Jennifer L. Ferguson

Dodge & Cox is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Van Duyn Dodge and Morrie Cox in 1930. They manage money for individuals and institutions globally with a single investment philosophy.

New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC, owned by New York Life Insurance Co. NYLIM provides a broad array of investment advisory services to third-party institutional clients, affiliated insurance companies, investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, individuals and wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated entities.

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1919 and manages pension assets for active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. They are legally separated from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (Duff & Phelps) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1979, evolving from the Duff & Phelps investment research firm founded in 1932. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). Duff & Phelps provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, mutual funds, closed-end funds, and other pooled investment vehicles as well as to retail clients. Duff & Phelps is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Bankers Trust Co. is an asset management headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1917 and is a subsidiary of BTC Financial Corp. The firm serves as a trusted partner for individuals’ comprehensive financial planning, trust and fiduciary needs.

EARNEST Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1999 by Paul Viera Jr. They are a subsidiary of Westchester Ltd. LLC, owned by Pev Trust. EARNEST Partners provides investment advice to various types of clients.

Campbell & Co. LP provides investments management services. It is a pioneer in absolute return investment management, specializing in systematic managed futures and equity market-neutral strategies. The company provides absolute return investment strategies and global diversification in a single investment. Campbell & Co was founded in 1972 and is located in Towson, MD.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

Part of Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Bonds Direct Securities LLC is a company that provides brokerage, trading, and corporate finance services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Christopher C. Dewey, Lee Fensterstock. Bonds Direct Securities was acquired by Jefferies LLC on September 22, 2004.

Campbell Multi-Strategy Trust is a closed end investment fund. It engages in the trading of futures, forwards and equities. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

G-Trade Services LLC provides electronic trading services. The private company is based in New York, NY. Craig S. Lax has been the CEO of the company since 1999.

CAVU Securities LLC provides brokerage services. Its services include capital markets, advisory, raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, institutional brokerage, and funds distribution. The firm serves to the investment managers, investors, and private companies. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Investor Force, Inc. develops internet technology platform. The company was founded on March 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. (BNPP AM USA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (FFTW). In 2015, FFTW’s affiliated US registered investment advisor, BNP Paribas Asset Management Inc., was merged into FFTW. FFTW was re-branded as BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2017. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA Holdings, Inc. (BNPP AM), part of the International Financial Services division of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) (BNPP) in France. BNPP AM USA provides customized investment management services to institutional clients. The firm also provides non-discretionary investment management activities and/or acts as collateral manager for structured products such as CDOs and CLOs.

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.

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.

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.

Bloomberg, Inc. provides market data research and publishing services. It offers online publishing and marketing services. The firm provides data, news, analytics and solutions for professional, corporate and government. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Palmer Square Capital Management LLC (Palmer Square) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Mission Woods, Kansas. The firm was founded by Christopher Long in 2009 and is a subsidiary of Palmer Square Holdings LLC. Palmer Square provides investment advisory services to institutions, high-net worth individuals, collective investment trusts, investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

PanAfrican Investment Co. LLC provides software solutions. It offers applications that leverage data and analytics to find patterns and predict outcomes in order to optimize performance. The firm also provides data integrity and professional services to enable improved use of customers organization's data assets. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Alta Semper Capital is an private equity firm founded by Afsane Jetha, Ronald Lauder and Richard Parsons in 2015. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

ZT Corporate (ZT Corporate) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Taseer A. Badar and Kraig W. Killough. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

PivotalPath, Inc. engages in the provision of hedge fund research and intelligence services. It serves hedge fund allocators and managers. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.