Joseph J. Haslip

The National Association of Investment Cos. is a trade association and the largest network of diverse- and women-owned alternative investment firms. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company has been advocating for more than 52 years and has 194 diverse-owned alternative investment firms as members. These firms collectively manage over $389 billion in assets under management and invest with over 3,100 portfolio companies. The company consistently generates superior returns that help fuel the growth of the retirement and asset management industries. Robert L. Greene has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Valor Management LLC (Valor Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Antonio Jose Gracias. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The Silverfern Group, Inc. provides investment advisory services. It seeks to make private equity investments in buy-outs, recapitalizations, growth capital, build-ups, leverage buy-outs, acquisitions, going privates, corporate divestitures, non-leveraged growth capital, later stage, mature, and emerging growth investments in middle market companies. The company was founded by Reeta Kapani Holmes and Clive R. Holmes in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Blue Harbour Group LP is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was founded by Clifton Robbins in 2004. The firm manages capital on behalf of public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, and other institutional investors.