Joseph K. Lyou

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (TIC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). TIC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US registered funds, and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Cabezon Investment Group LLC provides investment services. It manages several strategies across currency, ?xed income, equity and commodity assets, and derivative instruments in global markets. The company was founded by Michael Scott Cagney, Michael P. Dooley, and Kenneth Chan in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC (SEIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Brian D. Holmes in 1997. They are wholly owned by Signature Financial Service Group LLC, which is owned primarily by a consortium of employees and investors through Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V LP. SEIA provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations and other businesses.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

Veritable Vegetable, Inc. distributes organic fruits and vegetables. The firm supplies to restaurants, grocery stores, and retail customers. It also distributes in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico regions. The company was founded in 1974 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Entertainment Earth, Inc. retails and distributes action figures, toys, replicas, collectibles, and gifts. Its products include puzzles, remote and radio control toys, scarves, slippers, phone accessories, baby clothes, journals, moue pads, magnets, and jacket. The company was founded by Aaron Labowitz and Jason Labowitz in 1995 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, CA.

Pacific Stock Exchange is a stock exchange. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Hawaii Angels is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Robert J. Robinson and Chenoa Farnsworth. The firm is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Kolohala Ventures (Kolohala Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Chenoa Farnsworth, Michael T. Pfeffer and Robert J. Robinson. The firm is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Aqumin LLC develops and provides financial services software. The firm's technology platform provides seamless integration of large data streams into a 3D visual and computational environment for individuals, professionals and enterprise organizations. Its products include AV Investor for managing securities portfolio, AV MarketPro for professionals in wealth management, and AV Enterprise Solutions for companies with large data. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Nautilus Environmental LLC is a minority-owned company which provides environmental consulting services. It offers testing and consulting services, and outreach. The company was founded by Marilyn O'Neill in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Natural Selection, Inc. provides information technology solutions for medicine and bioinformatics, industrial optimization, and defense and homeland security. The company was founded by Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel, Dr. David B. Fogel, and Mrs. Eva Fogel in 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Social Finance, Inc. engages in the provision of loan refinancing services. It offers mortgage loans, personal loan and wealth management services. Its products include student loan refinancing, medical resident refinancing, mortgage loans, mortgage refinancing, personal loans, parent loans, parent PLUS refinancing, asset management, wealth management, and life insurance. The company was founded by James Robert Finnigan, Andrew Carra, Daniel Macklin, Michael Scott Cagney, and Ian Brady in August 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Great Ecology & Environments, Inc. provides ecological consulting services. Its services include biological assessment habitat restoration, wetland delineation, cartography and analysis. The firm is comprised of a team of environmental scientists, ecologists, landscape architects and designers, working together to transform landscapes. The company was founded by Mark S. Laska in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Blue Startups LLC (Blue Startups) is a venture accelerator firm was founded in 2012 by Maya Rogers and Henk Rogers. The firm is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Part of Nordic Naturals AS, Nordic Pharma, Inc. AS is a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in Tromsø, Norway, dedicated to producing Nordic Naturals omega oils. The facility is recognized by the Norwegian government for making the largest investment in green technology in the country and is one of the greenest manufacturing facilities in the world. Nordic Pharma uses excess short-chain fats to produce clean, renewable fuel and hydropower to meet 100%% of its manufacturing energy needs, with surplus energy provided to neighboring businesses. The facility utilizes the latest technology and processes to guarantee that Nordic Naturals' award-winning omega oils are manufactured in the most efficient, environmentally sound manner possible.

Hi Impact Consultants Pvt Ltd. provides healthcare staffing services. It recruits across the industries like media, engineering, BPO and pharma. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Noida, India.

Part of TRC Cos., Inc., Gladstein, Neandross & Associates LLC is a consulting firm that specializes in low- and zero-emission transportation technologies, infrastructure, and ultra-low carbon fuels. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The company was founded in 1993 by Cliff Gladstein. Erik Neandross has been the CEO of the company since 1999. Gladstein, Neandross & Associates was acquired by TRC Cos., Inc. on June 06, 2023.

Farnsworth Cos., Inc. provides real estate, mortgage, construction, property management, building supplies, living communities, and golf services. The company was founded by Ross Farnsworth, Sr. in 1958 and is headquartered in Mesa, AZ.

Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc. provides cultural resource management services. It offers record search, literature review, archaeological inventories, treatment plans, construction monitoring, and mapping services. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Davis, CA.