Zachary T. Fardon

BellSouth LLC operates as a telecommunications holding company. It provides wire line communication services including local exchange, network access, intra local access, and internet services. The firm also offers print and online directory advertising. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

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.

Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

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.

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.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP provides legal services. The company's practices include corporate, employee benefits, health law, intellectual property, private clients, regulation and government affairs, tax, and trial. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

American Health Lawyers Association is an organization that educates and connects the health law community. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company offers dispute resolution services, a member concierge program, and focus on post-acute and long term services, as well as tax and finance. David S. Cade has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Claritas Health Ventures (Claritas Health Ventures) is a healthcare venture arm of Claritas Capital LLC founded in 2008 by John H. Chadwick and Theresa Sexton. Claritas Health Ventures is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center operates as a academic medical center. It provides patient care, research, and biomedical education services. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization, which engages in improving the quality of place and advancing economic growth. It focuses on growing the region's innovation economy by promoting and strengthening connections. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Charter Brokerage LLC provides logistics services to the petroleum industries. Its services include complete customs, import, export, drawback related services and compliance-focused customs to importers and exporters in the U.S. and Canada. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

SPP Management Services LLC (Summit Park) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Robert G Calton and James L Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

L. Powell Co. engages in the design, import and distribution of youth, occasional, dining, and accent furniture. Its products include bars and stools; beds; jewelry armoires; kitchen furniture; mirror and coat racks; rugs; and vanities. The company was founded by Larry Powell in 1968 and is headquartered in Mineola, NY.

CARS Protection Plus, Inc. engages in the provision of automobile repair, and protection services. Its protection plans services include power train, value limited, independence, value plus, onyx plus, and ultimate value. The company was founded by Michael Tedesco and Fred R. Kohl in September 1998 and is headquartered in Murrysville, PA.

Elliott Aviation, Inc. engages in the provision of business aviation services. Its services include aircraft sales, avionics service and installations, aircraft maintenance, accessory repair and overhaul, paint and interior, charter and aircraft management. The company was founded by Herb Elliott and Arlene Elliott in 1936 and is headquartered in Milan, IL.

Tennessee Industrial Electronics LLC supplies refurbished industrial electronic component parts to end users, integrated suppliers, independent machine service providers and industrial resellers. It focuses on parts and repair for controls, servo motors, spindle motors, drives and FANUC Robot Controls. The company was founded by Bobby Haynes in 1992 and is headquartered in La Vergne, TN.

NSi Industries LLC designs, manufactures and supplies electrical and lighting products. The firm’s products include warrior wrap professional tape, easy-wrap general purpose tape, polaris mechanical connectors, connectors, connector bloks and terminal bloks, miniterms, switches and indicator lights, insulating, splicing, lubricants and panel channel, grounding, cable ties and mounts, hardware, tools, testers and firestop, tork, lighting, and display kits. The company was founded by Axel Rasmussen in 1975 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.