Cameron P. Steele

Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Delaware Management Business Trust. They are a subsidiary of Delaware Investment Management Co. LLC, ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MIMBT advises a variety of institutional clients. The firm also provides investment services to certain affiliates and acts as a sub-advisor to unaffiliated sponsors and investment products.

Falcon Point Capital LLC (Falcon Point) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Orinda, California. The firm was founded in 1986 and formerly known as Emerging Growth Management LLC and EGM Capital LLC. Falcon Point serves as the general partner of investment limited partnerships and serves as the investment adviser to other accounts.

Natixis Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995, the firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LP, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Natixis Advisors provides advisory services to investment company clients and separately managed account clients as well as multi-asset portfolio solutions for a variety of funds and portfolios. A department of Natixis Advisors also provides portfolio analysis, consulting, and analytic services to investment professionals.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management LP (Vaughan Nelson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as Vaughan, Nelson, Scarborough & McCullough LP. They are wholly-owned by Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BPCE SA, a banking group in France. Vaughan Nelson provides investment management services for equity and fixed income portfolios to taxable and tax-free clients such as foundations, endowments, corporations, pensions, public entities, insurance companies, mutual funds and high net-worth individuals.

WorldRes, Inc. provides online hotel reservation services. The company offers around 35000 hotels, inns, B&BS and resorts including large international hotel chains, smaller independent hotels, and boutique style hotels. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

FastStart Real Estate Services Holdco, Inc. provides marketing and technology solutions to the real estate industry. Its customers include individual agents and brokerage offices to which they market its services, both directly and in marketing partnerships with real estate franchise networks. The company was founded on May 28, 1999 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

ICU Eyewear, Inc. designs and markets eyewear products. It develops and manufactures eco-friendly reading glasses and sun glasses made from reclaimed plastic, recycled metal and sustainable bamboo. The company was founded by Patricia Kesten in 1997 and is headquartered in Hollister, CA.

AdReady, Inc. provides online display advertising services. It provides programmatic technology and managed media services to brands, enterprises, agencies, and performance marketers. The company was founded by Aaron Finn, Eric Kolve, David Sliwa and Derek Streat in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Yes To, Inc. provides hair and skin products. It offers lotions, soaps, butters, and wipes. The company was founded by Lance Kalish and Ido Leffler in 2006 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

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.

LMS Capital Plc /Private Equity/ (LMS Capital-PE) is the private equity division of LMS Capital plc (LSE: LMS) in Great Britain. Formerly known as Leo Capital Plc, the firm was demerged from London Merchant Securities Plc in 2006 and has their roots in London Merchant Securities Plc's venture capital/private equity investing since 1986. Based in London, LMS Capital-PE invests in public and private US and UK companies and funds. The firm's US partner, San Francisco Equity Partners, focuses on expansion-stage companies in the IT, media, consumer and services sectors, and is located in San Francisco.

Penguin Computing, Inc. provides computer, cluster management software and technical services. It offers an end-to-end portfolio of products that range from Linux servers and workstations to integrated, turn-key HPC clusters and cluster management software. The company was founded by Sam Ockman in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Artful Home LLC retails online art and fine craft items. The firm’s products include art glass, sculpture, art for the wall and objects and décor. The company was founded by Toni F. Sikes in 1985 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Castanea Partners Inc (Castanea Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Robert A. Smith and Brian J. Knez. The firm is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Countrywide Capital Markets LLC is a company based in Calabasas, CA.

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