Julie Gerend

Catholic Community Foundation operates as a community foundation that stewards the financial resources of Catholic individuals, families, parishes and institutions. The firm supports and facilitates passion for giving to the organizations that serve community of faith. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Securian Financial Group, Inc. provides insurance, retirement planning and investment services. It offers individual and group life and disability insurance, annuities and mortgage life insurance. The firm also provides mutual funds, institutional asset management, annuity and retirement plans through its subsidiaries. The company was founded by Russell Dorr on August 6, 1880 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Founded in 1973, M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsey Corp. Their ultimate parent in Bank of Montreal. M&I Investment Corp. provides financial planning and portfolio management and is the investment advisor for the M&I family of mutual funds. Their clients include corporations, endowments, foundations, governmental entities, Taft-Hartley plans and high-net-worth individuals.

Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis strengthens families and works to end poverty and homelessness in the Twin Cities. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Peregrine Capital Management LLC (Peregrine) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Robert Mersky in 1984 and is a subsidiary of Peregrine Capital Management Holdings LLC. Peregrine provides investment advisory services to corporate and public pension plans, profit-sharing plans, savings-investment and 401(k) plans, Taft-Hartley plans, private and public foundations and endowments, corporate accounts, large trust accounts, registered investment companies, collective investment trusts, UMA programs, RIAs and high net-worth individuals.

Founded in 1989, Blue Rock Advisors, Inc. is a fund-of-hedge funds manager located in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as MIMLIC Asset Management, Inc. and Advantus Capital Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Securian Financial Group, Inc., ultimately owned by Minnesota Mutual Cos., Inc. Securian AM offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management for registered investment companies, insurance companies, including separate accounts of insurance companies, and other institutional investors.