John Rhea

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. LLC provides municipal underwriting and financial advisory services. The company was founded by Suzanne Shank in 1996 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

WhistlePig LLC manufactures and distributes rye whisky. It engages in growing, harvesting, barreling, and bottling grain whisky. The firm cultivates oats, barley, alfalfa, honey, maple syrup, and an array of vegetables in a rambling garden. The company was founded by Raj Peter Bhakta in 2007 and is headquartered in Middlebury, VT.

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.

Centerview Partners LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Robert Pruzan in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Centerview Partners Advisory Holdings LLC. Centerview Partners provides brokerage services to companies, institutions and governments.

American Red Cross in Greater New York helps a community of people prepare for and respond to disasters. It responds to emergencies and disasters a day across the region home fires, floods, building collapses and more, providing shelter, food, clothing and emotional support at no cost to those in need. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.