Lauren B. Sinai

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.

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

X-Rite, Inc. engages in the provision of color management solutions. It offers portable spectrophotometers, benchtop spectrophotometers, densitometers, inline measurement, scanning instruments, formulation and quality control software, digital color standards, calibration and profiling, light booths, and visual assessment tools. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Destination Media, Inc. owns and operates a digital video network for reaching on-the-go consumers. It engages, influences, and drives consumers to action content from various channels at fuel retailers. The firm serves to the automotive, retail, consumer packaged goods, and personal finance industries. The company was founded by David Leider, Stephen J. Kuehn and Mo Alcaptan in 2006 and is headquartered in Birmingham, MI.

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.

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.

National Association of Investors Corp. (NAIC) is a private nonprofit, volunteer-based, member-driven organization headquartered in Troy, Michigan. The firm was founded in 1951 and do-business-as BetterInvesting. NAIC provides unbiased investment education and powerful online stock analysis tools for individual investors and investment clubs.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Everdays, Inc. provides technology services for funeral homes. It designs and develops an iOS and Android application. The company was founded by Mark Alhermizi and is headquartered in Birmingham, MI.

IZI Ventures LLC (IZI Ventures) is a venture capital and private equity company founded in 2014 by Mark Alhermizi. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan.

NOVACES LLC provides management consulting services. It offers performance management, continuous process improvement, and project management services to public and private sector organizations to improve their operational and financial results. The company was founded by Bahadir Inozu, Ivan Radovic, and Brian MacClaren in September 2004 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Lucerne Capital Management LP (Lucerne Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Pieter Taselaar in 2000. They provide investment advisory services to privately offered investment funds and separately managed accounts. Lucerne Capital is a signatory of the United Nations supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

Scripps Health is a non-profit organization that operates a group of health care units. It offers medical, surgical, wellness, research and support services, primary, urgent and emergency, hospice and health care, and health education classes. The company was founded by Ellen B. Scripps in 1924 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Geneva Association provides international think tank of the insurance industry. It offers research programs such as financial stability and regulation, extreme events and climate risk, global ageing, cyber and innovation, and the protection gap. The company was founded by Fabio Padoa Schioppa, Raymond Barre, and Orio Giarini in 1973 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Temsa Ulasim Araçlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS engages in the manufacture and distribution of buses and coaches. It offers buses for local and international markets under the brand Temsa, as well as provides spare parts operations and after-sales services. The company was founded on July 23, 1968 and is headquartered in Adana, Turkey.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., Coopers & Lybrand International is a company based in Toronto, Canada.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.