Tony M. Briney

Tudor Investment Corp. (TIC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1980 by Paul T. Jones, II. TIC provides discretionary investment advisory services to various hedge funds, private equity funds and managed accounts. Investors in these funds generally include high-net worth individuals and related entities, sovereign entities, pension funds, non-financial corporates, financial institutions, endowments and foundations, fund-of-fund vehicles and proprietary capital from current and former personnel.

Diedrich Coffee, Inc. was founded in 1972, specializes in sourcing, roasting and selling the finest coffee and produces K-Cups for selling to Keurig brewing system. The company markets its three leading brands of specialty coffees, Diedrich Coffee, Coffee People and Gloria Jean's Coffees, through retailers, office coffee service distributors and restaurants across the United States and Canada. In addition, they sell coffee, tea and coffee related merchandise via their three web stores www.diedrich.com, www.coffeepeople.com and www.coffeeteastore.com

Essex Investment Management Co. LLC (Essex) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Michael Hazard and Joseph McNay in 1976. Essex provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to institutional clients, such as employee benefits plans, endowment funds, foundations, religious organizations, and mutual funds. The firm also provides investment management services to individuals (private clients), limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

Boston Research & Management, Inc. (BRM) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Manchester, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Raymond J. Stecker, Jr. and Steven M. Graziano in 1991. BRM provides investment advisory services for individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirements plans, charitable organizations and other business entities.

Compass Point Research & Trading LLC (Compass Point) is a registered broker-dealer and full-service investment banking firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded by Scott Dreyer in 2007 and is owned by Sooner Holdings LLC. Compass Point provides investment banking, research, and sales and trading services to institutional investors. Their clients include investment advisors, mutual funds, hedge funds and other institutional accounts located in the US, Canada and Europe.

GreenDimes, Inc. reduces junk mails and supports tree plantation. It offers trees to its subscribed members. The company was founded by Pankaj B. Shah in September 2006 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Thing Daemon, Inc. offers online retail services. Its scrapbooking and shopping site allows a user to create a catalog of their favorite things around the web and around the world. The company’s users can curate a collection of things they love, receive updates on favorite brands and stores and share their discoveries all in one place. Thing Daemon was founded by Joseph Einhorn and Jack Einhorn in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

Bain Capital LP engages in provision of investment consulting services. It specializes in private equity, credit, public equity, venture, real estate, double impact, life sciences, and partnership strategies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Clough Capital Partners LP (Clough Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Charles (Chuck) I. Clough, Jr. in 2000. Clough Capital provides advisory services through various investment vehicles including institutional separate accounts, pooled funds and mutual funds (both open and closed end).

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Children's Hospital Corp. engages in the provision of pediatric care services. It offers acupuncture, angioplasty, antibiotic allergy testing, audiogram, baclofen pump, biochemical genetic testing, blended diet, bone scan, brain scan, breast augmentation surgery, cardiac catheterization, cardiac MRI in children, chest reconstruction surgery, and CO2 laser treatment. The company was founded by Francis Henry Brown in 1869 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc. (UMass Foundation) is the endowment manager of the University of Massachusetts (UMass), a public research university headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The Foundation was founded in 1950 and oversees several programs and initiatives to promote the growth and well-being of UMass. The UMass Foundation endowment consists of several individual funds with varying purposes that support the students, faculty, and academic programs at all five campuses of the University.

Boston Celtics, Inc. engages in the operatin of professional basketball franchise. It offers match tickets and jerseys, apparel, shoes, headwear, electronics, digital versatile discs, and books through its website. The firm supports educational foundations and manages dance teams. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Terabitz, Inc. provides online real estate support services. It provides a website for brokerage. The company was founded by Ashfaq Munshi and Kamran Munshi in July 2006 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

SquashBusters engages in nurturing urban youth as students, athletes, and citizens. The non-profit company is based in Roxbury, MA. The company was founded in 1996 by Greg Zaff. Greg Zaff has been the CEO since 1996.

Netronome Systems, Inc. designs and supplies flow processing silicon and software for cyber security applications. It offers its products for network analytics, software-defined networking, and cloud data center server virtualization. The firm’s solutions include cloud NFV infrastructure, data center IaaS Applications, openStack cloud networking, network security, data center SDN gateway, and express virtio-XVIO. The company was founded by Niel Viljoen, David Wells, and Johann Tönsing in 2003 and is headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.

Year Up, Inc. provides educational and professional development programs. Their programs encompass job and hands-on skills development, college credits and corporate internships. The company was founded by Gerald Chertavian in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

New Profit, Inc. provides support and services to innovative social entrepreneurs and their organizations. It offers services to visionary entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and other partners. The company was founded by Vanessa Kirsch in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Verdant Power, Inc. provides design and application of marine renewable energy solutions. It generates renewable energy from the natural water currents of rivers, tides, and man-made channels through underwater turbines. The company was founded in 2000 by Kevin Lynch, Trey Taylor, Ronald F. Smith, and William H. Taylor III and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Fessenden School is a non-profit organization that provides state-of-the-art facilities, curriculum, and programs specifically designed to meet the educational needs of boys. It offers summer programs, explore Pre-K-Grade 4, and explore Grade 5-9 programs. The company was founded by Frederick Fessenden and Emma Hart Fessenden on September 23, 1903 and is headquartered in West Newton, MA.

The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, Inc. provides treatment for spinal cord and brain injuries. The company was founded by Nicholas A. Buoniconti and Barth A. Green in 1992 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

The India Internet Group(IIG) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Anirudh Suri and Nihal Mehta. The firm is headquartered Maharastra in India.

Raptor Capital Management LP (RCM) is a private equity and venture capital division of Raptor Capital Management LP, founded in 2009 by James Joseph Pallota. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Wyers Point LP is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm provides investment advice to individual and institutional clients.