Robert F. Armao

Smart & Final, Inc. engages in wholesale grocery business. It supplies food, foodservice products, and culinary equipment through non-membership warehouse and wholesale stores. The firm offers dairy, meat, and baking products; grocery and dry food items; beverages; paper and packaging products; frozen food; kitchen equipment and janitorial supplies; and sundries. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Commerce, CA.

Oppenheimer Asset Management, Inc. (OAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1986, the firm is a subsidiary of E.A. Viner International Co., which is owned by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: OPY). OAM offers a variety of advisory services to individuals, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, business or government entities, insurance companies and endowments.

Pacific Monument Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on October 27, 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

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.

King Ranch, Inc. engages in ranching and farming operations. It also provides operations to cattle and horse breeding, cultivation of rangeland grasses for livestock, as well as common and specialty turf grasses, cultivation of crops, including cotton, milo, sod, citrus fruits, sugar cane, and vegetables. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered Houston, TX.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

W.M. Keck Foundation, Inc. is a charitable foundation which supports scientific, engineering, and medical research. The company was founded by William Myron Keck in 1954 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation operates as a non-profit organization which supports the exhibitions and programs of library and museum which includes noted speakers, educational activities, and community events. The company is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Part of HS3 Technologies, Inc., TechAmerica, Inc. provides technology solutions for the quick service restaurant industry. The company is based in Greenwood Village, CO. TechAmerica was acquired by HS3 Technologies, Inc. on April 19, 2007. Shawn K. Osborne has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Veea, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in secure edge computing. Veea's headquarters are located in New York, NY, with engineering activities in Bath, UK, and sales and support offices in multiple locations throughout the US and Europe. Veea has developed significant intellectual property in hardware, software, and systems for hybrid edge-cloud computing and communications, with 104 patents granted and 28 patents pending. The private company's products can support a wide range of use cases for applications in numerous industry verticals, including smart buildings, smart retail, artificial intelligence, and digital inclusion. Veea was named by Gartner as a 2021 Cool Vendor in Edge Computing and as a leading smart edge platform in 2023. The company was founded in 2014 by Allen B. Salmasi, who is also the CEO.

Part of Commvault Systems, Inc., Commvault Systems International BV is a Dutch company that offers a comprehensive list of data protection and cloud storage solutions. The company is based in Secoya Build, Netherlands. The company is redefining data protection by delivering the industry's only solution built to proactively secure, defend, and recover all data across the hybrid multi-cloud environment. Commvault's data security solutions include foundational security, proactive defense, and faster recovery. The CEO of the company is Sanjay Harish Mirchandani.

Spartronics LLC develops robots. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Bainbridge Island, WA.