bursting, cured in place pipe, expanda, sliplining, tv and sonar inspections and underground cleaning. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Conyers, GA.

Inland Management, Inc. provides industrial cleaning, environmental consulting, and remediation services. The company was founded on February 21, 1985 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners LP offers hedge and private equity products. It invests through its subsidiaries Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners LP, Hedge Fund and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners LP, Private Equity. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in West Conshohocken, PA.