Chris Hanrahan

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.

Canyon Capital Advisors LLC (Canyon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Mitchell Julis and Joshua Friedman in 1990 and they are owned by Canyon Partners LLC. Canyon provides discretionary advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and public and private entities.

Renaissance Technologies LLC (Renaissance) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corp. Renaissance acts as general partner, managing member, and/or investment manager to US and non-US private investment funds and an institutional account that invests in a variety of securities, futures, and derivatives contracts.

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.

Meritage Group LP (Meritage) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was principally owned by the 1998 Simons Family Revocable Trust. They were formed in 2006 as a spin-off of Renaissance Technologies LLC. Meritage provides discretionary investment management services to private investment funds for which they serve as investment manager and/or investment general partner and not individually to the investors in the private investment funds.

Bookingsuite (USA), Inc. develops cloud based digital marketing system for independent hotels. Its digital marketing system includes a content management system, multi-channel digital marketing, content publishing, online reservations, and integrated business intelligence. The company was founded by Forest Key, Brian Saab and Adam Brownstein in January 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

BrightBytes, Inc. engages in development of software as a service-based data analytics platform for education. It delivers tools and services that measure the impact of technology use on learning. It offers DataSense, a data integration service and Clarity, a data analytics setrvice. The company was founded in 2012 by Robert Stephen Mancabelli and Hisham Anwar and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Hapara, Inc. provides cloud platforms into a teaching and learning environment that helps students and teachers. It solutions empower educators to better guide and personalize instruction while giving students more ownership of their learning. The firm improve academic outcomes and support the development of college, career, and life-ready students. The company was founded by Tony Kong and Jan Zawadzki in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

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.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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

Fish & Richardson PC provides legal services. The firm specializes in intellectual property, litigation, transactional, and regulatory services. the company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Hunt Valve Co., Inc. manufactures valves, cylinders and engineered systems. The firm’s products include descaling system and pump by pass control products, directional valves, specialty cylinders and rotary joints. It specializes in severe duty valves and complementary engineered components and system solutions for applications that include primary metals, energy, process, and U. S. Navy nuclear-powered vessels. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Salem, OH.

Nationwide Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

MicroGroup, Inc. manufactures and distributes device and analytical instrument components and assemblies. Its products include stock and custom tubing, quick turn custom ID and OD tubing, specialty saw, stock wire and bar, stock fittings and parts, and brushes. The company was founded by William Hulbig in 1971 and is headquartered in Medway, MA.

Saint Martin de Porres High School is a Catholic coeducational high school located in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. It provides preparatory curriculum focusing on the development of the habits of mind and spirit. The company was founded in 2003 and si headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Allovue, Inc. operates as an education resource planning platform for K-12 schools. The firm’s strategic services include chart of accounts revision, professional learning and strategic consulting. It specializes in education, finance, schools, budgeting and finance management. The company was founded by Jessica L. Gartner in 2013 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Ellington Management Group LLC (Ellington) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1994 and is primarily owned by Michael Vranos indirectly through his ownership interest in Ellington’s majority owner, EMG Holdings LP. Ellington provides investment advice to pooled investment vehicles and institutional managed accounts.

Ufora, Inc. provides data science engineering solutions. It offers open source platform that automates the engineering code required to run single-threaded programs in parallel across a cluster of machines. The company was founded by Braxton McKee and Alexander Leeds in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.