Paul Volkman

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Teachers Advisors LLC (TAL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 and formerly known as Teachers Advisors, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Nuveen Finance LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TAL provides services to individual and institutional separately managed account clients primarily through investment advisory programs such as wrap-fee and dual contract arrangements, and Exchange Traded Funds. On occasion, the firm provides portfolio recommendations to sponsors of unit investment trusts which are sold by the sponsor through broker-dealers and other firms.

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.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

TargetSpot, Inc. provides online radio advertising platform services. It connects to national brands, regional, and local advertisers to highly engaged Internet and mobile audiences with high-impact audio, display and pre-roll video advertising. The company was founded by Douglas Perlson in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Appcelerator, Inc. provides enterprise mobile engagement platform. Its cloud based platform enables users to build and test cross-platform applications. The company was founded by Jeffrey G. Haynie and Nolan Wright in 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

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.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

HighGear Ventures Management LLC (HighGear Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jim J Jones and Steve Taubman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Closed-End Fund Advisors (CEFA) is a fee-based registered investment advisory firm that was founded in 1989. The private company is based in Richmond, VA. CEFA's primary business is discretionary asset management, building portfolios for individual and institutional clients through direct work with clients or through financial advisors and planners. CEFA's investing utilizes a value approach of reasonable risk-taking, tempered by careful analysis of all the underlying factors before investing in potentially more than 40 markets worldwide. The company recently launched 30+ indexes that cover the entire closed-end fund (CEF) and business development company (BDC) universe. The indexes cover both bond and equity sector indexes as well as diversified portfolio objective indexes. CEFA's closed-end fund universe provides weekly data on the complete closed-end fund and business development company universe.

Anchor Bay Capital, Inc. (ABC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The firm was founded by Scott Spiering in 2007. ABC provides investment management services for individuals, families, corporate retirement plans, endowments and trusts.

FLC Capital Advisors is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Palm Desert, California. The firm was founded by Max Briggs in 1996. They provide investment advisory services on a wrap fee basis to individuals and high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporations, limited liability companies and/or other business types.

Probabilities Fund Management LLC is an investment management company that provides tactical strategies for "buy and hold" investors. The private company is based in Bellevue, WA and was founded in 2007 by Joseph Brian Childrey, who has been the CEO since then. The company aims to provide exposure to liquid alternatives that outperform the S&P 500 over the long run while providing low correlation. The company also aims to reduce equity exposure during high probability of downside risk and increase equity exposure during high probability of upside reward. The company's strategy incorporates behavioral finance principles and trend following.

T3 Equity Labs LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Denver, CO.

Money Professionals LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Pensacola, FL.

Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the asset management division of U.S. Bank NA, which is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.