Mike M. Gerdes

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Mason Street Advisors LLC (MSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. MSA provides professional portfolio management services for institutional investors by providing continuous investment advice and management based upon the individual needs and objectives of each client.

Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. (Thrivent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. Thrivent provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Thrivent Asset Management LLC (TAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2005, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. TAM provides investment advisory services to the Thrivent Mutual Funds, a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that is comprised of various mutual fund series.

Harvard Management Co., Inc. (HMC) is the investment arm of President & Fellows of Harvard College, which is owned by Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. HMC manages Harvard’s endowment, a dedicated and permanent source of funding that maintains the teaching and research mission of the University. HMC invests these funds as a single entity, the revenue from which contributes more than one-third of the University's annual operating budget.

Arcataur Capital Management LLC (Arcataur) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2003 and is wholly-owned by Ignatius L. Smetek. Arcataur provides portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, corporations and other commercial entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, religious organizations, foundations, endowments, and municipalities.

MEMBERS Capital Advisors, Inc. (MCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1982 and formerly known as Cimco, Inc. They are wholly owned by CUNA Mutual Investment Corp., which in turn is wholly owned by CMFG Life Insurance Co. MCA provides investment management and advisory services to their affiliated companies, other institutions and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

New York Philharmonic provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC (Morgan Dempsey) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by R. Thomas Dempsey in 1994 and is wholly-owned by MDCM Holdings LLC, which is majority owned by MDCM Legacy LLC. Morgan Dempsey manages assets for institutions, individual investors, and Registered Investment Advisors.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Natural Resource Technology, Inc. provides environmental consulting services. Its include brownfield redevelopment, compliance, contaminated site closure, corporate risk management, ectoxicology, sediment management, site characterization, permitting, solid and water resource management services. The company was founded by Jeffrey Heglund and Robert J. Karnauskas in 1993 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

The Emirates Group engages in the provision of air transportation, cargo, and freight services. It offers handling, engineering, import cargo, and information technology services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

AbleLight provides medical and housing care to individuals with developmental disabilities across the United States. It offers Christ-centered support services to the people and provides resources for their families, friends, congregations and other service providers. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Watertown, WI.

E&G Technology Partners LLC engages in technology commercialization and business development. Its services include flip chip & wafer level package consultation and market & business development. The company was founded by Peter Elenius and Thomas Goodman and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.

Emirates Airline provides air transportation services. It operates a fleet of airplanes including airbus and Boeing aircraft to various destinations in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa, Asia, and North America. It operates through the following segments: Airline business unit, In-flight and Other. The Airline business unit segment includes passenger and cargo services. The In-flight segment provides in-flight and institutional catering services. The Other segment include wholesale and retail of consumer goods, food and beverage operations and hotel operations. The company was founded on June 26, 1985 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

FlipChip International LLC provides wafer bumping and wafer level packaging semiconductor services. The firm’s services include wafer level services, probing, backgrind, decing, packing, solder alloy, and many more. It also offers wafer thinning, electrical test, and dicing. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager which were founded by Jeffrey Peskind in 2003. Headquartered in New York City, the firm provides investment advisory services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to domestic and offshore private investment funds and to separately managed accounts. Investors in the funds and separately managed account clients may be individuals or institutions or other entities (including pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, partnerships, funds of funds, sovereign wealth funds and other business entities).

State Bar of Wisconsin operates as a bar association. The private company is based in Madison, WI and has subsidiaries in United States.

Part of Corteva, Inc., DuPont Fluoroproducts, Inc. manufactures and wholesales chemical products. The company is based in Louisville, KY.

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.

Intel Americas, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductors. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation, Inc. provides research and development services. It serves the United States Army, NASA and aerospace industry. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.

Aetos Technologies, Inc. is a technology development company. The firm offers funding and management services to commercialize and market technologies developed at research institutions. The company services include evaluation, product, process development, business management, and financing. Aetos Technologies was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Auburn, AL.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans operates as a not-for-profit membership organization of Christians, which engages in the provision of investment advisory services. It offers life insurance, annuities and mutual funds, student and educational resources, charitable planning, and trust services. The company was founded in June 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

CUNA Mutual Group engages in the provision of life insurance, investment advisory, and information technology services. It offers credit union protection, retirement solutions, trustage insurance program, and lending services. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Nationwide Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative engages in the provision of telecommunications and information technology services. It offers broadband, smart grid, mobile voice and data, and video solutions. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

State Farm Investment Management Corp. (SFIMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2002 and is wholly-owned by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. SFIMC provides investment supervisory services for, or arranges for, such services to the State Farm Mutual Funds.

IBM Microelectronics, Inc. develops and markets customized semiconductor products and services. The company also develops, manufactures and test leading-edge semiconductor packaging technologies to develop future semiconductor products and processes. IBM Microelectronics was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.