Daren C. Perlstein

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

The California Community Foundation provides financial support to charitable causes. It specializes in competitive grant making in arts, education, health care, transition-aged youth and housing and economic development in Los Angeles County; donor advised funds; scholarship funds; field of interest funds and endowment funds. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. provides home loan and mortgage services. It generates loans through referrals from real estate agents, homebuilders and corporate relocation specialists through phone and internet. The company also provides ancillary services such as title, escrow and appraisal. Countrywide Home Loans was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

First Interstate Bank is the investment management subsidiary of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK), a financial holding company headquartered in Billings, Montana. Founded in 1971, the firm provides wealth management services to individuals and businesses.

American Medical Association engages in promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. It offers services to physicians, residents, medical students, and patients. The company was founded by Nathan Smith Davis in 1847 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Winston & Strawn LLP provides legal services. Its service areas include antitrust & trade regulations, employment & labor relations, intellectual property, taxation & trusts, and estates to automotive, aviation, electric power, financial services, and health care. The company was founded by Frederick H. Winston in 1853 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Bank of America, NA engages in the provision of commercial banking services. It offers financing, checking and savings accounts, and investment banking for individual clients. The company was founded on March 1, 1927 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Southern California Technical Arts, Inc. manufactures industrial machinery. It offers machined parts from aluminium, titanium, stainless steel and other ferrous alloys, plastics, castings and forgings or extruded materials. The firm also provides CNC vertical machining centres, CNC lathes and computerized system for generation and storage of CNC programs services. The company was founded by John H. Robson III in 1970 and is headquartered in Placentia, CA.

The College of American Pathologists is the largest organization of board-certified pathologists in the world. The non-profit company is based in Northfield, IL. The company provides laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing programs to promote excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine globally. The House of Delegates represents the voice of CAP membership and is responsible for steering committee, delegate responsibilities, elections timeline, meetings, and more.

St. Georges University School of Medicine. The company is headquartered in Grenada.

The Docs, Inc. plans to provide a clinic that keeps diabetes prevention and treatment in mind while integrating proactive screenings of the associated co-morbidities. The company was founded by Mark A. Cole on April 16, 2017 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.