Robert S. West

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Sands Capital Management LLC (Sands Capital) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Frank Sands and is majority owned by Sands Capital Management LP. Sands Capital provides investment management services to both US and non-US clients who may have taxable or tax-exempt status. These institutional and high net worth clients, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies and pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, state and municipal government entities, sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions, corporations, non-US pension funds and superannuation funds.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

SEI Investments Management Corp. (SIMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1968 by Alfred West, Jr. They are a subsidiary of SEI SIMC Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by SEI Investments Co. (NASDAQ: SEIC). SIMC serves as investment advisor to various types of investors and a number of pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, collective investment trusts and offshore investment funds. Additionally, the firm serves as the sponsor of, and advisor to, managed accounts.

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.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

The Ross Cos. provides retirement planning, actuarial and life insurance brokerage services. The company was founded by Arnold S. Ross and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

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.

Revere Data LLC designs and markets web-based research tools for investment professionals. It provides in-depth research into public companies, identifying how value is created and identifying key relationships between companies based on deep, sector-driven models. The company was founded by Steven Shum in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Universidade Paulista is a privately owned institution of higher learning with over 60 campuses throughout Brazil. Founded by Brazilian physician and educator João Carlos di Genio, Universidade Paulista offers a variety of graduate and post-graduate degrees. Universidade Paulista is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

Capital Bank NA (Rockville, Maryland) is a privately-held business bank in the Washington, D.C., that offers a range of services encompassing cash management, commercial lending, consumer credit and residential mortgage and veterans administration home loans. The company was founded by Li-Min Lee in 1999 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

GURU, Inc. provides information technology consulting and outsourcing services. It offers knowledge management, proactive hybrid solutions, data collection services, network infrastructure assessment, design, and deployment, hardware and software procurement, risk analysis and mitigation, and data mitigation services. The company was founded by James Slavet in 1995 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Techno-Sciences, Inc. provides COSPAS-search and rescue satellite aided tracking (SARSAT) technology and support services to commercial, COSPAS-SARSAT, and the United States government clients in the United States and internationally. Its products include mobile and fixed SARSAT ground control systems; integrated mobile and fixed surveillance platforms, including remote controlled assets; and command centers integrated with broadband network backbones. The company was founded by Gilmer L. Blankenship in 1975 and is headquartered in Beltsville, MD.

Fortigent LLC provides wealth management solutions and consulting services to independent advisors. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Companhia Sulamericana de Distribuição engages in the retail sales and distribution of grocery products. It operates a chain of supermarkets. The company was founded by Jefferson Nogaroli and Carlos Alberto Tavares Cardoso on January 12, 2010 and is headquartered in Maringa, Brazil.

Caristix, Inc. provides healthcare integration software to support the development and production of the interface converter. It services include turnkey interface engine, data integration architecture, interface development and EMR data conversion. The firms products include cloak, conformance, pinpoint, connectors, de-identification, validate, workgroup edition, message player and reader. The company was founded by Jean-Luc Morin, Sovita Chander and Stephane Vigot in July 2009 and is headquartered in Quebec City, Canada.

Brown Advisory LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Brown Advisory, Inc. The firm was founded and launched in 1993 as an investment management division of Alex. Brown & Sons, a Baltimore-based investment bank founded in 1800. In 1998, they became independently owned through an employee-led buyout. Brown Advisory provides investment management services to individuals and institutions.

New American Therapeutics, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which acquires, markets and develops products in cardiovascular area. The company is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.