Brenda J. Furlong

Columbia Management Group, Inc. provides asset management services. The company administers discretionary investment accounts for corporations, foundations, pension and benefit plans and endowments. The company also assists in tax and estate planning and portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals. Columbia Management Group is headquartered in Boston, MA

Hartford Financial Management, Inc. (HFM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by R. Dario Quiros in 1989. HFM provides investment advice to “family” or individual clients, pension / profit sharing plan, family businesses, foundations or endowments and institutional clients.

Part of Marriott International, Inc., ITT Sheraton is a company that owns and operates hotels. The company is based in New York, NY.

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1996 by acquiring the business, personnel and corporate name of an affiliate which had been in operation since 1981 and which performed substantially similar services They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). HIMCO provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and registered and unregistered investment companies. The firm also serves as an investment adviser for its affiliates and provides investment advisory services for vehicles that support the product mix of its affiliates.

Perkins School for the Blind provides educational and community programs for the visually impaired. Its programs encompass diagnostic evaluations, sign language classes and community living services. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. manufactures semiconductor materials and devices. It provides development and industrial manufacturing of advanced superconducting materials and superconducting devices for alternative energy, smart grid, healthcare and big science applications. The company was founded on April 2, 2008 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.