Brian Joseph Gagnon

Gagnon Securities LLC is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by Neil Gagnon, Brian Gagnon and Maureen Drew. Gagnon Securities manages individual brokerage accounts on a discretionary basis for individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, custodial accounts, and other institutions and business entities.

Gagnon Advisors LLC is a registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and is principally owned by Gagnon Administrative Services LLC. Gagnon Advisors provides discretionary investment advice to pooled investment vehicles.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC (GGHC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard Gilder in 1968. GGHC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, LLC’s, partnerships, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment clubs.