Jeffrey O. Putterman

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (Harbinger) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Philip Falcone in 2001 and is a subsidiary of Harbinger Holdings LLC. Harbinger provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to private investment funds (Harbinger Funds).

Part of UBS Group AG, Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. /Non Retail Unit/ is a security brokers & dealers. The company is based in Staten Island, NY.

7AC Technologies, Inc. develops heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Its liquid desiccant and plastic membrane plate based air conditioning system is designed to be a drop in replacement for existing rooftop HVAC systems on commercial and industrial buildings. The company was founded by Peter Vandermeulen and B. Eric Graham in 2009 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

The Educational Alliance, Inc. provides educational services for poor children. Its education program includes arts and culture, health and fitness, early childhood, camps, youth development, adults, drug prevention and treatment services, and employment services. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Leonard Green & Partners LP (Leonard Green & Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Leonard I. Green. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Part of ONEX Corp., Newport Healthcare Advisors LLC is a company that provides healthcare services. The company is based in Irvine, CA. Newport Healthcare Advisors was acquired by Newport Healthcare Advisors /Pvt Group/ on July 19, 2021.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

NeuroSensory Centers of America, Inc. provides diagnostic system services. It also provides physicians with the diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic problems. The problems are dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, adult ADD and post concussion syndrome. The company was founded by Kendal Stewart in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (BRWM-IM) is the asset management division of B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc., a brokerage firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1996 as Wunderlich Securities, Inc. They are ultimately held by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). BRWM-IM provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, wrap programs, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

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.

Ekotrope, Inc. offers software solutions. Its products include rater, optimizer, Ekotrope TCO, wall calculator, floor calculator, and roof calculator. The company was founded by Ziv Rozenblum, Cy Kilbourn, Nick Sisler, Edward F Crawley and Benjamin DeLillo in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1986 by Christopher Clifford, Carl Ferenbach, Russel L. Epker, Brad Bloom and Richard Lubin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses