Jarrod M. Johanns

Stride Rite Corp. manufactures and markets children's footwear. The firm also markets athletic and casual footwear for children and adults. Its brands include Keds, Grasshoppers, Robeez, Saucony, Hind, Sperry Top-sider and Tommy Hilfiger. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Linens 'n Things, Inc. operates as an online retailer of home textiles, house wares and decorative home accessories. It offers garden decor, kitchen, electronics, and pet supplies. The company was founded by Eugene Wallace in 1975 and is headquartered in Clifton, NJ.

Cornerstone Brands Inc. sells online home, leisure, and casual apparels through catalogs. Its direct marketing brands include Ballard Designs, Frontgate, Garnet Hill, Improvements, Smith Noble, The Territory Ahead, and TravelSmith Outfitters. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in West Chester, OH.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Lord & Taylor LLC sells women's, men's and children's apparel and accessories. It offers chic women's clothing from trendy to updated-classic dresses, tops, coats, jackets and more plus, must-have shoes, handbags, kids wear, jeweler and accessories and beauty and fragrance products. The firm operates as a chain of retail stores. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Amex Bank of Canada, Inc. provides credit cards and other financial services. The company is a federally chartered bank which issues charge cards such as personal cards, gold cards, platinum cards, corporate cards as well as American Express Air Miles Cards and costco cards. The company is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

National Realty & Development Corp. provides real estate development and management services. It invests, develops, manages and operates commercial real estate properties. It offers real estate asset management services, including development and redevelopment, leasing and marketing, property and construction management, accounting and legal services. The firm's projects include shopping centers, strip malls, corporate business centers and residential communities. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

MidOcean US Advisor LP (MidOcean Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by James Edward Virtue. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center provides general medical and surgical services and other hospital services. The company was founded in 1773 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Johns Hopkins Medicine, Inc. owns and operates hospitals. It offers health care services in the areas of burn and wound care, cardiac surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology/obstetrics, innovation in quality patient care, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. The company was founded by Johns Hopkins in 1997 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

AREA Property Partners LP is a real estate fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in April 1993 by William Mack and Apollo Global Management LLC as Apollo Real Estate Advisors. For the most part, the investment vehicles AREA manages have involved funds that do not participate in the active trading of securities instruments. In 2004, however, the firm expanded its fund management activities into securities trading when one of their affiliates, Claros Management LP, began managing an actively-traded investment vehicle focused on the trading of commercial mortgage-backed securities. Following the passage of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, AREA formed Area Management Holdings LLC (AMH) to serve as the registered investment advisor to the family of funds and other investment vehicles sponsored and/or managed by AREA and its affiliates. AMH's investment adviser registration became effective in February 2012. Under AMH's investment advisor registration, AREA continues to carry out its business through one or more affiliated investment managers. In July 2013, the firm was acquired by global alternative asset manager, Ares Management LLC. In December 2013, AREA Management Holdings LLC became known as Ares Real Estate Holdings LLC.

International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. serves the global retail real estate industry. Its programs include webinars, global awards program, exhibit, sponsorship and advertising, opportunities. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

United Way of New York City diagnoses community challenges, design solutions to expand educational, income, and health opportunities. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a part of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which was established in 1937. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The foundation is dedicated to promoting modern and contemporary art through exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. The museum is an architectural icon and "temple of spirit" designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is among a group of eight structures recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The museum features a renowned permanent collection and special exhibitions.

Hudson's Bay Trading Co. owns and operates departmental stores. It operates four key banners; the Bay, a major department store, Zellers, a mass merchandise format, Home Outfitters, a kitchen, bed and bath specialty store, and Fields, a value-priced store. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Child Care Networks, a non-profit organization, provides child care resource and referral solutions. The company is headquartered in Pittsboro, NC.

Ares Private Equity Group (Ares Private Equity Group) is a private equity, a subsidiary of Ares Management LLC founded by Bennett Rosenthal, Antony Peter Ressler and David Benjamin Kaplan in the year 1997. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Shanghai, China and London, United Kingdom.

HSNi LLC engages in multichannel retailing of interactive entertainment and lifestyle products. Its product category includes fashion, shoes, home, electronics, beauty, jewelry, kitchen and food, health and fitness, crafts and sewing, and travel. The company was founded on June 30, 2010 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Payless, Inc. owns and operates retail shoe stores. The firm’s products include casual and dress shoes, sandals, boots, slippers, handbags, jewellery, bath-and-beauty product and hosiery. The company is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

Image International Manufacturing, Inc. provides clinical skin care products. It operates under the brand name of Image Skincare. The firm?s products include Vital C facial oil, the MAX stem cell neck lift, Ageless total eye cr?me and lightening cleanser. The company was founded by Janna M. Ronert in 2003 and is headquartered in Lantana, FL.

American Express Centurion Bank provides commercial banking services. Its services include issuing American Express Cards, American Express Gold Cards, and Platinum Cards. The firm also issues consumer charge cards and raises funds for all of its lending activities by selling short and medium-term debt and securitized assets. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Pine Island Capital Partners LLC (Pine Island Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Clyde C. Tuggle, Philip Cooper and John Thain. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

InVeris Training Solutions engages in the supply of integrated live fire and simulation weapons training systems. It offers simulation training and live fire training. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Suwanee, GA.

KidKraft, Inc. manufactures and distributes children’s furniture and toys. The firm specializes in toys that are interactive and educational such as play kitchens, dollhouses, doll furniture, train sets, chairs, tables, train tables, vanities and beds. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.