Rachel Hurley

Fox Paine & Co. LLC is a private equity firm. The firm was founded in 1996 by Saul Fox and Dexter. The firm is headquartered in California, US.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF).

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

AlixPartners LLP engages in the provision of restructuring, consulting, and financial advisory services. It specializes in management consulting, strategic planning, corporate restructuring, go-to-market strategies, business growth and performance investments, and accelerated business transformation. The company was founded by Jay Alix in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of steel and synthetic ropes. Its industry solutions include cranes, engineered products, fishing, maritime, mining, oil and gas, wire products, WireCo structures, and yarns. The company was founded by J. P. Barclay, Sr. in 1931 and is headquartered in Prairie Village, KS.

AgBiTech Pty Ltd. offers pest management solutions and biological insecticide products. The firm’s services include ViVUS Max, Magnet, and Optimol. The company was founded by Patrick Buerger, Anthony Hawes and Jeffrey Bidstrup in 2002 and is headquartered in Toowoomba, Australia.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Lyons Magnus LLC manufactures food products. It offers designer dessert sauces, frozen fruit toppings, sweet indulgence sauces, flashpak dispensed juices, Maui fruit blends for blended beverages, Lyons premium beverage syrups, and readycare products. The company was founded by Ernest G. Lyons in 1852 and is headquartered in Fresno, CA.

Costa's Pty Ltd. produces markets and exports fresh fruit and vegetables. It also offers supply chain and logistics services. The firms core categories include Berries, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Citrus, Grapes, Bananas and Avocados. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Ravenhall, Australia.

Verdesian Life Sciences LLC engages in the provision of nutritional and plant-health products. Its services include custom blend services, granulation services, and raw materials. Its products include Avail, Citron, Fungi-Phite, and Diamond Brand. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

TZP Group LLC (TZP Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Sam L. Katz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of AgBiTech Pty Ltd., AgBiTech LLC is a leader in agriculture technology that helps to create healthy food systems to sustain our families and our planet for the 21st century. The company is based in Fort Worth, TX. The company is a rapidly growing and transformative crop protection company focusing on science-based biological insect protection. The company was founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Bidstrup. Adriano Vilas-Boas has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Spearhead International Ltd. operates farms including wheat, barley and other grains, oil seed rape, corn, sugar beet, milk, beef, potatoes, onions and fruits. It also ferments and distills grains for producing alcohol, as well as for other food, pharmaceutical and industrial applications. The firm serves supermarkets, food processors and manufacturers in Europe. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Newmarket, the United Kingdom.

Hendrix Genetics BV is a multi-species animal breeding, genetics, and technology company, which engages in the breeding programs of breeding programs in turkeys, layers, guinea fowl, swine, salmon, and trout. The company was founded by Antoon van den Berg and Thijs Hendrix in 1923 and is headquartered in Boxmeer, the Netherlands.

Advanced Agrilytics LLC provides agricultural consulting. It utilize the field data to influence the yields. The company was founded by Aaron Gault in 2013 and is headquartered in Huntington, IN.

Sterilex LLC, based in Hunt Valley, MD, is a company that provides solutions for sanitation and microbial challenges. The company offers a line of proprietary biocides, disinfectants, and rapid biofilm diagnostic tools that can be used in various applications such as food and beverage protection, animal health, and water treatment. Sterilex is a leading developer of innovative solutions that improve food safety and enhance public health. The company was founded in 1989, and Alex Josowitz has been the CEO since 2006.

Global Institute for Food Security provides discovery research in agriculture and food production. Its research focuses on three areas: Seed and Developmental Biology, Root-Soil-Microbial Interactions, and Digital and Computational Agriculture. The company was founded by Bill Doyle, Brad Wall, and Peter MacKinnon in February 2011 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Incredible Foods, Inc. is a company based in Boston, MA. Incredible Foods, Inc. believes in creating delicious, healthy, and sustainable food based on the template provided by nature. The company, formerly known as Incredible Foods, is now called foodberry. The company was founded by David Edwards and the CEO is Marty Kolewe.

Adjuvance Technologies, Inc.is a biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded by Jeffrey Gardner and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

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

AlEn USA LLC engages in the provision of cleaning solutions. It offers surface and laundry care. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization working around the world to protect land and waters for nature and people. The organization pursues non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.