Quinn R. Stills

Palisades Investment Partners LLC (Palisades) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded by Quinn Stills and Peter Lopez in 2003. Palisades provides discretionary investment supervisory services to separately managed accounts for institutional clients.

Mellon Financial Corp. is a provider of financial services for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals around the globe. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Corporation’s businesses are divided into two overall reportable groups — Asset Management and Corporate & Institutional Services. The Asset Management group is comprised of the Institutional Asset Management, Mutual Funds and Private Wealth Management sectors. The Corporate & Institutional Services group is comprised of the Asset Servicing, Human Resources & Investor Solutions and Treasury Services sectors

Founded in 1970, The Boston Company Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp. and their ultimate parent is the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors in the form of separate accounts, registered mutual funds, private funds that are exempt from registration in the US, wrap programs, UMA programs and to other investment advisors through sub-advisory agreements.

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans is an educational organization that provides objective, solution-oriented education, research, and information to ensure the health and financial security of plan beneficiaries worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Brookfield, WI, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers a variety of educational programs, including face-to-face and online learning, certificate programs, and continuing education. The company also provides publications, podcasts, and webcasts on various employee benefits topics. The company aims to keep its members informed about the latest developments in the employee benefits industry and offers a platform for members to interact with each other by sharing ideas and best practices.