Matthew Gerhardt

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Castle Creek Capital LLC (Castle Creek Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by John Eggemeyer and William Ruh. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California with additional office in Dallas.

The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is an organization that provides resources and connections to help businesses thrive in Columbus, OH. The non-profit company offers networking opportunities, business accelerator services, and access to over 2,200 member businesses in the region. The Chamber also presents the Small Business Leader Award to recognize small businesses that have achieved success and made contributions to the community.

InBank provides personal and business banking services. The firm offers checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts; personal, credit, mortgage, commercial and business, real estate, construction, and agriculture loans; and debit cards. It also provides Internet banking, safe deposit box, night depository, wire transfer, merchant, and cash management services. The company was founded by Joe DiLisio in 1918 and is headquartered in Raton, NM.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center provides healthcare services. It offers health and wellness services, health care services such as allergy immunology care, arthritis rheumatology, brain and spine, orthopedics, palliative care, transplant center and wound healing. The company was founded in 1834 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

First Financial Bank is a nationally chartered commercial bank. It provides banking and financial services products through its four lines of business: Commercial and Private Banking, Retail Banking, Investment Commercial Real Estate, and Commercial Finance. The firm's business units provide traditional banking services to business and retail clients. Its products include mobile app, snap deposit, bill pay, mobile alerts, apple pay, text banking, ping pay, and online banking. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Part of CCF Holdings LLC, Checksmart Financial Co. is a lending services company. The company is based in Dublin, OH. Checksmart Financial was acquired by Community Choice Financial, Inc. on 2011-04-29.

Addison Holdings LLC functions as an investment holding private company. The company is based in Dublin, OH.

Central Payments LLC is a payments subsidiary of Central Bank based in South Dakota. The American company provides payment solutions for partners through its own open * cp fintech API marketplace, which is one of the only true bank-as-a-service payments platforms. Central Payments is the fastest growing prepaid card issuer since 2015, according to The Nilson Report. Along with its fintech accelerator program, Falls Fintech, the company produces a podcast called Fintech Brews & News. Central Payments provides payments technology and issuing solutions for fintech and embedded finance businesses. The company's open*cp API marketplace is built by fintech bankers with issuing capability embedded. Central Payments was founded in 2014 by Trent Sorbe.