Ralph W. Heim

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Sandler Capital Management (Sandler Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1986, Sandler Capital manages both hedge funds and private equity funds for high-net-worth individuals, large family offices, pension funds, asset managers, and other institutions.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

U.S. Lines, Inc. provides transpacific services. It offers lines and services, ANZL, Transpacific, USL customer services pledge, cargo, electronic business and verified gross mass. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Ridgebury Tankers Ltd. engages in the acquisition and deployment of Suezmax tankers in spot market-related vessel pools, spot charter markets or under spot market indexed time charters. The company was founded by Robert Burke in February 2010 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Episcopal Charities of New York operates as a non-profit organization which provides critical funding, operational support, and volunteers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Club Quarters, Inc. engages in the management and operation of hotel chains. It offers reservations and accommodations, meeting rooms, and business memberships. The company was founded by Ralph M. Bahna in 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Great Circle Capital LLC (The Great Circle Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Hew Crooks and Paul Rapello. The firm is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Gast Manufacturing, Inc. is involved in the design and manufacture of air moving products. It offers manufactures compressors, vacuum pumps, air motors, gear motors, vacuum generators, and regenerative blowers. The firm's products include pistons, ROC-R, Rotary Vane, Diaphragm, Compact, Linear, regenerative blowers, air and gear motors, vacuum generators, tank units, and dry sprinkler systems. It serves environmental, agriculture, industrial, chemical, medical, and scientific industries. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Benton Harbor, MI.

Alvarez & Marsal, Inc. engages in the provision of consulting services. It offers business advisory, performance improvement, turnaround management, and interim management services. The company was founded by Antonio Clemente Alvarez II and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Advanced Disposal Services South LLC provides waste collection, transfer, and disposal services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

Chembulk Tankers LLC provides marine transportation for the chemical industry. The company was founded in January 2007 and is headquartered in Southport, CT.

American Bureau of Shipping engages in the provision of classification services to marine, offshore, and gas industry. It offers government, container certification, rapid response damage assessment, type approval, and maritime training. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Spring, TX.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Seaspan Corp. engages in the ownership and management of containerships. It deploys vessels on long-term, fixed-rate time charters, and high utilization rates that are typically associated with long-term time charters. The company was founded by Graham John Porter, Gerry Wang, and Kyle R. Washington on May 3, 2005 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.