Brian B. Lichter

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.

The First National Bank of Omaha (Investment Management) (FNBO-IM) is the investment management division of The First National Bank of Omaha, a regional bank headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINN), a multi-bank holding company. FNBO-IM manages institutional and individual portfolios, as well as the FNB family of mutual funds.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

FNY Capital Management LP is an independent investment manager headquartered in New York City. The firm manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

Cowen Investment Management LLC (Cowen Investment Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. engages in awarding grants in healthcare and education, human services, economic development & civic affairs, art and cultural activities. It supports charitable, scientific and educational activities. The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP provides legal services. Its areas of expertise include intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, financial restructuring, and commercial agreements. The firms professionals also provide Pro Bono work for education, child custody, and election protection. It serves clients in the advertising, energy, healthcare, real estate, technology and telecommunications industries. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides legal services. It specializes in the areas of corporate law, securities, corporate, litigation, mergers, real estate, pro bono, investment management and taxation. Their clients include industrial, commercial, financial, private funds, governmental, educational, charitable and cultural enterprises and entities. The company was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell in 1879 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Phi Beta Kappa Society operates as an organization for liberal arts and science education. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

BDO USA LLP operates as an accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping firm. It offers advisory; audit and assurance; digital; and tax services. The company was founded by Maximillian L. Seidman in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Geller & Co. LLC and its subsidiary, Geller Advisors LLC, provide financial advisory and wealth management services to individuals, families, business owners, institutions, and non-profits. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's services include CFO, financial, tax and estate planning, investment management, philanthropic giving, and technology. Geller Advisors is a multi-family office with over $9 billion of assets under management and advisement. The company was founded by Laurence Stephen Geller and Martin Jay Geller, with Martin Jay Geller serving as CEO since incorporation.

Brownstone Investment Group LLC provides financial services. The private company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Matthew Martines.

Stella Diagnostics LLC engages in the provision of molecular diagnostic services. Its StellaDX’s mass spec proteomic assays offers physicians insight into the molecular properties of patients’ tissue to determine if the disease is stable, progressing or turning cancerous. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Circle T Partners LP operates as a hedge fund company. The company was founded by Seth Tobias in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stax, Inc. provides strategy analysis and consulting services. It offers corporate strategy, incremental profit improvement, channel and digital strategy, merger and acquisition/commercial due diligence and multi-country engagement advisory services. The firm creates new companies and joint ventures in agriculture, consumer/retail, education, energy, transportation, financial services, and healthcare industries. The company was founded by Raphael N. Musher in 1994 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

MyRegistry LLC provides online gift registry services. It offers groomsmen gifts, baby store, kitchen and house ware stores and bridesmaid gifts. The company was founded by Oded Berkowitz in December 2005 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ.

Edge Principal Advisors LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by Jeff Walker and Evan M. Mallah. David Shen Ventures LLC is headquartered in New York.

Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC (Citadel Enterprise) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded by Kenneth C. Griffin and Reade Griffith in 1990 and formerly known as Citadel LLC. Citadel Enterprise provides investment banking, institutional trading and fund administration services to many types of US and non-US domiciled clients.

Efficiency 2.0 LLC provides software services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.