Tim Hedke

Founded in 2008, Northcoast Research Partners LLC is an independent, full-service, institutional equity research firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Northcoast Research Holdings LLC. Their research coverage include: business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial/basic materials and accounting/tax policy.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

City Year, Inc. offers school-based service and leadership programs. It support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs that keep kids in school and on track to graduate. The company was founded by Miuchael Brown, Alan Khazei, Jennifer Eplett Reilly and in 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

AndCo Consulting LLC operates as an investment consulting firm. The firm offers investment consulting services for all types of institutional plans including defined contribution, deferred compensation, defined benefit, non-qualified, OPEB, VEBA, operating reserves and endowment and foundations. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Johnson & Wales University provides hands-on training programs and an 'upside down' curriculum that gives students experience early on with their chosen career (students take courses in their major during the first year). At the end of two years of study, students earn an associates degree and the opportunity to go on to earn a bachelor's degree

Bertram Capital Management LLC (Bertram Capital Mgmt) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Jeff Drazan. The firm is headquartered in Foster City, California.

AllGen Financial Advisors, Inc. (AllGen) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The firm was founded by Paul Roldan and Jason Martin in 2003. AllGen offers personalized asset management and financial planning services to individuals and their family members, family office, foundation or endowment, charitable organization, and corporation.

venVelo (venVelo) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Allen H Kupetz and Peter McAlindon. The firm is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (JonesTrading) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The firm was founded in 1975 and is owned by Jones & Associates, Inc. JonesTrading provides equity block trading services to institutional money managers and hedge funds in North America. They proactively source the liquidity required to execute outsized blocks in domestic and global equities and option listed derivatives, at advantageous prices. The firm offers robust access to both developed and emerging market trading.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

Ceres Partners LLC (Ceres Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Perry J Veith. The firm is headquartered in South Bend, Indiana.

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.

Founded by Dana Telsey in 2008, Telsey Advisory Group LLC (TAG) is an independent equity research and consulting firm focused on the consumer sector, including retail and apparel companies and restaurants. They provide hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity firms and private and public consumer companies the detailed analysis and market context that is necessary to make strategic and investment decisions. TAG covers both US-based and international companies across the consumer landscape, including apparel manufacturers, children and teen retailers, consumer electronics, department stores, discounters, home furnishings, luxury goods, off-price retailers, quick service and specialty restaurants and specialty apparel retailers. Their consulting services include acquisition due diligence, benchmarking, competitive analyses, financial analysis, investor relations functions, market assessments, and valuation.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Cascadia Capital LLC provides investment banking services. The firm?s services include mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, strategic advisory services and private capital. The company was founded by Michael Butler, Kevin Cable and Kirk Van Alstyne in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Vericimetry Advisors LLC (Vericimetry) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Goleta, California. The firm was founded in 2010 and is closely held and principally owned by its members and management. Vericimetry offers investment management services primarily to clients of independent financial advisors. They serve as an investment adviser to the Vericimetry Funds, an open-end investment company. Fund investors generally include the individual clients of independent financial advisors and institutional investors.

Pure Green Farms is an American company that specializes in growing fresh produce through innovative and environmentally friendly farming practices. The company's high-tech, climate-controlled space in South Bend allows them to grow greens hands-free and provide consumers with fresh, high-quality produce they can trust. Joe McGuire has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

iUNU, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence based platform that uses cameras and sensors to monitor plants for greenhouses and indoor farms. The company was founded by Adam Greenberg and Matt King in 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.