Mary Ellen Gillespie

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (USA) is a Canadian company that provides life insurance coverage. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Scotia Institutional Real Estate, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was originally founded in 1996 as Aurion Capital Management, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) (NYSE, TSX: BNS). Scotia Institutional Real Estate provides fund management services to institutional clients.

CIBC Securities, Inc. is a fund distributor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM). The firm is the principal distributor of the CIBC Mutual Funds and the CIBC Family of Managed Portfolios. The CIBC Family of Managed Portfolios consists of CIBC Managed Portfolios and CIBC U.S. Dollar Managed Portfolios, which are mutual funds that invest primarily in CIBC Mutual Funds.

JC Clark Ltd. is an independent, Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Colin Stewart in 2001. JC Clark manages capital on behalf of high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and foundations.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

Roynat Capital, Inc. is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bank of Nova Scotia founded in 1962. Roynat Capital, Inc. is headquartered in Toronto.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

FokusGroup, Inc. provides internet consulting services. The private company is based in Montréal, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Alain Paquin.

Catalyst, Inc. provides research and advisory services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

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. They also sub-advice funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides accounting services. The firm provides industry focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients in four areas such as corporate accountability, risk management, structuring and mergers and acquisitions and performance and process improvement. Its services include consulting, deals, risk assurance services and insolvency assignments. The company was founded on July 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

C.D. Howe Institute is a registered charity and an independent not-for-profit research institute based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company's mission is to raise living standards by fostering economically sound public policies. The Institute is widely considered to be the most influential think tank and a source of trusted policy intelligence. The company's research is nonpartisan, evidence-based, and subject to definitive expert review. The research area covers the impact of revenue-raising measures, fiscal balances and debts of governments, and the broad choices they make among major spending areas. The CEO of the company is William B. P. Robson.

Royal Ontario Museum operates museums. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Brain Canada Foundation operates as a national convenor of the community of those who support and advance brain research. The firm works with strategic funding partners with interests across the entire range of neurological diseases and injuries, mental illnesses and addictions. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Barclays Capital Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker-dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a direct subsidiary of Barclays Capital, Inc., ultimately owned by London-based Barclays Bank plc (LON: BARC, NYSE: BCS). They offer institutional asset managers, hedge funds and other financial institutions with execution and clearing services that support multiple asset classes and provide transparent pricing. Their integrated prime brokerage services cover a wide array of asset classes and regions including developed and emerging markets.

Business Council of Canada provides program for research and consultation and advocacy of economic and social fabric. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Founded in 1929, Merrill Lynch Europe Ltd. is a holding British company that is part of Bank of America Corp. The company is based in London, UK.

Fiera Infrastructure, Inc. provides investment in infrastrucute companies. The firm specializes in investment and asset management headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Deloitte LLP provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services. Its services include advisory, audit, consulting, human capital, mergers and acquisitions, operations, regulatory, risk and resilience, strategy, tax and technology. The firm serves in financial services, manufacturing, real estate, technology, media, life science and consumer business industries. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.