Megan St. John

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (SBH) is a SEC-registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1994 by Ralph Segall, Charles Bryant and Jonathan Hamill. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Corient Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX; OTC: CIXXF) in Canada. SBH provides professional portfolio management of domestic and international equity and fixed income portfolios, and alternative investments, to institutional and intermediary clients. SBH became a signatory of the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2017.

Kennedy Capital Management LLC (KCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Gerald Kennedy and Richard Sinise in 1980 as Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. In November 2022, the firm converted from “Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.”, a Missouri S corporation, to “Kennedy Capital Management LLC”, a Delaware limited liability company. They are a subsidiary of KCM Holdings, Inc. KCM manages assets for institutional and high-net-worth clients.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Allstate Investment Management Co. (AIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings, Inc., which is owned by The Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL). AIMCO provides investment advice to pension/profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, non-domestic insurance companies, corporations and/or other business entities. The firm acts as managing member and investment manager for the Allstate Short Term Pool and as a collateral manager for various collateralized debt obligation trusts.

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Edward Jones Trust Company (EJT), a subsidiary of The Jones Financial Companies LP, is a registered investment advisor. The firm manages the assets of Boone National Savings and Loan Association.

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of the Jones Financial Cos. LLLP. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors and businesses in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Edward Jones registered as a broker–dealer in 1941 and as an investment adviser in 1993. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They cover stocks that perform over the long-term, focusing on US, Canadian and Western European companies with long, stable, operating histories.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC (WFCS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded 1852 and formerly known as Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings LLC, a non-bank indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a financial and bank holding company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. WFCS provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions, as well as banks or thrift institutions. They also act as portfolio manager for certain wrap fee advisory programs.

ETF.com LLC provides news, analysis and events for exchange-traded funds. It operates different publications in the field of ETFs and index-related investments. The firm which also provides conferences and events in the ETF space is majority-owned by its managing partners. The company was founded by James Wiandt in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Standing Partnership, Inc. provides consulting and marketing services provides consulting and marketing services. The firm specializes in strategy, corporate social responsibility, public affairs, internal communications, and issues and crisis management. The company was founded in 1991 by Cathy Dunkin and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

HireLevel provides staffing services. It offers direct hire services to help companies fill full-time positions; payroll services, includes traditional outsourced payroll, reporting, tax filings and workers compensation; and employment services, such as, timekeeping, employee self-serve and employee benefits. The company was founded by Teresa Katubig in 1995 and is headquartered in Marion, IL.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of the Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). They are members of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca, Inc. Charles Schwab & Co. is an exchange member engaged in exchange commission business other than floor activities. They also retail mutual funds and OTC corporate equity securities. In addition, the firm underwrites and/or sells corporate securities, underwrites and/or sponsors mutual funds, is a put and call broker/dealer and/or option writer and provides investment advisory services

Thompson Street Capital Managers LLC (Thompson Street Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Thompson Street Capital Partners LLC, founded in 2000 by James A. Cooper and Peter Finley. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Part of Sugar Creek Mutual Insurance Co., Southeast Mutual Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company is based in Burlington, WI. The company was founded in 1875. Southeast Mutual Insurance was acquired by Sugar Creek Mutual Insurance Co. on December 31, 2022 for $0.01 million.

KETC Channel 9 is a PBS affiliate located in St. Louis, MO. The private company's official website is Nine PBS, which provides a range of programming and educational content to its viewers. Amy Shaw has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Portfolia, Inc. (United States) (Portfolia Inc.) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Costello Trish. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Prosper Capital LLC /Missouri/ (Prosper Capital) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Prosper Women Entrepreneurs founded in 2014 by Jennifer Ehlen. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Prosper Women Entrepreneurs operates as an advocacy company for the woman entrepreneurs. It is comprised of two separate divisions: Prosper Institute, a non-profit organization that helps growth-seeking women entrepreneurs advance their businesses to create economic prosperity, and the Prosper Women Entrepreneurs Startup Accelerator, a for-profit organization focused on increasing women entrepreneurs' access to growth capital and the number of women investing in early stage capital markets. The company was founded by Mary Jo Gorman, Maxine Clark, Peter Finley, Carol Matthews, Hal Gentry, and Jennifer Ehlen in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

The Center for Entrepreneurship provides education services. The private company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company was founded by Jeffrey Richard Lamb.

BMO Bank NA provides personal, business, and commercial banking products and financial advisory services. Its personal banking products and services include checking accounts; statement savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit (CD); fixed and adjustable rate mortgages; credit cards, loans and lines of credit, and retirement accounts and investments; home equity, personal loans and lines of credit, and auto loans; and online banking, mobile banking, phone banking, payment and deposit, cross-border banking for Canadians, and switch kit services. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

U.S. Bank NA engages in operation of a commercial bank that offers loans and depositary services. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

JPMorgan Asset Management Private Equity (JPMorgan Asset Mgmt) is a private equity subsidiary of JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Sidewalk Labs LLC researches and develops technologies for urban improvement. It imagines, designs, tests and builds urban innovations to help cities meet their biggest challenges. The company was founded in January 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners LLC (Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners) is a venture capital firm co-founded by Brian D. Barlow and Jonathan Winer in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Stadia Ventures LLC (Stadia Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Art Chou and Tim Hayden. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.