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Chartwell Investment Partners LLC (Chartwell) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Timothy Riddle in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (dba Raymond James Investment Management), which is owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) in Great Britain. Chartwell provides investment supervisory services on a continuous basis to a variety of individual, institutional, investment company, private fund and corporate clients. The firm is a sub-adviser to investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Deep Water Point LLC provides consulting services. It offers market intelligence and analysis, business development, capture management and proposal support, strategic account planning and sales support, messaging and requirements alignment with funding initiatives, competitive analysis, channel partner model optimization and general business model advisory services. The company was founded by Howard C. Seeger in 2002 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Ablative Solutions, Inc. develops and markets endovascular catheters for the treatment of hypertension. It offers solutions for heart failure, kidney disease, metabolic syndrome, and sleep apnea. The company was founded by Tim A. Fischell and David R. Fischell in 2011 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (Japan) Co. Ltd. (MSIM-Japan) is the investment management subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of US-based Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Formerly known as Morgan Stanley Asset & Investment Trust Management Co. Ltd., established in 1987, the firm changed their name to Morgan Stanley Investment Management (Japan) Co. Ltd. in 2012. MSIM-Japan is based in Tokyo and provides investment advisory and asset management services to public and private pension funds and financial institutions.

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.

Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc. (HSA) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Ellicott City, Maryland. The firm was founded by John Hussman in 1989 as Hussman Econometrics Advisors, Inc. HSA serves as an investment manager to the Hussman Funds, a diversified, no-load mutual funds.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

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

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

NDA Partners LLC provides strategy consulting services. It also provides a comprehensive range of services across the product development life cycle for drugs, biologics, biosimilars, vaccines, generics, devices, combination products and diagnostics. The company was founded by Carl C. Peck and Earle Martin and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

Bennington College Corp. engages in the provision of education services. It offers advancement of public action animation and production design; anthropology; architecture; art history; biology; ceramics; chemistry; Chinese; computer science; cultural studies and languages; dance;digital arts; drama; earth science; economics; environmental studies; French; history; Italian; Japanese; literature; mathematics; media studies; music; painting and drawing; philosophy; photography; physics and astronomy; politics; printmaking; psychology; science and mathematics; sculpture; social practices in art; society, culture, and thought; sociolinguistics; Spanish; video; and visual arts. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Bennington, VT.

Global Interconnect, Inc. manufactures electronic cables.

Popper & Co. LLC is a strategy consulting and transaction advisory firm. It serves the medical technology and life sciences industries. The company was founded by Caroline Popper and Kenneth G. Walz on June 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Campbell Wealth Management, Inc. (CWM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 2003, CWM provides wealth management services exclusively for individuals 55 and older who are near or in retirement.

Harbour Capital Advisors LLC is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Harbour Lights Holding Co., Inc. Harbour Capital Advisors provides holistic, personalized wealth planning and investment management solutions to individuals, families and their charitable organizations.

BGO US Real Estate LP (BGO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Sonny Kalsi in 2010 as GreenOak Real Estate Advisors LP. The firm is a subsidiary of BentallGreenOak (US) LP, ultimately owned by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE: SLF) in Canada. BGO offers investment advisory services to private funds.

Cardiocube Corp. develops healthcare system software. The American company was founded by Oscar Kiwic, Chris Grabowski, Rodney Anderson, Tom Jadczyk, Przemek Magaczewski. Oscar Kiwic has been the CEO since incorporation.

Vita Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Baltimore, MD that develops state-of-the-art cellular therapeutics for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases and cancers. The company uses induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology to engineer specific cell types designed to replace those that are defective in patients. Vita Therapeutics is progressing its co-leading programs VTA-100 and VTA-300 for the treatment of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and multiple solid tumors with the goal of filing investigational drug applications with the Food and Drug Administration in 2023. The company is developing these proprietary cellular therapies following a dual development strategy beginning with autologous-derived cells before moving to a universal hypoimmunogenic cell line. Vita Therapeutics was founded in 2019 by Douglas Taylor Falk, M.S. and Peter Andersen, Ph.D. Douglas Taylor Falk has been the CEO since 2019.

MEDA Angels LLC (MEDA Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Elizabeth Cho-Fertikh, Amir Rafii, Mark J. Libassi and Ferdinand Hui. The firm is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

CFA Society Washington, D.C. is a an association for investment professionals. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered Washington, District of Columbia.