David P. Kaplan

CompuCom Systems, Inc. provides distributed desktop products and network integration services. Its products include Apple, Cisco, Dell, Microsoft, EMC. HP Enterprise, HP Print and Personal, Intel, Lenovo, Red Hat, ServiceNow, and VMware. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

SEMATECH, Inc. provides research and development services in semiconductor manufacturing technology. It offers research in design, lithography, interconnect, and other facets of chip manufacturing. The company was established in 1986 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Instinet LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is the equities execution services arm of the Nomura Group. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Instinet Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via their array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand provides financial and supportive services to banks. It operates as a central bank, which focuses on operating monetary policy, assisting the functioning of financial system and overseeing and operating payment systems. The bank was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand

Syft Technologies Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets volatile organic compounds analysis solutions. It specializes in detection and quantification of toxic volatiles, aromas, hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds, and other volatile compounds. The firm also offers installation, training, servicing, and technical support services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Christchurch, NZ.

Part of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., SMBC Nikko Bank (Luxembourg) SA is a Luxembourger universal banking company that offers fund reports, financial data, custody, and fund administration services. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. SMBC Nikko Bank (Luxembourg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and SMBC Nikko Investment Fund Management Company S.A. is a subsidiary of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. The CEO is John Pierre Hettinger.

Thoma Cressey Bravo, Inc. is a private equity investment firm. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, formerly known as Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, Inc. The firm was founded in 1997.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Unisys Ltd. provides infrastructure, outsourcing, and technology services. The company's clients include the communications, financial services, media, and transportation sectors. The firm has offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, and Milton Keynes. It is headquartered in Uxbridge, UK.

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.

Sutter Health engages in the provision of healthcare services. It offers allergy care, asthma care, gastroenterology, imaging, liver care, occupational health, pediatric, bioethics, dermatology, emergency, back and spine, heart and vascular, cancer, and fertility services. The company was founded in January 1996 and is headquartered in Sacramento, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

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

SYNERGEN Technology Labs LLC is a company that provides IoT technologies and products. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded in 2014.

Venn Ventures LLC (Venn Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Melissa Larson and Chan Walker. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Jade Software Corp. Ltd. provides information technology research and development services. It also provides custom development and system management services. The firm serves various sectors, including healthcare, higher education, human resources & payroll, and logistics. The company was founded in 1978 by Gil Simpson and is headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand