Jim Bailey

The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1935, The OPERS Board of Trustees – the governing body of the system – is responsible for the administration and management of OPERS. They provide retirement, disability, and survivor benefit programs for Ohio’s active and retired public workers and their families throughout the state who are not covered by another state or local retirement system.

The Ayco Co. LP (Goldman Sachs Ayco) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cohoes, New York. The firm was founded in 1971 by William Aydelotte and James Conway. They are a subsidiary of GS Ayco Holding LLC, owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a publicly traded bank and financial holding company. Goldman Sachs Ayco provides financial planning services nationally to individuals, institutional clients and charitable organizations.

Vining Sparks IBG LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Vining-Sparks Securities, Inc., which is owned by Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). Vining Sparks IBG executes fixed income securities transactions for a variety of institutional investors.

The Alaska Retirement Management Board (ARMB) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in in Juneau, Alaska. The Board was founded by the Legislature in 2005, upon the dissolution of the Alaska State Pension Investment Board. ARMB assumed fiduciary responsibility for the assets of the state's retirement systems which has assigned by the Alaska Legislature. The systems and plans for which the ARMB manages and invests fund are: Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), Judicial Retirement System (JRS), National Guard/Naval Militia Retirement System (NGNMRS), Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan (SBS-AP), Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), and Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (DCR).

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. The firm also sub-advices funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

New Republic Partners, Inc. provides financial services. The private company is based in Charlotte, NC. The CEO of the company is Thomas Karl Hoops.

Bank of America NA operates as a commercial banking branch office. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Horizon Investments LLC is an independent registered investment headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina with an additional office in Columbia, South Carolina. The firm was founded by John Johnson in 1995. Horizon Investments provides services to a number of types of clients, including registered investment companies, wrap programs, third party investment advisers, individuals (including high net worth individuals), trusts, estates and charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, not for profit entities, institutions, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Callan LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Edwin Callan and Edgar Barksdale in 1973 as Callan Associates, Inc. They are wholly-owned by Callan Holdings, Inc., which is owned by the company’s employees or their trusts. Callan provides tailored advice primarily to institutional investors supported by proprietary research, database, and ongoing fiduciary education.

California State Automobile Association operates as a not-for-profit motor club. The firm provides emergency roadside assistance and auto insurance services. Its coverage options include bodily injury liability, medical payment, uninsured/under-insured motorist, property damage liability, comprehensive coverage, collision coverage, personal injury protection, automobile death benefits, new car added protection and rental reimbursement. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SCD Capital, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Scott Daily in 2004. provides advisory services to corporate and high net-worth individuals as well as to a related-entity private fund – Daily Capital Partners LP, a long/short hedge fund.