Mark Newcomb

University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF).

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.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Washington University Investment Management Co. (WUIMC) is the investment office for Washington University in St. Louis, a private research university headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 2006 to manage the University's endowment and related assets. WUIMC builds and manages a perpetual investment portfolio in support of the university’s critical and interlocking missions of teaching, research, and patient care for current and future generations.

TRANSFIRST Holdings, Inc. provides transaction processing services and payment processing technologies. The firm products include point of scale systems, online credit card processing, telephone processing solutions, payment processing equipment and payment methods. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY.