Eric Paul Glass

The Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. ASRS was founded in 1953 to provide retirement security to State of Arizona’s public servants, which includes teachers, municipal workers and other government employees. They administer a pension plan, long-term disability plan, retiree health insurance plans and other benefits to qualified government workers.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Gradient Analytics LLC (Gradient) is an independent equity research firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded by Carr Bettis and Donn Vickrey in 1996 and formerly known as Camelback Research Alliance. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sabrient Systems LLC, which acquired the firm in August 2011. Gradient has particular expertise in financial analysis, forensic accounting and executive behavior. They publishes academically rigorous, unbiased, objective insights into the financial performance and equity valuation of liquid publicly traded companies globally for mutual fund managers, hedge fund managers, and other professional money managers.