Jake Barnes

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.

Harris Associates LP (Harris) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BCPE’s Natixis SA (Natixis) (PAR: KN), a French investment banking and financial services firm. Harris primarily provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and institutions, including registered investment companies. The firm also provides investment advisory services to wrap programs, mutual funds, private investment partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles.

UMB Bank, NA (Investment Management) (UMB-IM) is the investment management division of UMB Bank, NA, a national commercial bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF). UMB-IM manages active portfolios for defined benefit plans, endowments, foundations, trusts and high net-worth individuals.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Founded in 2001, Scout provides discretionary investment management services to registered and unregistered investment companies, institutional accounts and individuals through separately managed accounts. They also provide model portfolios to financial intermediaries for use in unified managed accounts (UMA).

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

Penblade, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures safety scalpels for use in surgical applications. The company was founded by Branden D. Rosenhan in 2013 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Loews Corp. (Investment Portfolio) (Loews-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Loews Corp. (NYSE: L), a diversified holding company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1954, Loews-IP manages the investment portfolio of the group.

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. publishes and distributes educational content, software and services. The firm operates through four segments: Higher Education, K-12, International and Professional. The higher education segment relates to the development of product across all disciplines, the K-12 segment relates to content development and the international segment relates to locally developed products or adaptations and translations of existing higher education, K-12 and professional products in both digital and print format. The professional segment relates to new titles and revisions, similar to the higher education segment, and include activities related to the creation of the actual product. The company was founded by James Hill McGraw in 1888 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ImageTag, Inc. develops software for content and document imaging, archiving and data processing. The firm’s solutions include A/P automation, expense management, forms automation, sales automation, onboarding automation and tailored automation. The company was founded by Steven W. Irons in 1997 and is headquartered in Chandler, AZ.

Teachable, Inc. provides a platform for teachers to sell their courses online. Its platform enables users to build a course website and control their branding, student data, and pricing from one place; import text, images, audio, video, and other content from Dropbox. The company was founded by Ankur Nagpal and Conrad Wadowski in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Prairie Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1995 and was acquired by UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF) in 2010. PCM provides wealth management and investment consulting services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, endowments, and other institutions across the US through offices in the Kansas City, Chicago and Dallas metropolitan areas.

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.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics engages in the provision of educational services. It offers courses under the following school and departments: business, accountancy, finance, international business administration, economics, public economics and administration, humanities, law, information management and engineering, statistics, foreign languages, mathematics, international cultural exchange, professional and international education and continuing education. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Part of Insight Enterprises, Inc., Insight Software Services, Inc. (Delaware) provides information technology, technical recruiting and consulting services. The company is based in Wilmington, DE. The company was founded in 2003 by Kurt Bunney. Insight Software Services, Inc. (Delaware was acquired by Insight Enterprises, Inc. from DCA Partners LLC on October 01, 2011.

Brean Capital is an independent investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1973 and provides equity research, corporate finance and advisory investment banking, equity institutional sales and trading, and asset management to institutional investors and corporate clients. Their fixed income business provides sales, trading, research and banking services on a wide range of mortgage and asset-backed, US Treasury and government agency securities, structured products, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. The fixed income sales team employs a highly analytical approach to bond selection, trade execution, and overall bond portfolio management. Under the guidance of fixed income strategists, the fixed income team uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses to create custom investment portfolios and develop targeted, executable bond trading strategies to complement their clients? balance sheets.

Penn Foster Education Group, Inc. provides distance learning courses. The firm offers coaching and support to students through academic, professional and personal support from its faculty, student services team and online student community. The company was founded by Thomas J. Foster in 1890 and is headquartered in Scranton, PA.

Gradient Analytics LLC (Gradient) is an independent equity research firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded by Carr Bettis and Donn Vickrey in 1996 and formerly known as Camelback Research Alliance. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sabrient Systems LLC, which acquired the firm in August 2011. Gradient has particular expertise in financial analysis, forensic accounting and executive behavior. They publishes academically rigorous, unbiased, objective insights into the financial performance and equity valuation of liquid publicly traded companies globally for mutual fund managers, hedge fund managers, and other professional money managers.

TargetX.com LLC engages in the development of cloud based enterprise solutions to colleges and universities. Its product features build community with schools app, connect prospects to admissions, drive growth with insights, and manage walk-ins with engage. The company was founded by Brian William Niles and Michael Crusi in 1998 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Bryant & Stratton College, Inc. is engaged in the provision of college education. It offers bachelor and associate degrees, and certificate programs. The company was founded by H. B. Bryant, H. D. Stratton, and J. C. Bryant in 1854 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

TechStars Central LLC (TechStars) is an Independent Accelerator Incubator firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in the US..

ReaderLink Distribution Services LLC engages in the distribution of hardcover, trade and paperback books to non-trade channel booksellers in North America. Its services include merchandising services, marketing and promotions, business analytics, and category management services. The company is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Part of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the company is based in Shanghai, China. The Chinese company provides commercial banking services.

Founded in 2012, Interval Partners LP is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm provides discretionary investment advice to private investment funds and certain separately managed accounts.

Learnlaunchx Management LLC (LearnLaunch) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Jean Hammond. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Pragmatic Institute LLC provides data science education and marketing training services. It offers training, consulting services and an online community for technology product managers and marketers world-wide. It offers product management, product marketing, data science courses. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Quotidian Ventures (Quotidian Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Pedro T. Mackie. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Beijing Salion Foods Co., Ltd. prepares and exports natural plant extracts, compound seasonings, and food ingredients. The private company is based in Beijing, China. The Chinese company was founded in 2000. The CEO is Xu Bin Jiang.

AlgoFace, Inc. is an American technology company that specializes in building AR and AI technology for facial recognition. The company is based in an undisclosed location and is composed of a diverse team of passionate innovators with deep-rooted knowledge in computer vision, augmented reality, and applied artificial intelligence applications. The company's technology tracks 209 facial landmarks to detect and recognize people more accurately, easily, and clearly. The company works with leading brands, agencies, and OEM partners to power face AI applications in various industries such as beauty, health, medical technology, building safety, and automotive. AlgoFace's core face AI enablement engine can be used to develop 2D and 3D face AI solutions across mobile, desktop, embedded systems, AR/VR, and the metaverse. The company was founded by Andrew Bart and Taleb Alashkar, with Andrew Bart serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Universal Bespoke Condiment Co., Ltd. is an investment holding company. It is involved in research and development, manufacturing and sale of compound condiment and extracts products. The company was founded on August 23, 2016 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.