Thomas W. Rorick

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.

Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. (VWM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey. Formerly known as Hallmark Capital Management, Inc. (Hallmark), the firm was founded in 1986 and became part of the Wealth Management & Insurance Services Division of Valley National Bank in 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary. Valley National Bank, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY). In connection with an internal corporate reorganization in 2023, Hallmark was renamed Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. VWM provides investment management services to institutional clients, as well as to individual investors.

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.

Appomattox Advisory, Inc. (Appomattox) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Susan Webb and Oscar Gil Vollmer in 2005. Appomattox manages global multi-asset resilient portfolios and provides comprehensive Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) services for institutional investors among endowments, foundations, pension plans and family offices.

Detwiler Fenton & Co., formerly Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boston. The firm traces its origins to 1962 with the founding of Fechtor, Detwiler & Co., which merged with JMC Group in August 1999. Detwiler Fenton & Co. is a subsidiary of Detwiler Fenton Group, Inc. (DMCD.PK). The firm's 2 major divisions are the capital markets group and the private client group. Detwiler Fenton Capital Markets provides insightful, timely and focused research across a variety of technology and consumer industry verticals. All of the firm's research is published by licensed analysts. Their research team seeks to generate value-added investment ideas through in-depth research, using a mosaic approach to identify, analyze and understand changing business and market dynamics that can be translated into investment strategy. The firm's research notes are distributed daily to clients. Detwiler Fenton Capital Markets provides investment and brokerage services to institutional investors. Detwiler Fenton & Co.'s private client group provides wealth management services to high net-worth individuals. Their services include: portfolio management, brokerage services, alternative investments, retirement planning, mutual funds and corporate trustee services through NFS.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Ottawa Avenue Private Capital LLC (Ottawa Avenue Private Cap) is a private equity subsidiary of Ottawa Avenue Partners LLC founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

MKP Capital Management LLC (MKP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 by Patrick McMahon and Chip Perkins. MKP provides discretionary investment advice to pooled investment vehicles that invest in a wide range of financial instruments. They also serve as the discretionary trading adviser to certain separate accounts structured as investment vehicles.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage, investment banking, and asset management services to individuals, businesses, and governments. The company was founded by Julie E. Silcock and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management Co., Ltd. (ICBCCS) is an asset management firm which was founded in 2005 through a joint venture between State-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Crédit Suisse First Boston, part of Crédit Suisse Group (SWX: CSGN; ADR: CS). Headquartered in Beijing, ICBCCS manages mutual funds and pension funds for Chinese retail investors. The firm distributes their products through ICBC's network throughout China.

L. J. Altfest & Co., Inc., do-business-as Altfest Personal Wealth Management (Altfest), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Lewis J. Altfest in 1983 and is owned by Altfest 2012 Family Trust. Altfest provides investment management services to individuals, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, private funds, and other business entities.

Ernst & Young LLP is a professional services firm based in New York, NY. The private company operates in various industries and provides a range of services to its clients.

iGATE Americas, Inc. provides information technology services and business solutions. The company has sales offices in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Kroll LLC provides global advisory services. It offers valuation advisory; governance, risk, investigation, and disputes; kroll cyber risk, corporates finance, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The company was founded by William Duff and George Phelps in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Varagon Capital Partners LP (Varagon Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Man Group Plc (Jersey) firm founded in 2014 by Doug Kaden and Brett Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Pomona College offers curriculum in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. It was founded in 1887 and it is headquartered in Claremont, CA

NGN Capital LLC (NGN Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Kenneth S. Abramowitz and William J. Gedale. The firm is headquartered in New York.

JourneyOne Ventures LLC (JourneyOne Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Helene Servillon. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Axonic Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 by Clayton DeGiacinto. Axonic Capital provides investment advisory services directly to its clients which consist of the structured credit funds and structured credit accounts. Investors in the clients may include high net-worth individuals, pension plans and retirement accounts, endowments, foundations, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, other funds (including other Axonic-managed Funds), family offices, private banks, investment managers, 1940 Act funds, UCITS funds, and other individuals and corporate or business entities for which such investment is suitable.

TruArc Partners LP (TruArc Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Ian K. Snow. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Rosecliff Venture Management LLC (Rosecliff Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Michael P. Murphy and Michael V. Caso. The firm is headquartered in New York.