Mark Long

The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) is the state-owned pension fund entity headquartered in Austin, Texas. ERS was founded in 1947 and manages benefits for employees and retirees of State of Texas agencies and some higher education institutions.

Stewardship Partners Investment Counsel, Inc. (Stewardship Partners) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Howard "Rusty" Leonard and Carol Leonard in 2000. Stewardship Partners provides investment advisory services, on a discretionary and nondiscretionary basis, for high net worth individuals and institutional clients.

New Zealand Funds Management Ltd. (NZ Funds) is a privately-owned wealth management firm headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Originally founded in 1988 as a joint venture between Lion Nathan and ipac Securities, the firm has progressively evolved to being wholly owned by past and present employees. NZ Funds provides integrated advice and portfolio management services for New Zealand individuals, families, trusts and charitable entities.

Part of AMP Ltd., ipac Securities Ltd. is an Australian company that provides financial and investment advice. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. The company was founded by Suvan de Soysa, Peeyush K. Gupta, Paul Clitheroe. ipac Securities was acquired by Resolution Life AAPH Ltd., part of AMP Ltd. from March 30, 2011 on July 19, 2002 for $113.04 million.