Matthew Alfieri

New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS) is a State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Albany, New York. NYSTRS was founded in 1921 by the New York State Legislature to administers a defined benefit plan that provides retirement, disability and death benefits to eligible New York State public school teachers and administrators.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) is a pension fund management firm headquartered in Albany, New York. NYSCRF was founded in 1967 to provide retirement security for New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) members, retirees and beneficiaries.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Financial Technology Ventures Management Co LLC (Financial Technology Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Jim Hale, Bob Huret and Richard Garman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jumio Corp. provides digital identification verification and scanning solutions. Its products include Netverify, BAM Checkout, and Fastfill. The firms solutions are used by companies in the financial services, sharing economy, retail, travel, and online gaming sectors. The company was founded by Daniel Mattes in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Cloudmark, Inc. provides messaging security software. Its cloudmark security platform delivers instant security and control across diverse messaging environments, enabling communications service providers to create a safe user experience, protect revenue and safeguard their brand, while streamlining infrastructure and reducing operational costs. The firm's other products include cloudmark authority, cloudmark sender intelligence, GSMA spam reporting service, cloudmark server edition, and cloudmark activefilter. The company was founded in September 2001 by Vipul Ved Prakash and Jordan Ritter and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

Frost & Sullivan, Inc. provides marketing research and consulting services. The firm offers technology, market, economic and customer research, training, competitive intelligence, and corporate strategy services. Its customers include the aerospace and defense, healthcare, transportation, and security sectors. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA engages in the provision of commercial banking services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Appomattox Advisory, Inc. (Appomattox) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Susan Webb and Oscar Gil Vollmer in 2005. Appomattox manages global multi-asset resilient portfolios and provides comprehensive Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) services for institutional investors among endowments, foundations, pension plans and family offices.

Cota Capital Management LLC (Cota Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Babak Poushanchi and Bobby Yazdani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kuveyt Turk Katilim Bankasi AS provides banking services. Its products include banking products such as accounts, payments and collections, MoneyGram, insurance, and investment transactions. The firm also offers finance products such as car, housing and personal finance. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

ClearXchange LLC operates as a bank network that provides mobile-to-mobile payment and banking services. It offers digital payments network, person-to-person, business-to-consumer and government-to-consumer payments. The company was founded in May 2011 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Early Warning Services LLC engages in the provision of fraud prevention and management services. It offers identity, authentication, payment and deposit verification, and zelle network. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Shuttersong, Inc. engages in the provision of a software application that combine digital images with sound. The company was founded by William Agush in 2012 and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

TCMI, Inc.(TCV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Jay Crandall Hoag and Richard Herrick Kimball. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

MyVest Corp. provides scalable, customized wealth management services. It offers strategic portfolio system, portfolio management suite, middle office operations and professional services. The company was founded by William Hamilton Harris, Jr., Steve Warren and Chuck Lewis in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tully Rinckey PLLC provides legal services. Its practice areas include family and matrimonial, estate planning, employment, military, real estate law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, personal injury and criminal defense. The company was founded by Mathew B. Tully and Greg T. Rinckey in 2003 and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

Cutting Edge Investor Group, Inc. develops services and applications for mobile phones. The firm offers ring tones, videos, and other mobile related products and services. The company was founded on December 13, 1996 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Solovis, Inc. provides multi-asset class portfolio management and reporting solutions for foundations, endowments, pensions, and family offices. It offers platform that generates detailed analysis and dynamic data modeling across multiple portfolios and pools of capital for actionable and transparent reports that empower investors spanning the front to back office. The company was founded by Josh Smith and Caleb Doise in 2013 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.