Dwayne D. Hallman

Amerindo Funds, Inc. is an open-end investment company. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Allstate Insurance Co. provides insurance and financial services. It offers property, liability, life, reinsurance and commercial insurance services. The firm's clients include individuals, institutions and commercial organizations. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Allstate Investment Management Co. (AIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings, Inc., which is owned by The Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL). AIMCO provides investment advice to pension/profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, non-domestic insurance companies, corporations and/or other business entities. The firm acts as managing member and investment manager for the Allstate Short Term Pool and as a collateral manager for various collateralized debt obligation trusts.

Allstate Life Insurance Co. engages in provides life insurance voluntary accident and health insurance services. It offers term, whole, interest-sensitive, and variable life insurance. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

NxtStar Ventures LLC is a consulting and venture company. The firm provides CEO-level advice and consulting to clients in the life insurance and retail financial services businesses. It also helps launch new ventures, such as start-ups, acquisitions, and new initiatives, and for existing companies. The company is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance products. It offers home and property, life, health, disability, and liability insurances. Its banking solutions include home loans, checking, and savings. The company was founded by George Jacob Mecherle in 1922 and is headquartered in Bloomington, IL.

The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is a non-profit organization that has been delivering financial security to families for over 175 years. ACLI is based in Washington, and Susan K. Neely has been the CEO of the private company since 2018. With over 90 million families relying on their life insurance and financial protection products, ACLI's fundamental mission is to safeguard people and the things that matter most to them. The organization advocates for public policies that protect consumers while ensuring families have access to information about different choices for retirement security.

The Institutes provides educational activities related to risk management and property-casualty insurance services. Its solutions include introductory, foundational courses programs, functional-area, designation, management, business course, chartered property casualty underwriter designation program and executive, management educations; The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters is a nonprofit organization, which offers educational, research, networking, and career resource solutions. It provides introductory and foundational courses and programs; functional-area courses and designation programs; management and business courses and programs; CPCU designation program; executive education; online courses and programs; and management education. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

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

City Theatre operates a theatre which specializes in new play development. It theatre dedicated to a full season of all new work, commissioning and producing plays. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Tower Group, Inc. provides property and casualty insurance products. The firm also provides business insurance, home insurance, and auto insurance services. It offers worker's compensation claim services. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

World Wildlife Fund, Inc. protects natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals. It provides programs for protection of endangered species, preservation of ecological systems, and environmental educational policy development. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Lumbermens Mutual Group provides insurance services. The firm offers personal, risk management and commercial property & casualty insurance products, mostly through its flagship Lumbermens brand, an Illinois mutual property and casualty insurance company. The company is headquartered in Long Grove, IL.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust provides education and community engagement opportunities. The firm also presents arts events and visual arts exhibitions. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Exigen Capital LP operates as a private equity firm. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. (Shenkman) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City, with offices in Stamford, Connecticut; and London, UK. It was founded by Mark R. Shenkman in 1985. The firm provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of clients through multiple platforms, including separately managed accounts, private funds, mutual funds and UCITS. Shenkman is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

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.