Beth M. Snyder

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Emerson Hospital, Inc. provides medical and health care services. The firm offers anticoagulation center, behavioral health, comprehensive breast health program, concussion care, nutritional counseling, orthopedics, pain management, palliative care, pathology, home care, hospice care, and infusion services. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Concord, MA.

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.

NS Partners Ltd. is the wholly-owned Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Worldinvest Management Ltd., ultimately held by Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. (CCLFG) in Canada. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1988 and primarily provides investment advice and management on a discretionary basis to US and non-US accounts.

DUMAC, Inc. is the investment arm of Duke University, a private research university headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1989, the firm manages Duke University’s endowment assets. In addition to managing Duke’s endowment, DUMAC also manages the university’s defined benefit pension plan assets, Duke University Health System’s investments, and much of the university’s working capital. DUMAC also manages the assets of The Duke Endowment, the private charitable trust established by Duke University’s founder, James B. Duke.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

Granite House, Inc. is an American company that specializes in motion picture and video production.

Bank of New England provides commercial lending and banking services. It offers business online banking, business development, and personal online banking services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Salem, NH.

Mozido Investments LLC invests in banking and financial industry. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

DaVincian Healthcare, Inc. provides mobile technology and analytic services for the healthcare market. The company was founded by Michael A. Liberty, Mike Love and David Turner and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Fintiv, Inc. develops cloud-based mobile payment systems and marketing software. Its mobile payments platform includes mobile financial services, loyalty programs, and mobile offers for business and retail. The firm serves financial institutions, telcos, retail and government industries. The company was founded by Michael A. Liberty in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. (Jacobs Levy) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1986 by Bruce Jacobs and Ken Levy. Jacobs Levy provides investment advisory services to institutional investors such as public and private pension and profit-sharing plans, endowments, foundations, and other charitable organizations, banks and thrift institutions, investment companies, private funds, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund operates as an independent public charity with a donor-advised fund program. Its is a charitable giving vehicle that combines immediate tax benefits with the ability to support charities on a flexible timetable. The charity was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Strategic Advisers LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1977 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Advisory Holdings LLC, which in turn is wholly owned by FMR LLC. Strategic Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management services to retail and institutional clients and non-discretionary advisory services and develops and maintains asset allocation and model portfolios for use by its affiliates.