Chris Howard

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Russell Investment Management LLC (RIM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They are a holding firm of Russell Investments US Retail Holdco, Inc., ultimately owned by Russell Investments Group Ltd. The firm was founded in 1936 and was formerly known as Frank Russell Investment Co. RIM provides investment advisory services to affiliated pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, insurance companies, foreign official institutions, financial intermediaries, and wrap-fee program clients of third-party financial intermediaries.

Skytap, Inc. provides cloud-based environments-as-a-service for development and testing teams to deliver better software. It offers development and testing, hybrid cloud or information technology, virtual training, software demos, and professional solutions. The company also provides cloud stack and security services. The company was founded by Henry M. Levy, Brian Bershad, Steven D. Gribble, and David Richardson in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

TaskRabbit, Inc. operates as an online and mobile marketplace that matches freelance labor with local demand, allowing consumers to find immediate help with everyday tasks, including cleaning, moving, delivery and handyman work. The company was founded by Leah Busque and Kevin Busque in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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

Greylock Management Corp (Greylock Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 by Charlie P. Waite and Daniel S. Gregory. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

ArentFox Schiff LLP provides legal services. The firm offers their services in areas including the intellectual property, real estate, telecommunications, healthcare, automotive, sports, white collar, international trade, bankruptcy, and complex litigation. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

University of Washington Medical Center provides healthcare services. It offers gynecology, bariatric, obstetrics, radiology, rehabilitation, neurology, gastric, otolaryngology, ankle, radiology and imaging services. The company was founded on March 1, 1945 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA

Orbis Investment Management (US) LP (Orbis) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 2007 and is majority owned by Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy Trust, a charitable trust. The firm serves as the portfolio manager of Orbis US Equity Fund. It also provides written investment recommendations regarding US equity securities to Orbis Investment Management Ltd., a member of the Orbis Group. Orbis is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Humedica, Inc. offers software-as-a-services business solutions to the health care industry. The firm aims to address the specific needs of inpatient and outpatient health care providers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, medical device manufacturers, government agencies, and financial services firms. The company was founded by Michael Weintraub, Allen Kamer, A. G. Breitenstein and Paul A. Bleicher in May 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Trifacta, Inc. provides a platform to prepare data for analysis that helps data scientists and analysts discover, wrangle, and visualize complex data quickly and intuitively. It offers Wrangling, a process of taking data in its native format & making it usable for analysis, for businesses, information technology, and data analysts. The company was founded by Sean Kandel, Joseph M. Hellerstein and Jeffrey Heer in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Bill.com LLC provides business payments solutions. The firm offers ACH payments processing, automates the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes. Its automated system takes scanned, fax or emails of bills, routes to approvers and provides one-click access to any needed backup docs. The company was founded by Rene Lacerte in April 2006 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

United Way of Central Maryland, Inc. provides social services. It empowers families to become self-sufficient by focusing on education, employment, housing and health. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors LLC (RGREA) is an independent registered investment adviser headquartered in New York and was founded in 2016. RGREA provides investment management services to their advisory clients, which are comprised of various pooled investment vehicles, including mutual funds, collective investment trusts and private investment funds, as well as separate accounts.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the investment management division of U.S. Bank NA, a commercial bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Divvy Homes, Inc. is an online real estate platform, which enables homeownership platform that allows renters to build credit as the client rent. The company was founded by Brian Ma, Adena Hefets, Alex Klarfeld, and Nicholas Clarck on July 17, 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., DST Brokerage Solutions LLC provides designed solutions to fit the needs of broker-dealers, enabling fully integrated, seamless communications between fellow broker-dealer desktops, back offices and asset management platforms. The company is based in Kansas City, MO.

HIAS, Inc. is the international migration agency of the American Jewish community. It provides rescue and refuge for persecuted and oppressed Jews around the world. The organization was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Silver Springs, MD.

Merriman Wealth Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately held by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). The firm was founded in 1983 and has joined forces with Focus Financial Partners in 2012. Merriman provides investment advice and wealth management services to individuals and households who are either saving money and planning for retirement or already retired. They also manage some accounts for pension and profit-sharing plans, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, as well as corporations or other business entities.

NovaTract Surgical, Inc. manufactures and develops laparoscopic medical devices. It offers NovaTract, a laparoscopic retractor that addresses the need to increase visibility (by using fewer instruments), improves tissue manipulations, provides angle of retraction modifications and reduces the number of ports and incisions. The firm also offers its intra-abdominal retraction system for use in general, colorectal, gynecology, urology, urogynecology, bariatric, and robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery applications. The company was founded by Eleanor L. Tandler in April 2010 and is headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA.

Lifted Innovations, Inc. is a business to consumer e-commerce company, which engages in the provision of cannabis-related accessories and ancillary products. It also focuses in the distribution of vaporizers and accessories for aromatherapy and other purposes. It operates drop-shipping platform through four domain name Namastevapes.com; Everyonedoesit.com; Distributiongoods.com; and Leafsciences.com. The company was founded on February 27, 2018 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.