Walter K. Giles

Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1936, the Foundation provides grants, projects and loans to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. The foundation funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford.

Cannell & Co. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Peter B. Cannell in 1973 as Peter B. Cannell & Co., Inc. They are a subsidiary of PBC Acquisition Corp., Inc. PBC manages assets on behalf of individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, partnerships, corporations and other business entities.

Beck Mack & Oliver LLC (BM&O) is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1931 by T. Edmund Beck and Lewis Mack, who were joined later that year by R. Grant Oliver. BM&O provides asset management services to individual and institutional clients primarily through separately managed accounts. The firm also acts as investment adviser to the Beck, Mack & Oliver Partners Fund.