Karl Blunden

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Applied Predictive Technologies, Inc. provides cloud-based predictive analytics software solutions. Its products include APT Index, APT Illuminate, engage, category management insights, market basket analyzer, network planner, and space planning optimizer. The firm serves to the airlines, automotive, hotels, insurance, retail, technology and telecom industries. The company was founded in 1999 by Anthony Bruce, James J. Manzi and Scott H. Setrakian and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.