William R. Miller

PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients.

Vitria Technology, Inc. develops software platforms for real time e-business. It offers VIA IoT analytics platform, IoT analytics paaS, operational intelligence and businessware as products. It provides enterprise application integration software that works to integrate dissimilar software platforms and computer hardware with the Internet. The company was founded by JoMei Chang and Dale Skeen in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Stanford Management Co. (SMC) is the investment office of Stanford University, a private research university headquartered in Stanford, California. The firm was founded in 1991 and invests the Endowment and other financial assets to provide long-term support to the University. SMC provides expert investment management and stewardship of the Merged Pool, which includes substantially all of Stanford’s investable endowment assets. They are overseen by a Board of Directors appointed by the University Board of Trustees.

TIFF Advisory Services LLC (TIFF) is an independent fund-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1991, TIFF delivers comprehensive outsourced CIO (OCIO) and private equity investment solutions to primarily endowments, foundations, and other charitable institutions.

Perkins Coie LLP provides corporate, commercial litigation, and intellectual property legal services. Its practice areas include business law, environment and natural resources, estate planning and trust services, finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, product liability, real estate and land use, regulatory and government affairs, and taxation. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Vulcan, Inc. engages in cable TV and telecommunications, sports, technology, aerospace, entertainment, biotechnology, oil, and real estate business through its subsidiaries. The company provides private equity investment services. The company was founded by Paul Gardner Allen and Jo Allen Patton in 1986 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Linklaters LLP provides legal services. It provides services in the areas such as banking, insurance, intellectual property, pensions, private equity, real estate and tax. The firm's clients include China International Capital, Novolipetsk Steel, Old Mutual and Richardson Cordwell. The company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Stanford Management Co. (Private Equity) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Stanford Management Co. founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Stanford.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP provides legal services. It offers services in education, aviation, communications, consumer and retails, corporate and securities, hospital and intellectual property. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pantera Advisors LLC (Pantera) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded by Daniel W. Morehead in 2003 as Pantera Capital Management LP. Pantera serves as the investment adviser, with discretionary trading authority, to private pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Makena Capital Management LLC (Makena) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded by Michael McCaffery and David Burke in 2005. They are a subsidiary of Makena Capital Holdings LP. Makena provides diversified alternative asset exposure through its range of pooled investment vehicles for a diverse client base which includes endowments, foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and international institutions. The Makena Endowment Portfolio (MEP) is the firm’s flagship endowment-style offering. Makena is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment process.

The Urban Land Institute operates as a non-commercial research organization. It provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The company was founded on December 14, 1936 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) is a non-profit trade association based in Hartford, CT, for the institutional real estate investment industry. The company's members include public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and investment advisory firms. PREA provides its members with materials to keep up to date on trends and issues in real estate investment decisions, including sustainability and other ESG considerations. The company also offers access to the MSCI/PREA U.S. Property Fund Index, which allows for detailed analysis of the performance of open-end property funds and their underlying investments.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace engages in the analysis and development of policy ideas and engagement and collaboration with decision makers in the government, business, and civil society. It refers to issues such as climate and energy, defense and security, democracy and governance, economy, foreign polocy, global governance, nuclear weapons, political reform, society and culture, and technology. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1910 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Broadreach Capital Partners LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2002 by John Andrew Foster, Marcum D. E. Khouri and Craig G. Vought. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto.

Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) is a private equity subsidiary of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Federated Investors Management Co. engages in the provision of investment services. The company was founded on November 30, 1989 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Makena Real Estate Fund II Cayman LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Resolute.vc LLC (Resolute Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Mike Hirshland and Raanan Bar-Cohen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

African Leadership Academy provides residential and education services. It provides tow year pre-university, global scholar, catalyst term, model african union, anzisha prize, africa careers network programs. The firm seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting the next generation of African leaders. The company was founded in 2004 by Chris Bradford, Fred Swaniker, Acha Leke and Peter Mombaur and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Makena Capital Management LLC (Private Equity) ( Makena Capital Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Makena Capital Management LLC. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Pakal Technologies, Inc. provides and designs next generation of IGTO power devices. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.