Michelle M. Robertson

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.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Pindrop Security, Inc. provides enterprise solutions that help prevent phone-based fraud. Its products include phone reputation service, fraud detection system, call forward protection, and phone fraud solutions for high risk industries. The firm?s solution combines authentication and anti-fraud detection technology to verify legitimate callers while detecting malicious callers. Its Phoneprinting technology is the first of its kind to analyze and fingerprint individual phone calls, providing the caller?s true location and calling device. It operates through its offices located in Atlanta and Toronto. The company was founded by Vijay A. Balasubramaniyan, Mustaque Ahamad, Patrick Traynor and Paul Q. Judge in 2011 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

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.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Part of Erie Insurance Exchange, Erie Insurance Co., Inc. offers a range of insurance products including long-term care riders, life insurance policies, and Medicare supplement insurance plans. Erie Insurance is based in Waldorf, MD, and Timothy G. NeCastro has been the CEO of the company since 2016. The company is committed to providing excellent service and has been in business since 1925. Erie Insurance also offers workers' compensation policies to protect businesses in case of employee injuries.

Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. LLC (HCC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Jonathan Hirtle and Donald Callaghan in 1988. HCC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, endowments, foundations, and other similar institutions. They also provide services to the private funds and HC Capital Trust.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Lafarge China Cement Ltd. engages in the operation of cement plants. It also manufactures cement and concrete. The company was founded on July 5, 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Yaobai Special Cement Group Co., Ltd. engages in the production of cement and stone materials; manufacturing of cement machinery; provision of related technical services; and sale of its own products. The company was founded on December 21, 2000 and is headquartered in Xi'an, China.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Lafarge Shui On Cement Ltd. produces cements and concrete materials. Its products also include building materials such as roofing and gypsum for housing and infrastructures. The company was founded in November 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Part of West China Cement Ltd., Fuping Cement Co., Ltd. is a cement manufacturing and Chinese distribution company. The company is based in Xi'an, China. Fuping Cement Co. was acquired by Faithful Alliance Ltd. from Italcementi SpA on June 26, 2012 for $60.97 million.

Part of Loxley Public Co. Ltd., L Food Solutions Co. Ltd. provides food service. Suraphand Bhasitnirandr has been the CEO of the Thai company since 2012.

Part of Loxley Public Co. Ltd., L-Elevator & Engineering Co. Ltd. provides elevator and escalator installation and maintenance services. L-Elevator & Engineering Co. was acquired by Loxley Public Co. Ltd. from Ekpavee Co. Ltd. on January 31, 2015 for $0.09 million.

Pattra House & Property Public Co. Ltd. provides real estate services. The private company is based in Pathumthani, Thailand.

Asia Security Management Co., Ltd. provides aviation security services. It develops security intelligence application which provides access to the information related to manpower, safety, activities & QC report and contract information. The firm’s services include airport, airlines, & general security, ground handling services, training and command control communication. The company was founded in August 2006 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Part of Loxley Public Co. Ltd., L Green Solution Co. Ltd. engages in electricity and gas distribution and provides waste management services. L Green Solution Co. was acquired by Loxley Public Co. Ltd. from Ekpavee Co. Ltd. on November 12, 2012 for $0.08 million.

Part of Leadership Foundations, The International Women's Forum is a women's forum membership organization. The company is based in Washington. The American company was founded in 1974 by Maureen A. Kindel, Elinor Guggenheimer. Stephanie Mathews O'Keefe has been the CEO of the company since 2016. The International Women's Forum was acquired by Leadership Foundations on January 01, 2021.