Ric Dillon

The Columbus Association for The Performing Arts is a non-profit organization that provides performing arts and entertainment services. The private company is based in Columbus, OH.

VELA Investment Management LLC (VELA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New Albany, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2019 by Ric Dillon, Lisa Wesolek, and Jason Job. VELA provides services to individuals and institutions through separate accounts and private asset management.

Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (Diamond Hill) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DHIL). Diamond Hill provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds and separate accounts. The firm also offers investment advisory services to the clients of wrap sponsors.

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

Founded in 1982 by Jim Johnson and Kathleen Carlson, Parker Carlson & Johnson is a registered investment advisor located in Dayton, Ohio. Their clients include individuals, institutions and retirement plans

The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1935, The OPERS Board of Trustees – the governing body of the system – is responsible for the administration and management of OPERS. They provide retirement, disability, and survivor benefit programs for Ohio’s active and retired public workers and their families throughout the state who are not covered by another state or local retirement system.

Dillon Capital Management LLC provides investment advice. It provides investment and wealth/asset management services for individual clients, pension plans, institutional separate accounts and insurance companies. The company was founded by George F. Foley in 2011 and is headquartered in Ambler, PA.