Michelle A. Banks

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. engages in the retailing of ready-to-wear apparel. It offers suits, sportswear, accessories, menswear, family footwear, and children's clothing. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Burlington, NJ.

Longbow Research LLC is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Independence, Ohio. The firm was founded by David S. MacGregor in 2003 to provide the institutional equity research market with a high quality, independent product, free from the many conflicts of interest that plague bulge-bracket research. Longbow Research provides insights and research coverage on publicly-traded mid-cap companies in the industrial/basic materials, consumer and technology sectors.

Burlington Coat Factory Direct Corp. provides clothing and accessories. It offers coats, ladies’ dresses and suits, ladies’ career and casual collections and separates, lingerie, men’s clothing, furnishings, men’s sportswear and activewear, children’s clothing, newborn to pre-teen, children’s clothing, newborn to pre-teen, shoes for men, women, and children, everything you want and need for baby, linens, home décor, handbags and other fashion accessories. The company was founded by Monroe G. Milstein in 1972 and is headquartered in Burlington, NJ.

Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, Inc. is a holding company with interest in apparel products. It offers ladies sportswear, menswear, coats, family footwear, baby furniture and accessories, as well as home decor and gifts. The firm operates under the name of Cohoes Fashions, MJM Designer Shoes and Burlington Coat Factory. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Burlington, NJ.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Part of Cairo Communication SpA, GFT USA Corp. provides clothing. The private company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Marika Anneliese R. Lulay.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Dress for Success Worldwide provides business suits and career development to low-income women. The company was founded by Nancy Lublin in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Eurazeo Brands (Eurazeo Brands) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Eurazeo SA founded in 2017 by Virginie Morgon. Eurazeo Brands is headquartered in New York.

Dewey's Bakery, Inc. engages in the operation of bakeries. It offers custom cakes, wedding cakes, cake squares, and cupcakes. The company was founded by Dewey G. Wilkerson in 1930 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

NEST Fragrances LLC designs and manufactures home fragrance and personal care products. It provides scented candles, diffusers, room sprays, soaps and lotions and other essentials for body, rooms and environments. The firm's clients include companies in the fashion, beauty, retail and home fragrance industries. The company was founded by Laura Slatkin in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Joules Ltd. manufactures and retails men's and women's apparels and footwear through online platform. The company was founded on May 31, 1994 and is headquartered in Market Harborough, the United Kingdom.

Oakham School is a private boarding and day school located in the heart of rural UK. The school offers the IB Diploma and A-levels to fully co-educational students aged 10-18. The school is also passionate about inspiring a lifelong love of drama in all pupils, with five major productions happening each year. The British company was founded by Robert Johnson.