John P. McCarty

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Agricapture is an agricultural technology company that helps farmers and landowners identify and implement climate-friendly practices to capture value for their positive climate impact. The company is based in Nashville, TN. The company collects field level data and monitors field operations to generate carbon credits and climate-friendly rice products. Agricapture provides tools to farmers, ranchers, and landowners to monetize their carbon sequestration and emission reductions, enabling them to conserve natural resources while increasing profitability. Agricapture was founded in 2021 by John R. Farris, who has been the CEO since 2021.

Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance (KEMI) provides insurance services. It provides workers compensation insurance, claims management and risk management services in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The company was founded in September, 1995 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Research Triangle Institute is a non-profit organization which provides research and development services. It offers surveys and data collection, statistics and data science, assessment and analysis, program design and implementation, and research technologies and analytical laboratory. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Landfund Partners (Landfund Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by John R. Farris. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Center for Responsible Lending provides a National voice against abusive financial practices. The firm focuses on primarily mortgages, payday loans, credit cards, bank overdrafts and auto loans. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Inc. (NBIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 as Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC and adopted their present name in 2016. They are a subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. NBIA provides a wide range of discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, which includes individuals, institutions, registered investment companies, non-US registered funds and private investment funds.

Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1956, the firm is responsible for the investment of funds and administration of benefits for state and local government employees in the State of Kentucky. These employees include state employees, state police officers, city and county employees as well as non-teaching staff of local school boards and regional universities. KRS oversees the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS).