Ryan S. Serrecchia

Cox Communications, Inc. provides digital cable broadcasting and telecommunications services. It offers digital video, high-speed Internet, telephone, voice, phone and long distance, data and video transport, high definition video, digital cable television, and DVR services over its IP network. The firm provides national and local cable spot and new media advertising services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Brighthouse Investment Advisers LLC (BIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1994 as MetLife Advisers LLC and changed their name into Brighthouse Investment Advisers LLC in 2017. They are a subsidiary of Brighthouse Holdings LLC, which is owned by Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHF). BIA serves as the investment adviser to participants in the asset allocation program made available exclusively under Marquis Portfolios variable annuity contracts by the issuing insurance companies. In this capacity, their clients are holders of Marquis Portfolios variable annuity contracts. As noted above, the firm also serves as investment adviser to certain investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

SMARTANALYST, Inc. provides outsourced research, analytics, and decision support services. It specializes in gene therapy, biomarkers, vaccines and biosimilars. The firm caters advertising agencies, banking institutions and investment firms, hedge funds and marketing consultancies. The company was founded by Ranjit Shastri, James Goldberg and Manu Bammi in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Givingtrax, Inc. develops cloud software that enables local businesses to manage their philanthropy.

Founded in 1985, HEI Hospitality LLC is a private equity firm located in Norwalk, Connecticut with an additional office in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm seeks to provide consistent, risk-adjusted returns to institutional investors, which include several prestigious university endowments. Their managed funds include: the HEI Hospitality Fund LP, the HEI Hospitality Fund II LP and the HEI Hospitality Fund III LP. HEI also owns 2 hotels in a joint venture with Prudential Real Estate Investors

Macquarium, Inc. (Macquarium Intelligent Communications) provides web development and consulting services. The company offers services such as enterprise portals, content management, interactive marketing, eLearning, eCommerce and animation. It also develops e-learning programs and offers content management services. Its client list includes Coca Cola, Cingular Wireless and Baylor Health Care System. Macquarium was founded by Marc F. Adler in 1991 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

EMC Meetings & Events provides meeting and hospitality management solutions. It specializes in total meeting management including, site inspection and selection arrangement, contract management, housing, registration and on-site meeting logistic solutions. The company was founded by Jody Wallace in 2001 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

Saratoga National Golf Club, Inc. operates as a public golf course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The company was founded on December 8, 1995 and is headquartered in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Mazzone Management Group Ltd. operates restaurants, banquet facilities, an inn, off-premises catering and business dining accounts. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Clifton Park, NY.

Lightcurve /US/ is based in Tacoma, WA. Rainier Connect is South Puget Sound's local high-speed internet service provider. With superior internet, they have a plan just for you. The company was founded in 1910. The CEO is Anand Vadapalli.

CSFC Management Co LLC (CapitalSpring) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Richard Fitzgerald and Christopher Unrath. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Part of Mashell Telecom, Inc., Rainier Connect is a high-speed internet service provider based in Tacoma, WA. Rainier Connect offers superior internet services with plans tailored to meet the needs of its customers in the South Puget Sound area. The company was founded in 1910 and is currently led by CEO Brian Haynes.

Thayer Ventures Management Co LLC (Thayer Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Thayer Lodging Group founded in 2009 by Lucien ruby. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd., The CCS Group Ltd. provides information technology services. The company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Allianz Investment Management LLC (AIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2001, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. AIM offers discretionary and non-discretionary management of assets and other investment related services for registered investment companies, insurance companies, which includes separate accounts of insurance companies, and other institutional investors.

AZ Crown Investments LLC (AZ Crown Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Eric Crown and Tim Crown. The firm is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

Highgate Hotels LP provides real estate investment and hospitality management services. The firm's diversified brand affiliations include Hilton, Westin, Hyatt, Doubletree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Crowne Plaza, Wyndham, Courtyard and Marriott. The company was founded by Mahmood Jaffer Khimji in 1988 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (MetLife-IM) is the insurance management division of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., which is owned by MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), a global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs. The firm is headquartered in New York City with additional office in Morristown, New Jersey. MetLife-IM offers group dental benefit plans for individuals, employees, retirees and their families and provides dental plan administration for over 20 million people. The firm provides disability products for individuals, as well as employee and association groups who receive them through their employer.

Infor, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions and services. It offers Infor CloudSuite, Infor Coleman, Infor Birst, Infor Nexus, and Infor Process Intelligence platforms. It serves the consumer, discrete, energy and natural resources, hospitality, public sector, service, and growth industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Merit Harbor Group LLC provides buy and sell-side merger, acquisition and capital requisition services to privately-held businesses. It specializes in software and technology, manufacturing, healthcare, consumer goods, media and internet, aerospace, shipping and logistics, and financial services. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Multicare Health Foundation supports clinical and community programs. The private company is based in Tacoma.

Sea-Western Holdings, Inc. engages in retailing business. The company is headquartered in Tacoma, WA.

Ares Management LP is an American company that provides asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded by Michael J. Arougheti, David A. Sachs.

SecondSight is a company that is revolutionizing the cyber insurance industry by providing true digital risk transparency across the insurance industry data pipeline. SecondSight is based in Bloomington, IN and is led by a seasoned leadership team with deep experience in data science, insurance, and asset management backgrounds from Allstate, Bridgewater Associates, Cloudera, and Informatica. The company's AI-powered cyber underwriting bridges the gap between the digital world and insurance, re-imagining how digital risk is discovered, quantified, hedged, and insured. The company is expanding their platform roadmap, organization, and market penetration following their fall 2022 seed financing. The company was founded by Reuben Vandeventer, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Traction Capital Partners LLC (Traction Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington.