Chuck Severson

Mason Street Advisors LLC (MSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. MSA provides professional portfolio management services for institutional investors by providing continuous investment advice and management based upon the individual needs and objectives of each client.

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Harvard Management Co., Inc. (HMC) is the investment arm of President & Fellows of Harvard College, which is owned by Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. HMC manages Harvard’s endowment, a dedicated and permanent source of funding that maintains the teaching and research mission of the University. HMC invests these funds as a single entity, the revenue from which contributes more than one-third of the University's annual operating budget.

Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. (Thrivent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. Thrivent provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC (Morgan Dempsey) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by R. Thomas Dempsey in 1994 and is wholly-owned by MDCM Holdings LLC, which is majority owned by MDCM Legacy LLC. Morgan Dempsey manages assets for institutions, individual investors, and Registered Investment Advisors.

HBM Partners AG (HBM-P) was established in 2001 as an independent provider of investment advisory services with headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. HBM-P's field of expertise comprises global human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and related sectors. The firm primarily advises HBM BioVentures AG and HBM BioCapital via their Cayman Islands-based, wholly-owned subsidiary, HBM Partners (Cayman) Ltd., which acts as the investment manager for the HBM funds. They rely on the services of an external consultant to analyze investment opportunities in the US.

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Founded in 2001, Scout provides discretionary investment management services to registered and unregistered investment companies, institutional accounts and individuals through separately managed accounts. They also provide model portfolios to financial intermediaries for use in unified managed accounts (UMA).

Organ Recovery Systems, Inc. provides and transplantation technologies. Its products include LifePort sterile disposables, cargo carte, kidney perfusion solution, data station, battery cap, power cord, data cable, insulating cover and ice containers. The company was founded by David Kravitz in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

GlucoSentient, Inc. develops personal glucose meters for diabetes patients. It has developed a technology that is transforming the personal glucose meter into a device that is detecting other non-glucose targets. The firm offers products such as Medical Diagnostics, Point-of-care tests, Immunoassay. The company was founded by Brian Wong, Tian Lan, Neil D. Kane and Yi Lu in 2011 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

SmartUQ LLC provides analytics solutions for simulations, testing, and complex systems. It services include custom analytics tool development, decision-quality results, UQ assessment, UQ process implementation, training, software deployment, integration & process automation and customer support. The company is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Robert W. Baird & Co Inc (Private Equity) (Robert W. Baird) is a private equity division of Robert W. Baird & Co Inc formed in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors LLC (Edmonds Duncan) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas. The firm was founded by Jason Edmonds and Donald Duncan in 2013. Edmonds Duncan provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Thrivent Asset Management LLC (TAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2005, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. TAM provides investment advisory services to the Thrivent Mutual Funds, a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that is comprised of various mutual fund series.

The Chamber of Lawrence provides tools and resources to build, sustain and grow the business. The firm’s programs include metropolitan E-community, leadership Lawrence and government & community affairs. The company was founded on December 12, 1878 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

Berbee Information Networks Corp. provides information technology solutions. It specializes in network infrastructure and unified communications, systems and storage, security, productivity applications and managed services. The company was founded by James G. Berbee in 1993 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce operates as the state's chamber of commerce. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Fixed Income) (dba Baird Advisors) is the investment management division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Baird Advisors manages taxable and tax-exempt fixed income portfolios for individuals and families as well as corporations and institutions.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Private Banking) (RWBCI) is the wealth management division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is a subsidiary of Baird Financial Corp., ultimately held by Baird Financial Group, Inc. RWBCI offers its investment management services to all types of current or prospective clients, which include, but not limited to: individuals, trusts, estates, Retirement Accounts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations or other business entities.

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, Inc. provides healthcare service. It helps people in need by providing them safe place to live and work by improving its community by mobilizing people and resources to drive strategic impact in education, income and health. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Bellus Health (Innodia), Inc. manufactures biopharmaceutical products for the treatment and prevention of amyloidosis, metabolic syndrome, and diabetics related diseases. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

Abbott Diagnostics, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells medical diagnostic instrument, test and automation products. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Emergent Technologies, Inc. (Emergent Technologies) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Thomas A. Harlan. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.

Colorado College provide a broad liberal arts education to students. The college was founded in May 6, 1874 and it is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO

Singlewire Software LLC develops applications that enable emergency and mass notification messaging. The firm specializes in overhead paging, emergency alerts, systems automation and mobile alerts. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

University Research Park operates as a research and technology park. It supports early-stage, and growth-oriented businesses in engineering, computational and life sciences. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Wisc Med LLC engages in the production and development of digital otoscope. The company was founded by James G. Berbee, Azita G. Hamedani, and Gregory S. Rebella and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.