Tony G. Avila

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.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) is a global financial services institution and state agency headquartered in West Sacramento, California. Founded in 1913, CalSTRS provides retirement, disability and survivor benefits to California’s public school educators and their families.

Teachers Advisors LLC (TAL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 and formerly known as Teachers Advisors, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Nuveen Finance LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TAL provides services to individual and institutional separately managed account clients primarily through investment advisory programs such as wrap-fee and dual contract arrangements, and Exchange Traded Funds. On occasion, the firm provides portfolio recommendations to sponsors of unit investment trusts which are sold by the sponsor through broker-dealers and other firms.

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.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

The Arbor Co. provides assisted independent living services. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

Part of Nielsen Consumer LLC, GfK Custom Research, Inc. is a market research firm. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. GfK Custom Research was acquired by GfK SE, part of Nielsen Consumer LLC from July 11, 2023 on December 21, 1999.

UBS SDIC Fund Management Co., Ltd. (UBS SDIC) is an investment management subsidiary of SDIC Taikang Trust Co., Ltd., itself an indirect subsidiary of SDIC Capital Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600061), a public firm owned by the Government of China. UBS SDIC was founded in 2002 by five Chinese investment trust and securities companies. Formerly known as China Dragon Fund Management Co., the firm was restructured into a joint venture in 2005 and shareholders officially changed to SDIC TAIKANG Trust Co., Ltd. and UBS AG, with shareholding proportion of 51 and 49 percent respectively. Headquartered in Shenzhen, the firm has additional offices in Shanghai and Beijing. UBS SDIC provides financial advisory and wealth management services, managing discretionary portfolios and mutual funds primarily for Chinese clients. The firm's culture combines local expertise with the global asset management capabilities of UBS.

Capital International, Inc. (Singapore) (CII-SG) is the Singapore office of US-based Capital International Private Equity Funds, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc., a privately-owned holding company based in California. Established in 1989, the Singapore office provides investment management services to institutional clients primarily in Asia, via separate accounts and commingled funds. Their clients include pension funds, banks, financial institutions, endowments, foundations and family offices. CII-SG advises Asian portfolios for funds managed within the parent group, and distributes a large range of investment products managed by the Capital companies. They are also private equity investors.

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

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.

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

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.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Next Ventures Management LLC (Next Ventures) is venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Lance Armstrong and Lionel Conacher. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Crossover Health, Inc. provides worksite health and wellness services. It offers primary, ancillary, and advanced services, includes urgent care, occupational health, preventive care, chronic disease management, health risk assessment, health education, health coaching, biometrics, physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, specialist preferred network, care coordination, health analytics, and remote care. The company was founded by Scott Shreeve in 2010 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Nuveen (Private Equity) (Nuveen) subsidiary of TIAA founded in 1898 by John Nuveen. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Haji Husein Alireza & Co. is a leading Saudi Arabian company for cars and trucks. The private company is based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The company represents factories such as Aston Martin, Mazda, and MAN Trucks. The CEO of the company is Ali Hussein Alireza.

Wine.com LLC operates wine stores through online. The firm offers wines, wine gifts, gift baskets, corporate gifts, and monthly wine clubs. The company was founded by Michael J. Osborn in 1998 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.