Dan Kang

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.

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

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Taconic Capital Advisors LLC (Taconic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kenneth D. Brody and Frank P. Brosens in 1999. TCA provides investment advice on a discretionary basis to onshore and offshore private investment funds that are offered to high net worth, financially sophisticated, individual and institutional investors that may include banks or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, government plans, trusts, estates or other business entities.

Principal Global Investors (Europe) Ltd. (PGI-Europe) is the London-based subsidiary of Principal Global Investors LLC, itself a subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) based in the US. PGI-Europe offers European institutional investors access to the global investment capabilities of the Principal Financial Group through segregated mandates and a range of mutual funds. The firm offers UK pension schemes access to a range of investment capabilities which include equity, specialist fixed-income, currency and real estate strategies.

Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Part of Genworth Financial, Inc., Enact Financial Assurance Corp. is a company based in Raleigh, NC. Enact Financial Assurance Corp. was founded in 1992. The CEO is Rohit Gupta.

Washington Mutual, Inc. provides financial services to consumers and mid sized businesses in the United States. The company primarily operates through three segments: retail banking & financial services, mortgage banking and commercial banking. The retail banking and financial services segment provides investment advisory and brokerage services, sales of annuities, mutual fund management and other financial services. This segment also purchases and re-underwrites loans to subprime borrowers. The mortgage banking segment offers various home loans including fixed rate home loans, adjustable rate home loans, hybrid home loans, option ARMs and government insured or guaranteed home loans. The commercial segment provides financing to developers and investors for the acquisition or construction of multifamily dwellings and other commercial properties, originates and services multifamily and other commercial real estate loans. The company was founded in August 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1981, WSIB manages investments for retirement plans which includes public employees, teachers, school employees, law enforcement officers, firefighters and judges. They also manage investments for several other important public funds that benefit Washington’s industrial insurance program, colleges and universities, and developmental disability programs.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. used to provide administrative, customer assistance and other services. The company was a provider of array of life, pension, annuity and mutual fund products as well as more immediate financial instruments such as auto insurance and supplemental health coverage. The company was headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Pugh Capital Management, Inc. (Pugh Capital) is an independent, employee-owned SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Mary Pugh and Scott Greiwe in 1991. Pugh Capital offers discretionary investment advisory services that relate to fixed income investments to institutional investors.