Jeffrey Scott Smith

NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. provides securities exchange services. It offers electronic and floor-based trading solutions to financial firms, dealers, investment institutions and listed public companies. The firm’s products include automated price improvement; Boston Exchange automated communication and order-routing network, BEACON REMOTE and execution quality report. The company was founded in 1834 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Focus Financial Partners LLC operates a partnership of independent fiduciary wealth management firms. It provides access to best practices, resources, and continuity planning for its partner firms who serve individuals, families, employers and institutions with comprehensive wealth management services. The company was founded by Ruediger Adolf, Leonard Chang, and Rajini Sundar Kodialam in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC provides securities listing, trading and information products and services. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Nasdaq ISE LLC operates equity and trading options exchange. It transformed the options industry by creating efficient markets through innovative market structure and technology. It provides investors with a transparent marketplace for price and liquidity discovery on centrally cleared options products. The company was founded by David Krell in May 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Financial Insight Technology, Inc. operates as a financial technology company that provides transparent, automated, and advice on personal finance decisions. The firm?s SmartAsset applies financial modeling technology to provide consumers with home buying, refinancing, student loan, insurance, retirement and credit card solutions to make decisions. The company was founded by Michael Carvin and Philip Camilleri in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clear Demand, Inc. is a retail pricing solution company that offers an intelligent price management and optimization platform for retailers. The private company is based in Scottsdale, AZ, and the CEO of the company is James Sills. The platform is designed to deliver more value faster through accurate science, easy-to-adopt products, leading innovations in machine intelligence, and a partnership model that delivers industry best practices and processes. The company's patented science analyzes historical sales to understand shopper sensitivity to price and generate strategy scenarios that account for pricing rules, cost changes, and competitor prices to maximize profit and revenue. Clear Demand is the first company to deliver an omni-channel retail pricing solution for retailers that synchronizes prices, promotions, and markdowns online and in-store to produce a consistent brand and shopping experience.

Part of Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq GEMX LLC operates as a securities exchange. The company is based in New York, NY. Thomas A. Wittman has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

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.

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.

Part of Optimark Holdings, Inc., Optimark Technologies, Inc. develops computer-based stock trading system. The company is based in Durango, CO. William A. Lupien has been the CEO of the company since 1988.

Société Automatique de Profilage SAS, a French company that produces cold rolled metal products, was acquired by voestalpine Profilform GmbH on September 19, 2006. Part of voestalpine AG, Société Automatique de Profilage SAS is a manufacturer of metal products.

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. provides investment services.

Nasdaq CXC Ltd. operates an alternative trading system to trade TSX-listed senior equities in Canada. It offers strict price/time priority, post-trade attribution, market-agnostic smart routing, advanced order types, trade reporting, risk management tools, historical market data and direct connectivity services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq PHLX LLC is a financial services company based in New York, NY. The company offers a range of trading products, including equities, fixed income, options, and exchange-traded funds. It also provides market data, technical documentation, and regulatory information. Tal Cohen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Southwest Research Institute is a research and development organization. It offers technical services in engine design and development, emissions certification testing, fuels and lubricants. The firm provide services to automotive and transportation, biomedical and health, chemistry and materials, defence and security, electronics and automation, energy and environment, manufacturing and construction industries. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Part of TMX Group Ltd., CDS Clearing & Depository Services, Inc. provides depository, clearing, regulatory and information services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. CDS Clearing & Depository Services was acquired by TMX Group Ltd. on August 01, 2012 for $170.75 million.

Touch Ventures /Venture Capital/ (Touch Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

SmartWork.com Ltd. provides management solutions. The private company is based in Bristol, UK and was founded in 2002.

ClearPay Finance Ltd. provides a payment service that enables consumers to buy a product on a "buy now, pay later" basis. The company was founded August 5, 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

eNett International (UK) Ltd. develops automated payment solutions for the travel industry. It offers credit card processing, EFT/direct debit processing, merchant services and issuing of virtual account numbers. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of PayPal Holdings, Inc., 05468033 Ltd. is an online shopping website. The company is based in London, UK. Founded in 2005.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

iwoca Ltd. provides credit facility for small businesses. The firm’s products include CBILS loans, flexi-loan and iwocaPay. It specializes in fintech, trade finance, alternative lending, small business financing, SME, working capital, small business, credit, finance and lending. The company was founded by James David Charles Dear and Christoph Rieche in March 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., CBOE Chi-X Europe Ltd. is a stock exchange. The company is based in London, UK. Mark Simon Hemsley has been the CEO of the British company since 2011. CBOE Chi-X Europe was acquired by BATS Global Markets, Inc. from Nomura Holdings, Inc. on December 01, 2011 for $316.90 million.