John Shaw

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC (Hamilton Lane) is a private equity firm founded in May 1991. The firm is headquartered in Pennsylvania with additional offices located in London, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Ft. Lauderdale, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Las Vegas and Seoul.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Dorland Global Corp. provides global marketing, medical education, public relations and strategic consulting services. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Franklin Templeton Australia Ltd. is the Australian asset management arm of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1899 and formerly known as Legg Mason Asset Management (Australia) Ltd. Headquartered in Melbourne, they partner with their asset management affiliates to manage unit trusts, pooled superannuation trusts, domestic and international trusts for institutional and financial planning groups.

Kylin Management LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Kylin Capital Management LP. Kylin Management provides discretionary investment advice to private investment funds and discretionary investment advice to separately managed accounts.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra provides live orchestra presentations. The firm performs as the Cincinnati Pops, is one of America’s finest ensembles. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Hill+Knowlton Strategies LLC provide international communications consultancy services. It helps brands and the public communicate. The firm offers senior counsel, insightful research and strategic communications throughout the world. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LifeSci Capital LLC is a full-service investment bank that offers financial and strategic advisory services, institutional outreach, and research to leading life sciences companies. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company's team of investment bankers has extensive experience at bulge bracket and specialty investment banks. LifeSci Capital's highly regarded team of analysts generates differentiated, proprietary research and covers companies across all major therapeutic areas. The company was founded in 2013 by Andrew Ian McDonald and Michael Yehuda Rice. Andrew Ian McDonald has been the CEO since 2013.

s20 Capital LLC (s20 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Zachary A. Nugent. The firm is headquartered in Draper, Utah.

Scalar engages in the provision of financial services. It offers financial reporting, litigation consulting, transaction advisory, and tax services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Draper, UT.

Founded in 2009, WR Securities LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. They provide securities dealer services, as well as merger and acquisition advisory services. WR Securities also participates as an underwriter or selling group member in public offerings. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. WR Securities in a member of FINRA.

Waterbear Ventures is a venture Capital firm founded in 2022 by Jonathan Taylor and Kyle Samelson. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Lotus Lake Venture Capital Management (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (Lotus Lake Capital) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Beijing Hetang Zhongzhi Consulting Partnership LP founded in March 2001. The firm is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Arena Labs, Inc. is a company that offers a content and data platform called Arena Strive. The company is based in Nashville, TN. The platform is designed to improve clinician performance and prevent burnout. The company was founded by Brian Ferguson and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Windham Venture Management LLC (Windham Venture Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Joe Proto, Roger Fine and Adam Fine. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Moody's Deutschland GmbH is the Germany-based investment research subsidiary of Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. Headquartered in Frankfurt, the firm was founded in 1991 and provides credit ratings, research, risk analyzes and default data to German-speaking clients including banks, insurance companies, asset managers and industrial companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.