Eric Thies

Appalachian Power Co. engages in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers in the south-western portion of Virginia. It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to electric utility companies, municipalities and other market participants. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Indiana Michigan Power Co. engages in the business of generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. The firm is also involved in supplying and marketing electric power at wholesale to other electric utilities, municipalities, and rural electric cooperatives. The company was founded on May 11, 1907 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Part of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Johnson & Higgins is a reinsurance broker. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. Johnson & Higgins was acquired by Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. on March 27, 1997 for $1,800 million.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Pennsylvania Bankers Association is a business association based in Harrisburg, PA.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 2002, Normandy Real Estate Partners LLC is a real estate private equity firm located in Morristown, New Jersey. They have additional offices in Chantilly, Virginia, Hackensack, New Jersey, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Bridgewater, New Jersey, White Plains, New York, Waltham, Massachusetts, New York City and Boston

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

The Gale Co. LLC offers real estate services. Its services include consultation, property management and construction. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Florham Park, NJ.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

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

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

EnergyCAP LLC provides energy management software services. Its services include management and engineering services, implementation plan options, energy star setup, custom interface development, creation of custom reports, electronic bills from vendor, software retro commissioning and maintenance and support. The company was founded by Steven D. Heinz in 2001 and is headquartered in State College, PA.

Part of Jacobs Solutions, Inc., Putnam Hayes & Bartlett, Inc. is a company that provides economic and management consulting services. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Putnam Hayes & Bartlett was acquired by Hagler Bailly, Inc. on August 28, 1998 for $135.30 million.

Videon Central, Inc. provides digital video solutions. It offers encoders & decoders, ultra HD SoMs, engineering services and manufacturing & testing services. The company was founded by Todd Erdley in 1997 and is headquartered in State College, PA.

Community Services for Children, Inc. is a non profit organization which provides child care services. It offers parent education, emergency assistance, and kindergarten services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Allentown, PA.

Air Products Plc manufactures industrial gases, chemicals and related equipment. The company supplies industrial gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, helium and special gases. It supplies its products to industrial sector including aerospace, healthcare, electronics, food and metal processing, chemicals and refining, pulp & paper and oil and gas production. The company is headquartered in Walton-on-Thames, UK.

Part of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Air Products Group Ltd. functions as a holding British company. The company is based in Walton-on-Thames, UK. Air Products Group was founded in 1995.

Phoenix Capital, Inc. is a mortgage banking advisor, which provides mortgage servicing rights analytics, transactions, and advisory services. The company was founded by Brett Schaffer and Tim Horacek in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

ArtsQuest is a non-profit organization that provides access to art, culture, and educational programs. The non-profit company is based in Bethlehem, PA. The CEO of the company is Kassie Hilgert.