Brian Townes

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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.

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.

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.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

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.

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

TDS Management, Inc. sells sports goods. The company was founded by Thomas De Sernia and is headquartered in Boynton Beach, FL.

Founded in 1992 by Joseph Besecker, Emerald Research is a research firm located in Leola, Pennsylvania. The firm is the investment research arm of Emerald Asset Management, Inc. and is affiliated with registered investment advisor Emerald Advisors, Inc. They focus on providing in-depth, on-site fundamental research of primarily small- to mid-cap public companies in the consumer, financial services, life sciences and technology sectors. Emerald's intense fundamental research process results in over 2000 company visits per year. The firm seeks to identify early investment opportunities that are included in a variety of growth-oriented separate account and mutual fund equity portfolios. Their parent firm, Emerald Asset Management, also offers short, mid and long-term fixed-income separate account strategies which utilize a combination of proprietary quantitative models and fundamental analysis to create portfolios of high quality liquid securities.

Christy Sports LLC provides retail sporting goods and other recreational equipment. It offers ski gear, board gear, clothing, and accessories. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Lakewood, CO.

TZP Group LLC (TZP Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Sam L. Katz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management) (BNY Mellon) is the asset management arm of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as the result of the merger between The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007. BNY Mellon is the umbrella organization for BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms and global distribution companies. They provide investment management services to financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments/foundations and high-net-worth individuals.

Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a private biopharmaceutical company. It offers treatment for cancer and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Andrew P. Mazar in 2015 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Kairos Venture Investments LLC (Kairos Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jim Demetriades. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

UPMC Enterprises (UPMC Enterprises) is a venture capital subsidiary of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rethink Impact Management LLC (Rethink Impact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jenny Abramson. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

Necessary Ventures LLC (Necessary Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Neil Devani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. (Emerge Education) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Jan Lynn-Matern. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Gibraltar Ventures LLC (Gibraltar Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut.

Levine School of Music specializes in private and group music lessons and classes to people of all ages. The company was founded by Ruth P. Cogen, Diana R. Engel and Jaclin L. Marlin in 1976 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Tecum Capital Management Inc (Tecum capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Wexford, Pennsylvania.

Tier1, Inc. provides information technology and cloud hosting services. It offers managed services, private oracle cloud, backup and disaster recovery, upgrades, implementations, customizations and development, and staffing. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Prealize Health, Inc. engages in the development of machine learning solutions for improving healthcare focusing on predicting impending medical conditions. It specializes in data sciences and healthcare. The company was founded by Arnold Milstein and Nigam Shah in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

CHP Management Inc (Cardinal Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by John K Clarke, Brandon H Hull and John J Park. The firm is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Stanford Health Care provides healthcare services. It services includes cardiac care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery and organ transplants. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Stanford, CA.