Joanne Ferrara

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) (BBH-IM) is the investment management division of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1931 and do-business-as Brown Brothers Harriman Mutual Fund Advisory Department. BBH-IM advises or sub-advises Mutual Funds, an ETF, and UCITS Funds.

Brahman Capital Corp. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 1989 by Mitchell A. Kuflik and Robert J. Sobel. The firm provides investment advice to long/short and long-only private investment funds.

UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 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.

Hospital for Special Surgery provides healthcare services. Its services include orthopedic, rheumatology, and rehabilitation specific surgery services. The company was founded by James A. Knight and Robert M. Hartley in 1863 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Founded in 2002 by Meridee Moore, Watershed Asset Management LLC is a registered investment and hedge fund manager located in San Francisco, California. The firm manages capital for a variety of institutional and private investors. The firm offers investment advisory services to a limited number of private fund clients.

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.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.

FirstMark Capital LLC (FirstMark Capital) is venture capital firm founded by Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Greater Cleveland Sports Commission is a non-profit organization governed by a group of trustees representing private, public and non-profit institutions. It offers an array of services and assistance including sponsorship, event management, marketing, graphic design, merchandising, media relations, facility and site selection, volunteer recruitment and management, and fundraising. The organization was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Afiniti, Inc. provides call center routing technology solutions. It uses intelligent data analytics and pattern recognition technology in real time to pair callers with agents, delivering contact center interactions that improve revenue and collections, enhance customer experience, and lower business costs. The company was founded by Zia Chishti in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Central Park West Dentistry PLLC specializes in restorative, emergency, cosmetic and general dentistry. It offers lifetime guarantees, referral prizes, patient appreciation events and other loyalty programs for its clients. The company engages in the provision of dental care and treatment consulting services. The firm operates dental care facilities specializes in family, children's, and cosmetic dentistry. The company's services encompass restorative treatments, dental implants, tooth extraction, root canal, gum disease treatment and emergency dental care. Central Park West Dentistry was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Radian Capital LLC (Radian Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Jordan Bettman and Weston Gaddy. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SapientNitro seamlessly and consistently combines communications, brand and transactional expertise to conceive, build and execute integrated, multi-channel brand experiences that lead to tangible business results. They spark and nurture the relationship between consumers and brands, ensuring that they are both long lasting and mutually beneficial. But, with today’s consumer, that’s no easy task. They're complicated. Highly emotional. They won't sit still. They want to feel valued. They want to be in a relationship, provided they get to call all of the shots. And enabling and empowering every moment of their complicated, emotional, impulsive lives is technology. Meet client's next customer. Maybe. Making this introduction requires a delicate interplay of medium, message and moment, crafted in a culture imbued with multi-disciplinary innovation, and driven by a technology-centric mindset. It is a new kind of conversation spoken in a language of unique skills across a collaborative platform. SapientNitro is strategically, creatively and technologically fluent in that language.

JLL Partners, Inc (JLL partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Paul S. Levy. The firm is headquartered in New York, US.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Pencom Systems, Inc. provides information technology staffing services. It also provides recruitment of full-time personnel, staffing on a consulting basis, on-site recruiting, and executive placement. The company was founded by Wade Saadi in 1973 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deloitte LLP (New York) engages in the provision of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory solutions. It offers services relating to tax, consulting, audit and assurance, Deloitte private company services, mergers and acquisitions, risk and financial advisory, analytics, and cloud. The company was founded by William Welch Deloitte, George A. Touche, Charles Waldo Haskins, and Elijah Watt Sells in 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

L. J. Altfest & Co., Inc., do-business-as Altfest Personal Wealth Management (Altfest), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Lewis J. Altfest in 1983 and is owned by Altfest 2012 Family Trust. Altfest provides investment management services to individuals, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, private funds, and other business entities.

International Data Corp. is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. International Data Corp helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 47 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help their clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. (BNPP AM USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (FFTW). In 2015, FFTW’s affiliated US registered investment advisor, BNP Paribas Asset Management Inc., was merged into FFTW. FFTW was re-branded as BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2017. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA Holdings, Inc. (BNPP AM), part of International Financial Services division of BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) (BNPP). BNPP AM USA provides customized investment management services to institutional clients. They also provide non-discretionary investment management activities and/or act as collateral manager for structured products such as CDOs and CLOs.

Providence Equity Partners LLC (Providence Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Glenn Creamer and Jonathan M. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

Tucker Anthony Sutro Capital Co. is an investment banking and brokerage firm. The company is based in Denver, CO.

The Lincoln Electric Co. designs, develops, and manufactures arc welding products, robotic welding systems, and plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment. The firm's products include welders, wire feeders, welding consumables, fume extraction systems, guns and torches, fixed table systems, and electrodes, gas and medical equipment and accessories. It also provides welder and generator for construction contractors, maintenance crews, farmers, and ranchers. The company was founded by John C. Lincoln in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.