Michael J. Leiva

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Level 3GC Ltd. operates as a global communications service provider. It offers data, voice and collaboration services to the companies in the Fortune 500, as well as carriers, mobile operators and Internet service providers around the world. The company offers telecommunication solutions, including broadband, voice, data, multimedia communications, readily accessible audio, video and web-conferencing. It serves Latin American businesses through its operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, the United States and the Caribbean region. The company was founded in March 1997 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Kaplan, Inc. provides educational and professional training services. It offers higher education, professional training, test preparation, services for K12 schools, and after school learning programs. The firm offers services in four major areas: Kaplan Kids and Schools, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, Kaplan Higher Education, and Kaplan Professional. The company was founded by Stanley H. Kaplan in 1938 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Founded in 1922, Weeden & Co. LP is a broker/dealer headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco. The firm offers a full array of investment services with independent value-added research covering various sectors. Weeden's research goal is to produce independent, actionable long/short ideas that are free from the inherent conflicts created by investment banking. The firm vigilantly monitors proprietary, quantitative and fundamental indicators across all asset classes to identify and communicate important inflection points within the marketplace to clients. Their equities trading division specializes in difficult-to-execute orders. They are a member of the FINRA, NASDAQ and the SIPC.

Supresta LLC manufactures and distributes organophosphorus flame retardants, plasticizers, additives, and lubricants. Its products include Fyrol, Phosflex, Fyrolflex, Fyrquel, Syn-O-Ad, and Victawet. The company was founded in July, 2004 and is headquartered in located in Ardsley, NY

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

CMS Cos. operates as an investment company. It provides asset allocation and intergenerational planning services. The firm designs personalized asset allocation strategies for the development of model portfolios; calculates asset class weightings, which incorporate individual goals and objectives; computes optimal amount and mix of investments; and evaluates the impact of investments selected. The company was founded by Mark I. Solomon in 1969 and is headquartered in Wynnewood, PA.

Haights Cross Communications, Inc. publishes test preparation and supplemental education materials. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. LLC (HCC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Jonathan Hirtle and Donald Callaghan in 1988. HCC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, endowments, foundations, and other similar institutions. They also provide services to the private funds and HC Capital Trust.

Founded in 2001, Hightower Securities is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer and government securities dealer located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Hightower Holding LLC. Hightower Securities provides clearing and custody services to their clients through relationships with Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and JPMorgan Clearing Corp., formerly the clearing arm of BearStearns.

HighTower Advisors LLC (HighTower) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has offices throughout the US. The firm was founded in 2008 by Elliot Weissbluth, Peter (Todd) Lyon, and Eugene Lerner. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Hightower Holding LLC. HighTower provides investment advisory services to institutions (which include ERISA), and ultra-high and high net worth individuals.

Corient Private Wealth LLC (Corient) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 2002 and formerly known as CI Private Wealth LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Corient Partners LLC, ultimately owned by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) in Canada. Corient provides wealth management services to individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, endowments, other institutional clients and private funds managed through Corient IA LLC, a separate but related adviser established in March of 2023.

ISAM (USA) Ltd. (ISAM USA) is an alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of UK-based ISAM (Europe) LLP and their ultimate parent is International Standard Asset Management Ltd. in Cayman Islands. ISAM USA provides investment advisory and management services to high-net-worth clients.

QuantumBio, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. Its products include divcon command line, QMScore, NMRScore, XModelScore, and software licensing. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in State College, PA.

LA-SER is a strongly science driven late-phase company with offices in 7 countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Canada and Morocco) encompassing a team of 150 specialists in late-phase clinical research. They cover a full range of late-phase services from observational studies, cohorts, registries, case-control studies, surveys, electronic health care database studies, pragmatic trials, they excel in risk/benefit management, effectiveness/relative effectiveness studies, and strategic consulting for drug value assessment. A truly unique feature is their in-depth understanding & knowledge of the process of drug value assessment, and of the methods, paradigms & modus operandi of regulatory decision-making bodies & agencies in several countries. Originally brought to the company by the founders of the company, this in-depth network knowledge is now shared by a large number of their senior staff. They can therefore provide remarkable insight into what evidence is required to grant market authorisation & reimbursement, for new drugs across different European countries & North America.

Part of Certara, Inc., Certara UK Holdings Ltd. is a company that develops drug therapies. The company is based in London, UK. Certara UK Holdings was founded in 2004.

XenologiQ Ltd. provides consultancy services for the drug industry. It offers services in the areas of pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamics modelling, systems pharmacology and training. The firm projects include conference presentations; dose prediction for novel biological drugs and nerve growth factor pathways systems pharmacology. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Kaplan EduNeering, Inc. engages in the provision of online training services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Certara UK Ltd. provides platforms for the modeling and simulation of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in virtual human populations and virtual laboratory animals. The company was founded by Geoffrey Thomas Tucker, Amin Rostami-Hodjegan, and John Evans on May 15, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Certara USA, Inc. provides drug development consultancy solutions. It offers benefits of modeling and simulation, label optimization, pediatric drug development, orphan drug development, clinical trial outcomes databases, and therapeutic areas. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Storyvine, Inc. provides web based video management system services. It offers SpotMade, an application that enables users to create videos and employee profiles for websites. The company was founded by Kyle Shannon and Monique Elwell in May 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.