Christine M. Horan

Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides financial life insurance services. It offers annuities, disability income insurance, investments, long term care and wealth management, and retirement plans. The company was founded on May 15, 1851 and is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP (Westfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1989 and is majority-owned by WMS Management LLC. Westfield provides quality investment management services to institutions and wealthy individuals.

GW&K Investment Management LLC (GW&K) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as Gannett Welsh & Kotler LLC. They are a subsidiary of AMG Boston Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). GW&K provides active equity and fixed income investment solutions to meet the needs of a diverse client base.

TDAM USA, Inc. is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as Waterhouse Asset Management, Inc. in 1995 and do-business-as TD Asset Management. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Bank US Holding Co., which is wholly-owned by the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank. TDAM USA provides discretionary investment management services to corporations and certain affiliates, such as TDAM and TD Bank, N.A. They also offer services to pension plans, endowments and foundations, but do not directly offer their services to high net-worth or retail clients.

Digitas, Inc. provides digital and interactive marketing services to the Internet-based and e-commerce companies. The company also provides cross-channel communications to clients. Its services include customer acquisition, cross-sell, loyalty, affinity and customer care operations. The company was founded by Robert L. Cosinuk in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

H.M. Payson & Co. (HM Payson) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Portland, Maine. The firm was founded in 1854 by Henry Martyn Payson. They originally specialize in financing public water companies and became nationally known as an underwriter of America’s growing infrastructure. Today, investment advisory and trust services are their exclusive focus. HM Payson provides investment advisory, trust and wealth management services to a wide variety of individuals, trusts, endowments, foundations and retirement plans.

MMLISI Financial Alliances LLC provides banking and financial services. The company is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

MML Investors Services, Inc. (MMLIS) is a SEC-registered broker-dealer and investment advisor headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1981 and is principally owned by MassMutual Holding LLC, itself a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. MMLIS generally provides advice to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, endowments and foundations, Fidelity Charitable donor-advised accounts, business entities and/or qualified plans.

Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp. (LOAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and do-business-as Lombard Odier Investment Managers. The firm is a subsidiary of LO Holding SA and their ultimate parent is Switzerland-based Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA. LOAM provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to private pooled investment vehicles (Funds) and investment advisory accounts. The investors in the Funds consist of endowments, foundations, insurance companies, high net-worth individuals, funds of funds, public and corporate pensions, and other sophisticated investors.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Covington Associates LLC (CAL) is an investment banking, financial advisory and broker/dealer headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and was founded in 1991. CAL provides investment banking services, as well as advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, strategic advisory services, fairness opinions and valuations and capital restructuring. They focus on four distinct areas including business services, consumer & industrials, healthcare and technology. Covington Associates provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Kronos, Inc. engages in the provision of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. It offers products for business needs such as time and attendance, employee scheduling, absence management, labor activities, analytics, benefits administration, talent acquisition, onboarding, human resources, talent management, and payroll. It serves health systems, manufacturing, retail, state and local government, distribution, higher education, contract services, banking, and police and corrections industries. The company was founded by Mark S. Ain and Anthony J. Parkinson on October 31, 1977 and is headquartered in Lowell, MA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Mass General Brigham, Inc. engages in the provision of patient care, research, teaching, and community services. It offers community and specialty hospitals, physician network, community health centers, and home care. The firm also sponsors research programs and community health outreach programs. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Portolan Capital Management LLC (Portolan) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by George McCabe in 2004. Portolan provides discretionary portfolio management services to private investment funds, UCITs fund, separately managed accounts and as a sub-adviser to a registered investment company. Investors in the private funds and the UCITS fund are typically high net-worth individuals, charitable institutions, and foundations.

Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc. operates as a day care center. The company was founded by Roger H. Brown, Michael Richard Eisenson and Linda A. Mason and is headquartered in Roxbury, MA.

Tufts Medical Center, Inc. owns and operates an academic medical center. It provides healthcare services and programs in the areas of allergy, anesthesiology, bariatric surgery, cancer, cardiology, colon and rectal, clinical nutrition, dentistry, dermatology, ENT/otolaryngology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, gastroenterology, general surgery, geriatrics, hematology/oncology, hyperbaric medicine, infectious diseases, maternity, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, and nutrition. The firm also offers services in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology, occupational therapy, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pain management, palliative care, pathology, pediatrics, physical medicine, physical therapy, plastic surgery, psychiatry, pulmonary, radiation oncology, radiology, rheumatology, speech language pathology and audiology, thoracic and transplant surgery, trauma surgery, urology, vascular surgery, wound healing, and weight and wellness. The company was founded in 1796 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Lime Rock Partners LLC provides investment services in the exploration and production, energy service, and oil service technology sectors. The company was founded by Jonathan Clark Farber and John T. Reynolds in 1998 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Glynn Electric, Inc. provides electrical construction services. The firm’s services include residential, commercial, electrical, fire protection, systems and wraparound solution. The company was founded by Matthew P. Glynn in February 1986 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MA.

Protection Strategies, Inc. provides security management and consultant services to U.S. departments, agencies, international organizations and commercial corporations. Its services include critical infrastructure protection, integrated security, information technology, enterprise and strategic risk management, emergency management preparedness, decision support for incident management, armed and unarmed security guard services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Oak Ridge, TN.

International Human Resources Development Corp. provides training and competency development for oil and gas industry. The firm offers instructional programs, e-learning solutions, and competency management. The company was founded by David A. T. Donohue in 1969 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Jobscience, Inc. provides recruiting, sourcing, onboarding, learning, and managing solutions for social enterprises, executive search firms, and staffing agencies. It offers Jobscience suite of recruiting and talent management solutions, which include social and collaborative recruiting, sourcing, onboarding, and managing. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Founded by Venkat Chalasani, Andy Detwiler and Prasanna Walimbe, Virtua Research Corp. is a financial services technology company located in Boston with an additional office in India. The firm develops fundamental financial modeling technologies and platform-based software analytics. Virtua Research Corp. offers stand-alone products for institutional investors and customized solutions for third-party data providers.

TiE Boston is a private equity firm founded by by Desh Deshpande in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

North Light Specialty Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company is headquartered was founded in October 2008 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Aericon, Inc. provides marketing and advertising services. The private company is based in Boston, MA. The company was founded by Dean Whitney.