Mathew McConnell

Van Eck Associates Corp. (VanEck) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund management firm founded in 1955 by John van Eck to manage an international equity fund. In 1968, the firm began offering investments in gold shares and other hard assets. Headquartered in New York City, VanEck provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Founded in 1994, ACF International, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Ahorro Corporación Financiera Sociedad de Valores SA and their ultimate parent is Ahorro Corporacion SA. They provide an array of trading and execution services for their clients. ACF International does not provide any internal research. The firm is a member of FINRA.

South Street Securities LLC provides repo cash investment and repo security financing services. Its services include trade execution and financing and manage a matched repo portfolio. The company was founded by James M. Tabacchi in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1999, KBC Securities USA, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm began as the Financial Products group of D. E. Shaw & Co. In 1999, they were purchased by KBC Bank NV. They are a subsidiary of KBC Securities USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is of KBC Groupe SA (LSE: KBC). KBC Securities is a specialist in annuities, convertible bonds and equity derivatives with a strategic focus on technology. They serve a range of global investors including mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, banks, private banks and hedge funds.

Part of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho International Plc is a British company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK. The CEOs are Suneel Bakhshi, Andrew Feachem. The company was founded in 2000.

Terrapin Partners LLC (Terrapin Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Nathan D. Leight and Jason G. Weiss. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Provident Group is a boutique investment banking and advisory firm founded in 1998 by Wall Street veterans, dedicated to servicing the middle markets within the Americas and other select emerging markets through the structuring and private placement of client transactions. Provident Group has a highly articulated global network of relationships with institutional investors with which it places its transaction flow, consisting primarily of large macro and emerging market hedge funds, private equity funds, pension funds and insurance companies. Provident Group's most valuable asset is it professional team, drawn from top buy and sell side Wall Street firms including Lehman Brothers, Salomon Brothers, Bear Stearns, JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank Capital Partners.

HSBC Bank Plc (Broker) (HSBC Bank-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of HSBC Bank Plc, which is owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA; NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, HSBC Bank-Broker was founded in 1880 and offers bespoke brokerage services across every major asset class for their corporate and institutional clients.

National Investor Relations Institute operates as an association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The company was founded by DeWitt C. Morrill in 1969 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

StoneX Financial, Inc. (SFI) is a registered broker-dealer firm headquartered in Winter Park, Florida. The firm was founded in 1998 and formerly known as INTL FCStone Securities, Inc. and as INTL FCStone Financial, Inc. They are a subsidiary of StoneX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNEX). SFI provides institutional clients with a complete suite of equity trading services to help them find liquidity with best execution and end-to-end clearing. The firm specializes in delivering speed, accuracy and execution quality to their customers in illiquid and complex markets.

Brock Capital Group LLC offers provide strategic advice and implementation support. Its services include merger and acquisition, post-merger integration, leadership development, real estate, and corporate turnaround consulting and advisory, independent fiduciary, and investment management. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1977, Sberbank CIB USA, Inc. is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Troika Dialog Group Ltd. The firm offers US investors a complete range of trading and execution services on the Russian capital markets.

Moroch Partners LP operates as an independent marketing and communications agency. The firm operates in media buying, strategic branding and analytics division. The firm provides marketing services for clients in the health-care, transportation and entertainment industries. The company was founded by Pat Kempf and Tom Moroch in 1981 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

INMED Partnerships For Children is a non-profit organization that provides health, nutrition, education, environmental, and social development services to support the development of healthy and educated children throughout the world. It offers family services, youth development, and education and skills building. The company was founded by Linda Pfeiffer in 1986 and is headquartered in Sterling, VA.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank AG (Florida) is a company that provides corporate banking and securities services. The company is based in Jacksonville, FL.