Lauren Kwiecinski

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (dba GMO) is a privately-held, registered global investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. GMO was founded was founded in 1977 and provides investment advice to a wide variety of clients.

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM-US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately-offered unregistered investment funds.

Middleton & Co., Inc. is a registered investment counseling firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Thomas Mike Middleton in 1984 and is principally owned by the Middleton & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Trust. They provide objective advice and disciplined investment management to individuals, families, trusts, endowments, and foundations.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

EMC Corp. engages in publishing printed and electronic educational products. It offers K-12 textbook programs in world languages, business education, literature and language arts, and social studies with supplementary and multimedia materials. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

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.

Hercules Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Scott Harvey, Manuel Henriquez, and Roy Liu. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Spinnaker Capital LLC (Spinnaker Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tas Parafestas. The firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

York Investment Holdings LLC (York Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 Kyle York, Joe Raczka, Adam Coughlin and Mike Veilleux. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Modus Capital (Modus Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Kareem Elsirafy. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Synchrony Bank engages in the provision of banking products and services. It offers certificates of deposit, money market and saving accounts, individual retirement account, and online and mobile banking options. The company was founded on August 8, 1988 and is headquartered in Draper, UT.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. It accepts deposits, makes loans, and provides other services for the public. The company is headquartered in New Haven, MO.

ENIAC Ventures Management LLC (ENIAC Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Hadley Harris, Nihal Mehta, Vic Singh and Tim Young. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Safehouse Technologies Ltd. develops and operates a cloud-based cyber security platform that can secure and insure any device that is connected to it. Its products are BodyGuard, Native, and Cronus. The company was founded by Aditya Narang and Liad Herman on July 31, 2016 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Lincoln Peak Capital Management LLC (Lincoln Peak Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Seth W. Brennan and Anthony H. Leness. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Capital Advisors Group, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Benjamin Campbell in 1991 and is principally owned by Benjamin K. Campbell Trust of 2011, the Campbell Family 1998 Irrevocable Trust, and the Campbell Family 2019 Irrevocable Trust. Capital Advisors Group provides portfolio management services to institutional investors, such as corporations, charitable institutions, and foundations.

PSG Equity LLC (PSG Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm headquartered in Boston, MA.

Bridges Fund Management Ltd (Bridges Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Sir Ronald Cohen,Philip New borough & Michele Giddens. The firm is headquartered in London.

Health Advances LLC provides consulting services to the health care industry. It offers clinical development strategy, lifecycle management, partnering and licensing, portfolio planning, product positioning, strategic and business planning, technology commercialization, valuation and financial analysis. The company was founded by Paula Ness Sprees and Mark S. Sprees in 1992 and is headquartered in Weston, MA.

Thoma Bravo LP(Thoma Bravo) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Carl Dee Thoma and Orlando Bravo. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Proficio Capital Partners LLC (Proficio) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Matthew Wosk and Robert Haber in 2014. Proficio provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and their families and to the advisor of privately placed, insurance dedicated, funds that only market to high-net worth clients. The firm also provides advice as a sub-adviser to a Canadian investment adviser as an unregistered foreign adviser in Ontario.

Mass General Brigham, Inc. (Investment Management) (Mass General Brigham-IM) is the investment management division of Mass General Brigham, Inc., a non-profit, integrated healthcare system headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Mass General Brigham-IM manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

Holocene Advisors LP (Holocene) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by J. Brandon Haley in 2016. Holocene serves as the investment manager to several private investment funds.

Mount Pleasant Ventures (Mount Pleasant Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Nikko Patten. The firm is headquartered in District of Columbia.

Autonomous Research US LP is an investment research firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Research LLP. The firm provides coverage of all major European banks and insurers and US banks, asset managers and payment processors. The company publishes research for both equity and credit investors. The company also offers execution service across the capital structure.

Founded in 1978, State Street Global Advisors' Advanced Research Center is the research arm of State Street Global Advisors. The firm is a subsidiary of State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT), a leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including corporations, retirement plans, public funds, endowments, foundations and third-party distributors. They provide quantitative research and develop quantitative models for active strategies in equities, fixed-income, asset allocation and currencies