Eric Stief

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.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

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.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

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

Tapjoy, Inc. provides social and mobile applications. The firm operates as a mobile performance-based advertising platform that drives deep engagement and monetization opportunities for app publishers, while delivering valuable, engaged consumers to some of the brand advertisers. It has locations in Atlanta, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. The company was founded by Ben Lewis, Shukla Anu, Lee Linden and Mitch Liu in 2007 and is headquartered San Francisco, CA.

DN Capital Ltd (DN Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Nenad Joseph Marovac, Steven J. Schlenker and Franceso di Valmarana. The firs is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom with additional office in Berlin.

Birch Run Capital Advisors LP is an independent hedge fund manager advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Daniel Beltzman and Gregory Smith in 2006. They manage a number of funds and separately managed accounts.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. provides cleaning, environmental and refining solutions. Its services include industrial waste management, emergency response, fluid management, used oil collections, vacuum services and parts cleaning. Its products are used in general automotive, paint and body, fleet, metal fabricators, printing and packaging, chemical, and other manufacturing applications. The company was founded by Ben Palmer in 1963 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

GE Water & Process Technologies Co provides wastewater treatment and process systems solutions. Its offers anaerobic technology, dust control, hydrocarbon treatment, reverse osmosis, upstream oil and gas chemicals, analytical instruments, membrane chemicals, sanitizers, waste water treatment, boiler water, ultafiltration and membrane bioreactors and related services. The company is headquartered in Trevose, PA.

Trout Unlimited, Inc. engages in conserves, protects and restores coldwater fisheries works. It develops tools such as the conservation success index a framework for assessing the health of coldwater fish species throughout their native range. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Sling Therapeutics, Inc. is a company dedicated to developing impactful and high-quality clinical therapies for patients. Sling Therapeutics is located in Ann Arbor, MI and was founded by Gary D. Hammer. The company's pipeline includes linsitinib, an oral therapy being developed for thyroid eye disease (TED) that has established a safety profile through treatment of over 800 patients. The company is focused on bringing additional treatment options to patients, as well as the ophthalmology, endocrinology, and rare disease communities. Sling Therapeutics welcomes collaboration in this mission. The CEO is Ryan Zeidan.

The Illinois State Bar Association is a state bar association that serves lawyers. The association is based in Springfield, IL. The association provides various resources for lawyers, including legal forms, expert services, and publications. It also offers continuing legal education programs and hosts events for lawyers.

Chesme LLC (dba Chesme Capital Management) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in DeWitt, Michigan. The firm was founded in 2003 by Charles Embs. Chesme Capital Management provides advisory services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments.

Millendo Therapeutics US, Inc. engages in the development of novel treatment for adrenal cancer. It focuses on developing a portfolio of disease-modifying treatments for endocrine disorders caused by hormone dysregulation. The company was founded by Raili E. Kerppola, Julia C. Owens, and Gary D. Hammer in January 2012 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Plante Moran Financial Advisors LLC (PMFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The firm was founded by Elorion Plante and Frank Moran in 1997. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of P&M Holding Group LLP. PMFA provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to individuals and other entities which includes institutions, and not-for-profit entities.