Alan Brooks

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Part of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Johnson & Higgins is a reinsurance broker. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. Johnson & Higgins was acquired by Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. on March 27, 1997 for $1,800 million.

Gagnon Securities LLC is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by Neil Gagnon, Brian Gagnon and Maureen Drew. Gagnon Securities manages individual brokerage accounts on a discretionary basis for individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, custodial accounts, and other institutions and business entities.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Lonestar Capital Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2001, the firm provides investment advice to high net worth individual and institutional clients.

Founded in 1969, Aon Benfield Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Aon Plc. They are a member of FINRA and SIPC. Aon Benfield Securities provides insurance and reinsurance clients with an array of insurance-linked securities products including catastrophe bonds, contingent capital, sidecars, collateralized reinsurance, industry loss warranties, and derivative products. They offer expert underwriting and placement of new debt and equity issues, financial and strategic advisory services, as well as a leading secondary trading desk.

Tekla Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, the firm serves as an investment adviser for four closed-end funds – Tekla Healthcare Investors, Tekla Life Sciences Investors, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund and Tekla World Healthcare Fund.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland DAC provides multi line property and casualty reinsurance services. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. Patrick O'Brien has been the CEO of the Irish company since 2017.

The American Academy of Actuaries provides leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues to assist public policymakers on all levels. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries credentialed by one or more of the five U.S.-based actuarial organizations.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

The Law Society provides guidance, news, and advice for asset management, including wills and probate, power of attorney, trusts, and tax. The Law Society is based in London, UK, and is the independent professional body for solicitors in the UK. The British company offers a Lawyers For Your Business membership scheme to help find long-term clients in the small and medium enterprise sector. The non-profit company promotes the value of solicitors to consumers and businesses, raises the profile of the solicitor profession, and endorses the use of solicitors. The company also provides practical benefits and advantages of English and Welsh law. The company is run by and for their members.

Part of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Platinum Underwriters Bermuda Ltd. is a fire, marine, and Bermudian casualty insurance company. The company is based in Pembroke, Bermuda. Robert S. Porter has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams.

Part of The Travelers Cos., Inc., United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. provides surety insurance. The company is based in Hartford, CT.

West Penn Allegheny Health System provides medical and healthcare services. The firm offers cancer treatment, emergency medicine, child health, and surgery & heart care services. It operates the Alle-Kiski Medical Center, and the Canonsburg General, Forbes Regional, Suburban General and Western Pennsylvania Hospitals. The company is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Blackrock Collateral Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. Its investment objective is to seek to provide a level of current income as is consistent with liquidity and minimum volatility of principal. The Trust is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

WQED Multimedia operates as a television and radio broadcasting station. The private company is based in Pittsburgh, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Basic Health International provides clinical training, research, and public policy guidance in the field of cervical cancer screening and treatment. The non-profit company is based in New York. The American company was founded by Miriam Cremer.