Peter M. Gorman

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) is a professional organization that represents over 22,000 public finance officers throughout the United States and Canada. The GFOA is based in Chicago, IL and has more than 21,000 members from cities, counties, towns, school districts, state, provincial, the federal government, and other special districts in the United States and Canada. The GFOA's mission is to advance excellence in government finance by providing best practice guidance, leadership, professional development, resources and tools, networking opportunities, award programs, and advisory services. The organization is dedicated to the sound management of government financial resources and provides professional development opportunities to more than 12,000 state and local finance professionals each year.

Family Office Exchange LLC provides research, education, networking, and advisory services for wealth owners, family office executives, and advisors in the United States and internationally. Its services include investment advice, management, and monitoring; and financial and tax planning, wealth transfer planning, financial recordkeeping and compliance, family foundation management, and client education and goal development. The company was founded by Sara Hamilton in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hatteras Investment Partners LP (Hatteras) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm was founded by David Perkins in 2003 as Hatteras Funds LP. Hatteras provides investment management services and investment advisory services to registered investment companies and private funds.

Founded in 1984, Simms Capital Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm offers global, international and domestic growth equity portfolios for institutions and high net-worth individuals. Their institutional clients include corporate plans, public pension plans, foundations, endowments and Taft-Hartley accounts.

IndexIQ Advisors LLC (IndexIQ) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is wholly owned subsidiary of IndexIQ LLC. They became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Co. in 2015. IndexIQ provides a broad array of investment advisory services to registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, Registered Funds operating as ETFs and Mutual Funds, and other clients. The firm offers its services to UMA, Wrap, and other advisory programs of third-party sponsors.