Shafin Tejani

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolio for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Alliance Laundry Corp. offers commercial laundry equipment. The company is headquartered in Ripon, WI.

Cormark Securities Inc. (Cormark) is an independent investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in Calgary. The firm was founded in 1981 as Sprott Securities, Inc. Cormark Securities provides execution and comprehensive coverage of Canadian listed companies to domestic and international institutional investors. They focus on Canadian-listed, mid-cap and emerging growth companies.

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.

HudBay Peru, Inc. provides exploration and mining services. It acquires and develops mineral exploration properties. The company was founded by Marc E. Levy on June 10, 1977 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

Citigroup Finance Canada ULC provides consumer lending, leasing and other financial services. It is engaged in commercial and consumer financing activities. The company is headquartered at Toronto, Canada.

Investment Management Corp. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Roanoke, VA.

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.

Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC designs, manufactures and markets commercial laundry equipment used in laundromats, multi-housing laundries, and on premise laundries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Ripon, WI.

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 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.

TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors.

Move.com Group is based in San Francisco, CA. Part of News Corp., Move.com Group is a company that operates a relocation, real estate, home-related services portal. The company was founded by David B. Bluhm, Jed M. Katz. Move.com Group was acquired by Move, Inc. from Avis Budget Group, Inc. on February 20, 2001 for $787.44 million.

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.

eResearch Corp. is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 and provides institutional-quality, equity research focused primarily on small- and mid-cap companies. Their focus is on identifying companies that have interesting prospects, sound management, and significant potential for share price appreciation. They also provide research reports on middle and larger-sized companies, through a combination of fundamental and technical analysis. eResearch complements their corporate research coverage with a diversified selection of informative, insightful, and thought-provoking research publications from a wide variety of investment professionals.

Teachers' Private Capital is a private equity firm founded in the year 1991. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with additional offices in London, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Walgreens Health Services, Inc. provides health care services. It offers mail service pharmacy, home care, on-site pharmacies, and pharmacy benefit management services. The firm serves employer and union groups, government entities, third-party administrators, and coalitions. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Jacob Securities, Inc. is an independent, Canadian investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded by Sasha Jacob in 2006 as Jacob & Co. Securities, Inc. The firm provides underwriting and financial advisory services to companies in the renewable power, infrastructure, energy and technology sectors. Jacob Securities primarily services small to mid-cap issuers in North America and around the world.

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates under the professional accountant’s ordinance and works in the public interest. It offers CPA qualification programme and promulgating financial reporting, auditing and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The company was founded on January 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of AB is a non profit organization that regulates the practices of engineering and geoscience in Alberta. Its function is licensing individuals and companies that want to practice engineering and geoscience in Alberta. The applicants and companies that meet APEGA’s standards for ethical, professional, and technical competency earn the right to practice and use reserved titles and designations. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Fields Institute Research in Mathematical Science provides mathematics innovation and education services. Its activities include thematic and focus programs, fields medal symposium, workshops and conference. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 2007, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. is a broker located in Toronto with additional offices located in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. They are a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital Markets North America Ltd. and their ultimate parent is Macquarie Group Ltd. (OTC: MQBKF.PK). Macquarie Capital Markets Canada follows the following sectors: mining, energy, utilities, infrastructure, consumer, technology, financials and real estate. The firm focuses primarily on Canadian-based stocks.

Youth Employment Services provides employment services. Its programs and services include youth job connection, youth job link, youth collaboration, youth job centre, BizStart entrepreneurship and student services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Niblack Mineral Development, Inc. develops copper, gold and silver properties. The company was founded on July 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Wise Capital Management, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 and they provide discretionary investment management strategies for pension funds, corporations, and private individuals.

RedBird Capital Partners Management LLC (RedBird Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Gerry Cardinale. The firm is headquartered in New York.