Scott Christensen

Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Bailard, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Foster City, California. The firm (formerly Bailard, Biehl and Kaiser prior to its re-naming in 2005) was founded in 1969 by three graduates of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&K Holdings, Inc. Bailard provides investment advisory and financial planning services and offers single asset strategies to investors on a standalone basis. The firm manages separate accounts for institutional clients and provides advisory and sub-advisory services to pooled investment vehicles.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. provides engineering services. The firm engages in incubating startups, developing new technologies, and providing sophisticated engineering services. The company was founded by David Paden, Brad E. Paden, and Alvin R. Paden in 1992 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Asurion LLC provides consumer technology protection services. It offers mobile protection, extended warranty, and soluto services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Formagrid, Inc. provides an online tool for managing and manipulating data. The firm offers Airtable, an organizational tool that makes make data more accessible on mobile devices, by combining spreadsheets with relational databases. It give users access to information when and where they need it, by making it available both on the web and via mobile app. The company was founded by Howie Liu, Emmett Nicholas, and Andrew Ofstad in 2013 and is headquartered San Francisco, CA.

Postal Io, Inc. engages in the provision of sales and marketing platform. The company was founded by Erik Kostelnik and Jed Danner and is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Part of Tango Private Investments LLC, TPx Communications Co. is a telecommunications company. The company is based in Austin, TX.

Cognixion Corp. is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and biotechnology. The company was founded by Andreas Forsland and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Atia Vision, Inc. provides medical device services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Castle Capital (Castle Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Teeccino Caffé, Inc. manufactures and distributes herbal beverages products. It offers tea bags, samplers, cereal, and gluten free. The firm also offers brewing tools and accessories. The company was founded by Caroline MacDougall in 1994 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Gemmer Asset Management LLC (Gemmer) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. The firm was founded by David L. Gemmer in 1992. Gemmer provides high quality, unbiased investment management services to the local Bay Area community.

Acumen Scientific provides engineering and information technology services. Its services include device physics, radiometric performance analysis, thin films, imaging and spectroscopy, device design, systems analysis, specifications and flow-down, electro-optical Sensors and Systems, Space-based, strategic, tactical and surveillance, test and integration, scientific and industrial and material science and engineering. The company was founded on January 24, 2005 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

EPWA, Inc. operates as an investment holding company. It provides advisory and financial planning services. The company is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of the Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). They are members of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca, Inc. Charles Schwab & Co. is an exchange member engaged in exchange commission business other than floor activities. They also retail mutual funds and OTC corporate equity securities. In addition, the firm underwrites and/or sells corporate securities, underwrites and/or sponsors mutual funds, is a put and call broker/dealer and/or option writer and provides investment advisory services