Brian Andrew Early

UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC (UBS AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as UBS Global Asset Management (Americas), Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Americas, Inc., ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SIX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS AM provides investment products and services to corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions and advisors, central banks, charities, foundations and individual investors around the world.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. (MFIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1986 and their sole shareholder is Mesirow Financial Services, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., a Chicago-based financial services firm that was founded in 1937. MFIM provides advisory services to individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-qualified plans, state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

PNC Bank, NA (Investment Management) (PNC-IM) is the asset management division of PNC Bank, NA, a banking company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is ultimately held by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC-IM manages assets for institutions and high-net worth individuals and provides tailored investments, wealth planning, trust and estate administration and private banking to high-net-worth families and individuals.

UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients.

Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 1989, the firm is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial, Inc. (NYSE: JXN). JNAM serves as an investment adviser but limits its investment management services to rendering investment advisory services in connection with mutual funds sponsored by affiliated entities.

Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. (MAS) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Dr. Howard M. Rossman in 1990 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. MAS provides investment management services to institutions, corporations, business owners, individuals and families.

Kelleher Financial Advisors LLC (KFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and formerly known as Wall Street Access Asset Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wall Street Access NY Corp. KFA offers individualized investment advice and asset management services to individuals, trusts, institutions, corporations, and pension plans.

Pear Deck, Inc. operates communication platform that lets teachers create interactive assessments and presentations that students can follow along on their devices. It offers interactive, engaging slide presentations to the classroom. The company was founded by Riley Eynon-Lynch, Anthony Showalter, Michal Eynon-Lynch and Dan Sweeney in 2014 and is headquartered in Iowa City, IA.

Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

American Megatrends International LLC creates and manufactures the key hardware and software solutions for the computer manufacturers. AMI's product line includes BIOS, diagnostic software, remote access, motherboards, backplanes, driver/firmware development, service processors, storage systems, chassis design and integrated systems. AMI also focused on IP Storage Area Networks (IP-SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Management, it also offers remote server management KVM over IP, IPMI 2.0 firmware and high density motherboards. AMI has locations in the US, China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The company is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

KPS Capital Partners LP (KPS Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Eugene Keilin, Michael Psaros and David Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

William Blair Investment Management LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2014 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. William Blair provides investment solutions to corporations, pension funds, governments and public agencies, endowments, foundations, Taft-Hartley plans, and other institutional investors across the globe.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Aegon USA Investment Management LLC, do-business-as Aegon Asset Management US (Aegon AM US), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a direct subsidiary of Aegon USA Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Aegon NV (AMS: AGN, NYSE: AEF) in The Netherlands. Aegon AM US provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management products and services in similar and different investment strategies to affiliated and unaffiliated institutional clients.

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.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH (DPE) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2007 by Volker Hichert and Marc Thiery. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Calamos Investments LLC is a global investment firm headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John P. Calamos in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Calamos Partners LLC. Calamos Investments offers a range of global investment solutions through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, closed-end funds, private funds, and UCITS funds. Their clients include major corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individuals, as well as the financial advisors and consultants who serve them.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

KPS Capital Partners LLC operates as a holding company that provides investment services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

4over LLC provides printing services for print brokers and industry professionals. Its products include custom boxes, counter cards, event tickets, signs, flyers, booklets, roll labels, and envelopes. The company was founded by Zarik Megerdichian in 2001 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

Beauty Industry Group, Inc. engages in the operations as a holding company with interest in providing hair extension and other beauty products. The company was founded by Logan Woolley in 2004 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Part of Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc., Monotype Imaging, Inc. empowers creative minds to build and express authentic brands through design, technology, and expertise. The company is based in Woburn, MA. The company partners with leading foundries to deliver the broadest inventory of high-quality typefaces in the world for its customers. Monotype Fonts is the leading font management platform in the industry, combining the world's largest collection of award-winning type, the expertise of the most sought-after foundries and type designers, and trusted and secure font management - all under a single agreement. The company was founded by Robert M. Givens, and Ninan Chacko has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Nutraceutical Corp. manufactures and distributes nutritional supplements to domestic health and natural food stores. The firm's brands include KAL, Solaray, Food Source, Sunny Green and VegLife. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.

HGGC LLC (HGGC) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Robert Gay, Greg Benson, Rich Lawson and Steve Young. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and was formerly known as Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC.

Part of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., ActiveGrade LLC is a company that provides web-based tools for grading and evaluation services. The company is based in Iowa City, IA. The company was founded by Michal Eynon-Lynch. ActiveGrade was acquired by Haiku Learning Systems, Inc. on February 06, 2013.

Legacy Wealth Management, Inc. (Legacy) is an independent, employee-owned SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1982 and formerly known as Middle South Advisory Corp. Legacy provides portfolio management services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, a limited number of corporate pensions, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments and both state and municipal government entities.

Harmony I, Inc. develops blockchain decentralized applications. The company was founded by Stephen Tse, Rongjian Lan, Nick White, and Sahil Dewan in 2017 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.