Christopher James Bower

Advent Capital Management LLC (Advent) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Tracy V. Maitland in 1995 as a division of Utendahl Capital Management LP and became independent in 2001. They manage assets across several traditional and alternative strategies on behalf of both institutional investors and private clients. Advent is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

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.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. (APFC) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Juneau, Alaska. The firm was founded in 1980 to manage and invest the assets of the Alaska Permanent Fund, a sovereign wealth fund established in 1976 by Alaskans to preserve and convert the State’s non-renewable oil and mineral wealth into a renewable financial resource for all generations of Alaskans. APFC also manages the assets of other funds designated by law, such as the Alaska Mental Health Trust Fund.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients involved with challenging transnational transactions and complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, representing companies, financial institutions, governments and state-owned entities, family and other privately held businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals. The company was founded in 1830 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Part of Fiserv, Inc., United States Pension Services is an independent administrator of retirement plans. The company is based in Tampa, FL. United States Pension Services was acquired by First Data Corp., part of Fiserv, Inc. from July 29, 2019 on May 12, 1998.

Allied Resource Corp. provides clean technology products and services to industrial clients, in particular in the oil, gas, water, and coal industry. The firm has three business units: engineering services, clean oil technologies, and DeNox Catalyst production. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Castle Creek Capital LLC (Castle Creek Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by John Eggemeyer and William Ruh. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California with additional office in Dallas.

Alcentra NY LLC (Alcentra) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 and became a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. in 2006. They were acquired by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2022. Alcentra provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional clients, which include US registered investment companies, US private funds, other pooled investment vehicles and other institutions.

CFBank NA operates as a federally chartered financial institution. It offers business checking, business savings, lending and credit, personal checking, personal loans, online banking, and mortgages. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Worthington, OH.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

StepStone Group Holdings LLC operates as a alternative investment manager. It specializes in venture capital and private equity. The company is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

KMCP Advisors II LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in San Diego, CA.

Silver Canyon Group LLC (Silver Canyon Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Timothy R. Kelleher. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine Partners (BNY Mellon Alcentr) is a Private Equity firm subsidiary of Alcentra NY LLC founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional offices in London.

InBank provides personal and business banking services. The firm offers checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts; personal, credit, mortgage, commercial and business, real estate, construction, and agriculture loans; and debit cards. It also provides Internet banking, safe deposit box, night depository, wire transfer, merchant, and cash management services. The company was founded by Joe DiLisio in 1918 and is headquartered in Raton, NM.

Central Payments LLC is a payments subsidiary of Central Bank based in South Dakota. The American company provides payment solutions for partners through its own open * cp fintech API marketplace, which is one of the only true bank-as-a-service payments platforms. Central Payments is the fastest growing prepaid card issuer since 2015, according to The Nilson Report. Along with its fintech accelerator program, Falls Fintech, the company produces a podcast called Fintech Brews & News. Central Payments provides payments technology and issuing solutions for fintech and embedded finance businesses. The company's open*cp API marketplace is built by fintech bankers with issuing capability embedded. Central Payments was founded in 2014 by Trent Sorbe.