Manish Agarwal

Numeric Investors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Langdon Wheeler in 1989 as Numeric Investors LP. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Man Investments Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately held by Man Group Plc (LON: EMG). Numeric Investors provides investment advisory services for US and non-US taxable and tax-exempt clients, which are primarily institutions, that invest through separately managed accounts; however, the firm also provides investment advisory services to privately offered pooled investment funds they sponsored.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Capital International Ltd. (Capital UK) is the Great Britain-based investment subsidiary of Capital Group International Inc., itself a subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. in the US. The firm do-business-as Capital Research & Management Co. (UK Branch). Headquartered in London, Capital UK was founded in 1982 and provides discretionary investment management services to segregated institutional clients in the UK and across Europe.

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.

Principal Financial Services, Inc. provides brokerage, insurance and mortgage services. It offers retirement, group insurance benefits, business planning and protection solutions, and employees benefits, estate planning and personal trusts, life insurance and income protection. The company is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

Westchester is a company founded on integrity and excellence, whose employees are motivated by a common goal: to help them achieve the highest possible return on their agricultural investments. The company is the leading agricultural asset management firm, providing a complete range of agricultural real estate and management services. They specialize in the acquisition, management and disposition of agricultural investments for institutional clients, corporate clients and individual clients. Westchester has come a long way since its founding in 1986. The Champaign, Illinois-based company has become a nationally prominent asset manager, having acquired, managed and marketed more than $2 billion in land in 40 states since 1986. Westchester manages nearly 70,000 acres in 11 states and over $400 million in client's assets. They manage crops such as Midwest grains, Florida citrus, Arizona vegetables, Mid-south cotton, California almonds and wine grapes and Washington apples. With regional offices across the country, Westchester is never far from the land it manages.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

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

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

The Centre for Innovation Incubation & Entrepreneurship (The Centre for Innovation) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.

The Confederation of Indian Industry operates as a business association. The non-profit company is based in India and has subsidiaries in Singapore and India. The Indian company was founded by Ashok Khanna.

Firebolt Ventures Management Co. LLC (Firebolt Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Cherian Mathew. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte. (Morgan Stanley Asia-SG) is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Singapore, Morgan Stanley Asia-SG offers sales, securities trading and market-making services to Global institutions, hedge funds and industry innovators.

Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd. (MSA) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSA provides institutional securities such as equities, fixed income, derivatives and research.

Bandhan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. provides microfinance services. The firm offers loan, pension, remittance, and insurance. It delivers development activities in the fields of education, health, unemployment, livelihood and the like through its not-for profit entity. The company was founded by Chandra Shekhar Ghosh in 2001 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Bank of America, NA (Mumbai Branch) is a financial institution that offers a range of banking products and services. The company, founded in 1964, is based in Mumbai, India. Its offerings include fixed income, corporate banking, treasury services, and corporate social responsibility. Bank of America provides banking products such as working capital and term loans, structured finance, export finance, cash management, trade products, foreign exchange services, and currency solutions. The Indian company's website also provides regulatory, legal, and policy documents, as well as financial results and disclosures.

ElectraSteel, Inc. is an American company that focuses on electrifying and decarbonizing steelmaking through renewable energy. The company was founded by Quoc Pham and Sandeep Nijhawan, with Sandeep Nijhawan serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Principal Diversified Select Real Asset Fund engages as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The firm intends to provide a long-term total return more than inflation. It also intends to achieve its investment objective by investing in investments related to real assets and real asset companies. The company was founded on March 16, 2010 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.