Matthew A. Thomas

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.

The Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS), established September 1, 1957, administers retirement, life insurance and long-term disability benefits to most state employees, including members of the Missouri General Assembly, elected state officials, judges and administrative law judges and legal advisors. Their headquarters are in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative therapies for vascular diseases. The firm develops small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of vascular disease and enhancement of wound healing. Its two lead programs include a tie-2 activator for diabetic macular edema and vascular leak, and a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-a stabilizer for wound healing and the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The company was founded by Joseph H. Gardner and Robert Shalwitz in 2011 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1956, the firm is responsible for the investment of funds and administration of benefits for state and local government employees in the State of Kentucky. These employees include state employees, state police officers, city and county employees as well as non-teaching staff of local school boards and regional universities. KRS oversees the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS).

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP provides legal services. It offers legal solutions to areas such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, credit, insolvency, and restructuring, investment management, tax, and litigation. The company was founded by Francis N. Bangs in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

West Virginia Investment Management Board (WVIMB) is a State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia. Founded in 1997, the firm is responsible for the long-term investments of the State of West Virginia. WVIMB manages the State’s defined benefit retirement plans. Their clients include the State’s teachers, public employees and workers in general, other State funds and the fiscal health of the State.

Gundersen Lutheran Health System, Inc. engages in the provision of hospital and healthcare services. Its services include addiction and recovery; aesthetics; allergy and immunology; alternative medicine; ambulatory infusion center; and gastroenterology. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in La Crosse, WI.

Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1953 to attract and retain quality public employees. IPERS aims to administer a cost-efficient retirement plan that provides lifetime pension payments to Iowa public employees.

Stanford Health Care provides healthcare services. It services includes cardiac care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery and organ transplants. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Stanford, CA.

The Medical Group Management Association operates as a professional association for medical group management. The private company is based in Englewood, CO. Halee S. Fischer-Wright has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Aon Investments USA, Inc. (AIUSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1981 and is wholly owned by Aon Consulting, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of its ultimate parent Aon Plc (NYSE: AON) in Ireland. AIUSA provides professional investment advisory and consulting services to institutional clients.

Lakeview Medical Center, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. It offers baby nursery archive, cheer cards, online bill pay, and financial assistance. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Rice Lake, WI.

Critical Care Services, Inc. engages in the provision of critical care and transportation services through helicopter and airplane. It offers airplane ambulance transportation for various patients, including critical care, and neonatal patients, as well as transports specialty care teams and their patients, and organ procurement teams and their patients. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Wedbush Pacgrow Healthcare is a private company that deals with exchange securities. The company is based in San Francisco, CA.

eHealth Initiative provides hospital and health care services. The firm specializes in healthcare IT Advocacy, healthcare research and education, non-profit and non-governmental organization. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Kitchen Solvers LLC operates kitchen remodeling company franchises. It offers kitchen planning, designing, and installation services. The firm also provides consultation services to its clients as they go through the process of kitchen remodeling. The company was founded was founded by Gerald Baldner and Betty Baldner in 1982 and is headquartered in La Crosse, WI.

Founded in 2004, Caravel Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City.

Authenticom, Inc. provides dealer management system integration and enterprise-level data enhancement solutions to the automotive industry. The firm integrates with different Dealer Management Systems (DMS) and connects to a list of automotive dealerships throughout North America. It provides back-end support for automotive marketing agencies, customer relationship management systems, and third-party service providers that require data management services. The company was founded by Stephen M. Cottrell in 2002 and is headquartered in La Crosse, WI.

Immunic AG develops pharmaceuticals in the immunology space. The firm offers immune modulators to block TH17-and TH1-mediated immune and autoimmune responses. The company was founded by Andreas Muhler and Manfred Groppel in April 2016 and is headquartered in Martinsried, Germany.

Marshfield Clinic Health System, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers health plan, and research and education programs. The company was founded by K.W. Doege, William Hipke, Victor Mason, Walter G. Sexton, H.H. Milbee, and Roy P. Potter in 1916 and is headquartered in Marshfield, WI.