Mark Thomas

RS Investment Management Co. LLC (also known as RS Investments) is an investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1986, the firm was acquired by Victory Capital Management, Inc. from The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America in July 2016. They operate as an independent franchise within Victory Capital's multi-boutique model. Each of the teams within the RS franchise continues to operate autonomously. RS Investments provides investment advisory services to mutual funds, institutions, private pooled investment vehicles, and high net-worth individuals.

Janus Capital Group Inc. provides investment management and advisory services. It engages in the provision of investment management, administration, distribution and related services to financial advisors, individuals and institutional clients through mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, separate accounts and sub advised relationships in both domestic and international markets. The company was founded on January 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Lattice Strategies LLC (Lattice) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Ted Lucas and R. Jeremy Stone in 2003. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hartford Funds Management Co. LLC, an indirect subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG), a Connecticut-based financial services company. Lattice serves as the investment adviser to the Hartford Multifactor exchange-traded funds (Multifactor ETFs or Hartford ETFs).