Patricia Velasquez Griffith

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Foley & Lardner LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practice areas include employee benefits and executive compensation, environmental, estates and trusts, finance, international tax and transfer pricing, private equity and venture capital, real estate, securities, commodities and exchange regulation, taxation, and transactions. The company was founded by Asahel Finch and William Pitt Lynde on September 8, 1842 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Columbia Capital LLC (Columbia Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Dave P. Mixer. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Verato, Inc. provides cloud-based solutions. It specializes in identity verification, matching, and resolution. The firm?s products validate and correct identity records and link duplicate identities within and across enterprises in real-time. The firm serves healthcare, financial, retail and public sectors. The company was founded by J. Brent Williams in 2012 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Baker & McKenzie LLP provides legal services. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

Curio Wellness (Curio Wellness) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Michael Bronfein and Wendy Bronfein. The firm is headquartered in Towson, Maryland.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Thoma Capital Management LLC (dba Chesapeake Financial Advisors) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Towson, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Taylor in 1998. Chesapeake Financial Advisors provides personalized confidential financial planning and investment management to individuals, families and their related entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and family businesses.

The Rendon Group, Inc. provides global strategic communications solutions. It offers strategic communications planning and design, training, strategy and analysis, media and relations services. The company was founded by John Walter Rendon Jr. in 1981 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Guttmacher Institute, Inc. promotes reproductive health awareness program. It offers healthcare, policy analysis, program development, research and public education services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Telarus, Inc. provides software and services to data, voice, and cloud providers. It offers marketing, account management, project management, engineering, sales support, custom commission plans, and audits. The company was founded by Patrick K. Oborn and Adam V. Edwards in 2002 and is headquartered in Sandy, UT.

Bluewave Technology Group LLC is an advisory and sourcing partner that specializes in modernizing IT and telecom infrastructure. The company is based in Parsippany, NJ and has subsidiaries in Ireland and the United States. The company's team of technology experts and analysts guides businesses of all sizes to make well-informed technology decisions. Bluewave partners with proven cloud, colocation, network, mobility, security, and CX providers to develop the best solution while maximizing technology investments and ensuring long-term success. The company was founded in 1998 by Seth Penland, who has been the CEO since then.

TerraPact Aquisitions LLC provides right of way corridors for critical infrastructure. It enables the construction and operations of networks to securely connect disparate locations for the movement of data, energy, water and feedstocks. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

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.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Chatham Asset Management LLC (Chatham) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chatham, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Anthony Melchiorre in 2003 and is a subsidiary of Chatham Asset Partners LP. Chatham provides investment advisory services to Chatham’s Funds and separately managed accounts. Investors in Chatham’s Funds typically include, but are not limited to, high net worth individuals, pension plans, endowments, foundations, and corporate or business entities.