Charlie M. Miller

CenterPoint Properties Trust owns, manages and develops industrial real estates and related rail, road and port infrastructure. The company's solutions enhance supply chain and operating efficiencies for the customers. CenterPoint Properties Trust was founded by Michael M. Mullen and Paul S. Fisher in 1984 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Susan Byrne in 1983 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides portfolio management services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, and pooled investment vehicles.

Platform Partners LLC (Platform Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Frederick W. Brazelton, Frederick R. Lummis, and Brad L. Morgan. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Canaan Management, Inc. (Canaan Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Eric A. Young. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT.

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.

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.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Private Banking) (RWBCI) is the wealth management division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is a subsidiary of Baird Financial Corp., ultimately held by Baird Financial Group, Inc. RWBCI offers its investment management services to all types of current or prospective clients, which include, but not limited to: individuals, trusts, estates, Retirement Accounts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations or other business entities.

Shasta Ventures Management LLC is a Venture Capital firm founded in the year 2004 by Ravi Mohan, Tod H. Francis and Rob T. Coneybeer. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park.

Lab42 LLC provides market research services. It is a consumer market research firm that conducts online research by fielding surveys to targeted users through social networks. the company was founded by Jonathan Pirc and Gauri Sharma in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Microsoft Corp. (India) Pvt Ltd. designs, manufactures and markets Microsoft software products. It offers Windows products, including Windows 8.1 and Internet Explorer. It also offers server and tool products, such as Windows, SQL, and Exchange servers; Visual Studio, an integrated development environment to create applications for Windows, Android, and iOS, as well as Web applications and cloud services; Microsoft Azure that offers cloud computing platform and services; Windows I tune for mobile device and application management, and PC management from the cloud; and SharePoint, a team collaboration software tools. Microsoft was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

The Economic Club of Chicago provides platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago offers information and resources of local services and needs. Its services include child development, after school care, adolescent parenting, counseling, child welfare programs, adolescents, education, job training, health, housing, intervention, nutrition, family shelters, food pantries, immigration, refugee, substance abuse, utility assistance, maternity, adoption, apartments for seniors, housing, senior centers, skilled nursing home care, supportive housing, veteran housing, adult day care, home delivered meals, nutrition programs and veterans services. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Content Square SAS specializes in the optimization of web and mobile websites. Its platform features include customer journey analysis, zone-based heat maps, session replay, impact quantification, artificial intelligence (AI) insights, and merchandising analysis. The company was founded by Jonathan Cherki in 2012 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Flagship Pioneering (Flagship Pioneering) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Ed M Kania and Noubar B Afeyan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

DRW Trading Group operates as a trading organization. The firm offers trading technology and real estate services. The company was founded by Donald Ray Wilson and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

TomorrowVentures LLC (TomorrowVentures) is a venture capital subsidiary of SCHMIDT ERIC E founded in 2009 by Eric E. Schmidt. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Lemnos Labs Inc (Lemnos Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Jeremy Conrad and Helen Zelman Boniske. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.