Denis M. Marsh

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.

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolios for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

UBS Americas, Inc. provides investment advice services. It offers wealth, asset management and investment banking services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Royal Trust Corp. of Canada (Royal Trust) is an investment management division of Royal Bank of Canada, (TSX: RY, NYSE: RY). The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Royal Trust provides wealth and trust management services to clients worldwide.

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 Participations 1, 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.

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF).

Invesco Canada Ltd. is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1981 and formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd. and as AIM Funds Management, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) in the US. Invesco Canada primarily provides investment advice to the Canadian Funds. In addition, the firm provides investment advice to investment companies, charitable organizations, pension plans, endowments, charities and corporations, banks, pooled investment vehicles, provincial or municipal government entities and insurance companies.

Manitou Capital Corp. provides investment management services. It carries on business through its investment counsel subsidiary, Manitou Investment Management Ltd. The company was founded on October 16, 1997 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

RBC Life Insurance Co. is an insurance management headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. They are a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSX: RY). The firm offers a wide range of life, health, home, auto, travel, wealth and reinsurance advice and solutions, as well as creditor and business insurance services to individual, business and group clients.

Van Berkom & Associates, Inc. (Van Berkom) is a specialized investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm was founded by J. Sebastian van Berkom in 1991 and is owned by JSVB Investments, Inc. They manage stock portfolios for large North American pension funds, corporations, foundations, and endowment funds. Van Berkom is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Manitou Investment Management Ltd. (Manitou) is an independent, primarily employee-owned discretionary investment manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Robert Matthews and Stephen Scotchmer in 1998. Manitou Investment Management Ltd. Manitou offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, foundations and institutions through separately managed accounts.

Ascendant Advisors LLC is an investment management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was originally formed in 1970 as Texas Investment Management Co. and was later renamed John H. Lee & Co. In 1983, they became known as Pension Management Co. In July 2009, the firm was purchased by a group of strategic investors, acquired new management and became known as Ascendant Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Ascendant Advisors Group LLC. Ascendant Advisors manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

Bonaventure Capital LLC (Bonaventure Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Steve Dauphin and Billy Reiser. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

CGOV Asset Management is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly known as Cranston, Gaskin, O'Reilly & Vernon Investment Counsel, the firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ). CGOV Asset Management manages assets of high net-worth individuals and families, charitable organizations and institutions.

Russell Investments Canada Ltd. is an investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerald Acquisition Ltd., which was acquired by Russell Investments Group, Ltd. from Frank Russell Co. in 2016. The firm was founded in 1936, and provides investment management services to institutional investors, financial advisors and individuals.

Museum of Fine Arts of Houston owns and operates Museum. The Museum collection contains around 56,000 artworks, which date from antiquity to the present. The company was established in 1900 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Investment Adviser Association operates as non-profit organization that exclusively represents the interests of SEC-registered investment adviser firms. The company was founded by Jane H. Williams in 1937 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Houston Ballet Foundation operates as a ballet company. It provides training services to its dancers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Canada. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. (Investment Management) (BMO Nesbitt-IM) is the investment management division of BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc., an investment company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of BMO Nesbitt Burns Holdings Corp., ultimately owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO). BMO Nesbitt-IM provides wealth management services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions.

USCA All Terrain Fund operates as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. It engages in the provision of selling shares in large minimum denominations to investors. Its investment objective is to seek long-term risk-adjusted returns that are attractive as compared to those of traditional public equity and fixed income markets. The company was founded on January 13, 2015 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Fort Capital Partners is a Canadian investment services company. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company was founded in 2014 by David Bustos. David Bustos has been the CEO since 2014.

Fairbank Investment Management Ltd. (FIM) is an independent Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Thornhill. The firm was founded in 2009 by John and Josie Watson. FIM provides discretionary investment management services to high-net worth individuals, charitable foundations, trusts, and smaller public and private corporations.