Michael Lorne Thomas

Falcon Point Capital LLC (Falcon Point) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Orinda, California. The firm was founded in 1986 and formerly known as Emerging Growth Management LLC and EGM Capital LLC. Falcon Point serves as the general partner of investment limited partnerships and serves as the investment adviser to other accounts.

Founded in 1970 by Claude Rosenberg, RCM Capital Management LLC, formerly Rosenberg Capital Management, RCM Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm was also previously known as Dresdner RCM Global Investors. RCM is a division of RCM U.S. Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE. RCM manages portfolios for individuals and institutions. They also manage the Allianz/Dresdner family of mutual funds. The firm provides investment management services to clients around the world including: pension funds, blue chip multinational companies, investment trusts, governments, insurance companies and charitable foundations.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Accenture Ltd. provides services to management consulting, technology services and outsourcing organizations. It provides management consulting, technology, systems integration and outsourcing services and solutions to the communications, electronics, high technology, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Advisor Resource Council LLC (ARC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 2012 as 360 Wealth Management LLC. ARC provides asset management services, financial planning and consulting, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third party money managers.