Michael R. Brown

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Amerivon Investments LLC (Amerivon Investments) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Amerivon Holdings LLC founded in 2007 by Tod Turley, Robert Anderson, and Bill Apgood. The firm is headquartered in Westlake Village, California.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

East Tennessee Realtors is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which is the largest trade association in America representing over 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The NAR is composed of residential and commercial realtors, who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors, and others engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry. Bob Goldberg has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

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.

PT Adaro Indonesia engages in the production and mining of thermal coal. It provides moderate-energy and sub-bituminous coal under the Envirocoal trademark. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Aerospace Corp. provides information on launch vehicles, satellite systems, ground control systems, and space technology. It operates a Federally Funded Research and Development Center for the United States Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. The firm also provides independent technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services to national-security space programs. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Founded by Len Zacks in 1978, Zacks Investment Research, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment research firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an office in Irvine, California. The firm is principally owned by The Greenwood Trust. Zacks makes both short-term and long-term investment recommendations using the following investment styles: aggressive growth, growth/income, momentum, value, technicals and options. Zack Investment Research employs the Zacks Rank, a 100% a peerless stock rating system that is based on a quantitative model that includes the use of four factors including as earnings estimate revisions and earnings surprises. Stocks are classified into five groups, ranging from 'Strong Buy' to 'Strong Sell.' Zacks Rank is completely mathematical and focuses only on the math and whether the math predicts that a stock's price will rise. It is a short-term indicator of stock performance that is effective for 1 to 3 months. The Zacks Recommendation process begins with a new quantitative model that employs the Zacks Rank. The firm then utilizes qualitative insights to develop a unique recommendation based on a 6 month time horizon. Zacks Investment Research provides coverage primarily on the following sectors: (1) manufacturers of electrical components (2) photo optics/lasers (3) HPC computing platforms (4) manufacturers and distributors of textiles (5) information technology (6) independent oil and gas companies involved in the exploration, development and acquisition of crude oil and natural gas (6) providers of docking, manipulator and wafer probing interface products for semiconductor and ATE manufacturers (7) companies that design and manufacture oscilloscopes, serial data analyzers and protocol analyzers to test, measure and analyze electronic signals (8) manufacturers of branded toys, collectibles, hobby or infant products and (9) financial services companies.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Massachusetts Bar Association is a non-profit organization that serves the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law. The MBA is based in Boston, MA. The organization offers various membership advantages, volunteer opportunities, and educational resources such as CLE programs, practicing with professionalism courses, and publications like the ejournal and Lawyers Journal. The MBA also provides advocacy services, public resources, and exclusive benefits to its members such as the Lawyer Referral Service, Insurance Agency, and MBA On Demand.

Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

DialogTech, Inc. provides voice-based marketing automation solutions. It offers a suite of applications that enable businesses to connect, measure, and optimize sales and service calls to marketers, salespeople, and support professionals to automate voice interactions, and generate and track leads. The firm offers solutions for call tracking, hosted interactive voice response, call routing, call management, voice broadcasting, real-time reporting, toll-free numbers, SMS notifications, dynamic phone numbers, phone number cleansing, developer APIs, integration, keyword spotting, store locator, virtual receptionist, call recording, call forwarding, and click to call. The company was founded by Irvin M. Shapiro in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Co. Ltd. develops, constructs, owns and operates crude oil refining facilities in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Its purpose of the refinery is to export finished products to Europe, North America and Far East within the framework of broad-based strategy for an integrated petroleum industry. The company was founded in November, 1984 and is headquartered in Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Saudi Arabia

Homesnap, Inc. provides online real estate services. It offers national search portal, featuring the same accurate and real-time information. The firm connects buyers and sellers with local real estate agents, streamlines their transactions and saves them money at every turn. The company was founded by Guy Wolcott and Stephen P. Barnes in 2012 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Arabian Drilling Co. LLP engages in land and offshore drilling activities and operates land rigs as well as offshore jack-up rigs.The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Porch.com, Inc. engages in the provision of home improvement services. It offers carpentry, flooring, landscaping, remodeling, painting, electrical, plumbing, door & windows, handyman, HVAC, roofs & gutter, and home security systems. The company was founded by Matt Ehrlichman, Ha Phan, Scott Austin, Eric Schleicher, and Ronnie Castro in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Stride Health, Inc. engages in provision of health insurance recommendation engine, tuned, and tailored to the lives of individual consumers. It is a consumer health insurance recommendation engine which translates health insurance into a language everybody can understand. The company was founded by Noah Lang and Matt Bunter in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Alfred Club, Inc. provides a concierge service that manages weekly personal needs from third-party vendors such as dry cleaning, grocery shopping, and pick up cleaning services. Its platform enables users to automatically schedule, manage, and have household chores and other errands performed on their behalf. The company was founded by Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bear Bright Holdings Ltd. is a non-banking financial institution, which engages in the business of insurance brokerage and mandatory provident fund schemes consultancy and services. It operates through the following business segments: General Insurance Brokerage, Long-Term Insurance Brokerage, MPF Schemes Consultancy and Services, Money Lending Services, and Investment Advisory Services. The company was founded by Wai Kiu Ma and Hsiao Lan Wang on May 17, 2017 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Saudi Petroleum International, Inc. operates as oil brokers and is ultimately controlled by the Government of Saudi Arabia. The company is based in New York, NY.

Moderne Capital LLC (Moderne Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Constance Freedman. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

ICON Technology, Inc. develops 3D printing technologies for homebuilding industry. The company was founded by Alex Le Roux, Jason Ballard and Evan Loomis and is headquartered in Austin, TX.