Kevin M. Gaffey

JER Partners LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in McLean Virginia. The firm is the private equity and real estate investment management division of J. E. Robert Cos., a real estate investment and asset management firm that is located in Alexandria, Virginia and was founded in 1981 by Joseph E. Robert, Jr.

Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

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.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Travelers Insurance Group, Inc. is a provider of property and casualty insurance.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

LLR Management, LP is a private equity firm founded in the year 1999 by Howard Ross, Ira Mark Lubert and Seth Lehr. The firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The JBG Cos. LLC owns, develops, and operates real estate properties. The firm's properties include office, residential, hotel, mixed-uses and retail properties. The company was founded by Benjamin R. Jacobs and Don Brown in 1960 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. operates as an independent insurance agency. It offers insuring deposits, examining and supervising financial institutions for safety and soundness and consumer protection, making large and complex financial institutions resolvable, and managing receiverships. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Trion Industries, Inc. designs and manufactures fixtures and shelf-management systems. The firm offers antitheft hook locks, label, holders, plastic extrusions, shelf edge labeling, and accessories. The company was founded by David R. Thalenfeld in 1965 and is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

The Wall Street Journal, Inc. publishes newspapers and periodicals. It covers international business, financial news, and issues of the United States. The company was established in 1889 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1988, Sturdivant & Co., Inc. is a full service brokerage firm located in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Sturdivant & Co. The firm's trading department utilizes the latest technologies to provide clients with maximum efficiency and overall execution excellence for both listed and NASDAQ orders. Sturdivant is connected to many of the major FIX order routing networks including Bloomberg, ITG RouteNet, MacGregor, TradeWare and TNS, as well as the major ECNs. With electronic order routing, traders benefit from seamless and efficient connectivity to Sturdivant directly from their existing systems. The firm strives to tap as many sources of liquidity to ensure that their clients' orders are executed as efficiently as possible. For clients who want their orders executed with a Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) strategy, Sturdivant's trading systems allow them to enter orders in multiple ways such as slicing the order into the market on a percentage basis, as a percentage of volume, or slicing it into the market at various times during the day. The firm brings their clients closer to the market through their relationship with a premier, independent Direct Access broker allowing them to provide point-of-sale execution and real-time information. Sturdivant is a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. They can execute client orders on all the worldwide exchanges through their relationship with BNY ConvergEx Group and HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts operates as a fine arts school and a museum. The firm offers fine arts education, such as painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. It also archives house materials for the study of American art history, museums, and art training. The company was founded in 1805 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

FNCB Bank operates as a chartered commercial bank. The company is headquartered in Dunmore, PA.

EnerTech Capital Partners (EnerTech Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Scott Ungerer. The firm is headquartered in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Bankers Association is a business association based in Harrisburg, PA.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Mass General Brigham, Inc. (Investment Management) (Mass General Brigham-IM) is the investment management division of Mass General Brigham, Inc., a non-profit, integrated healthcare system headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Mass General Brigham-IM manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce is a Chamber of Commerce based in Wilkes-Barre, PA.