Joseph N. Stevens

Founded in 1996 by Frank Lilly and Samuel 'Skip' Halpern, Independent Fiduciary Services Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm provides investment advisory services to institutional investors including ERISA employee benefit plans (including corporate and Taft-Hartley pension, 401k and welfare funds), public pension funds, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations and charitable organizations

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.