John W. Lucas

Stafford Capital Management LLC (SCM) is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in Sausalito, California. The firm was founded by Robert Stafford in 1986. SCM provides separate account management for high-net worth individuals and families, trusts, small corporations, and business entities.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pacific Asset Partners is a hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Robert “Bob” Stafford in 1989 and is subsidiary of Stafford Capital Management LLC. They manage a dedicated long-short small and micro-cap hedge fund.