Michael E. Johnson

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.

Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP, provides legal advisory services. The firm provides legal services in the areas including business and corporate law, employment law, family law, civil litigation, personal injury, probate, estate planning, trust administration, real estate and taxation. The company was founded by Harold T. Tredway in 1961 and is headquartered in Downey, CA.

ALJ Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Los Angeles. They manage the ALJ Capital I LP, the ALJ Capital II LP and the ALJ Capital Offshore Ltd

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

U.S. Bank provides investment advice. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. provides transit and multimodal transportation planning services for small and large transit agencies. It offers transit planning, parking management, paratransit and mobility management, walking and bicycling, campus access, multimodal networks and traffic analysis. The company was founded by Diane Nygaard and Bonnie W. Nelson in 1987 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

The United States Postal Service is a delivery service that reaches every address in the United States. It relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to pay for operating expenses. The company was founded in 1775 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP provides legal services. It offers legal expertise and counsel to U.S. and international clients in a range of practice areas including antitrust, corporate and securities, entertainment, media and communications, finance, and white collar defense. The company was founded in 1927 and it is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. develops microbial therapies that address the human immune system. It engages in the development of a new class of drugs that work by modulating the human microbiome, with an initial emphasis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Rudensky, Brett Finlay, Kenya Honda, Dan Littman, Bernat Olle and David Steinberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Advanced Solutions, Inc. (Colorado) offers guidance, navigation and control systems for embedded flight software and mission information technology solutions. Its services include systems analysis and design, client-server solutions, relational database management systems, real-time and embedded software solutions. The company was founded by Allen Bucher and John Cuseo in 1995 and is headquartered in Littleton, CO.

Orca Pharmaceuticals Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company that develops oral drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. It also develops oral drug for the treatment a spectrum of autoimmune diseases that includes psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis and inflammatory bowel disease. The company was founded by Michael Hunter, Roy Pettipher, Dan Littman, and Jun R. Huh in 2012 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center provides health, social and housing, culture and education, leadership and advocacy services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.