Brian Haynes

Equitable Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Equitable Distribution Holding Corp., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Equitable Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks or thrift institutions, corporations and other business entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

TD Ameritrade, Inc. is an investment brokerage firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. They are a subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Online Holdings Corp., ultimately owned by The Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). The firm was founded in 1975 and provides online brokerage services to their clients. Customers can manage their investment portfolios via the Internet as well as through personal digital assistants, wireless phone services and interactive voice recognition systems.

SMARTANALYST, Inc. provides outsourced research, analytics, and decision support services. It specializes in gene therapy, biomarkers, vaccines and biosimilars. The firm caters advertising agencies, banking institutions and investment firms, hedge funds and marketing consultancies. The company was founded by Ranjit Shastri, James Goldberg and Manu Bammi in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1985, HEI Hospitality LLC is a private equity firm located in Norwalk, Connecticut with an additional office in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm seeks to provide consistent, risk-adjusted returns to institutional investors, which include several prestigious university endowments. Their managed funds include: the HEI Hospitality Fund LP, the HEI Hospitality Fund II LP and the HEI Hospitality Fund III LP. HEI also owns 2 hotels in a joint venture with Prudential Real Estate Investors

Hunt Valley Wealth (HVW) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The firm was founded by Patrick Horan in 1995 as Horan & Associates Financial Advisors Ltd. and subsequently became Horan Capital Management LLC in 2005. They changed their name into Hunt Valley Wealth in 2022. HVW provides wealth management solutions to individuals, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Cliffstar Corp. manufactures fruit drinks. It offers apple, cranberry, grape, grapefruit, lemon, prune, tomato, and orange flavors. The company also provides power drinks, cocktail mixers, and coffee syrups. Its customers include grocery chains, mass merchandisers, food service providers, and retail chains. The company has operations in California, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin. It was founded in 1899 and is located in Dunkirk, NY.

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

Macquarium, Inc. (Macquarium Intelligent Communications) provides web development and consulting services. The company offers services such as enterprise portals, content management, interactive marketing, eLearning, eCommerce and animation. It also develops e-learning programs and offers content management services. Its client list includes Coca Cola, Cingular Wireless and Baylor Health Care System. Macquarium was founded by Marc F. Adler in 1991 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

McFarland Cascade, Inc. manufactures wooden utility poles. It produces wood products and manufactures pressure treated utility poles, cross arms, lumber and plywood. The firm develops computer software packages which assist consumers in designing, estimating and constructing decks and other outdoor projects. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Tacoma, WA.

Confluence Outdoor LLC designs, manufactures, and markets kayaks, canoes, and paddlesports accessories. It offers boats and accessories to all segments of the market, from family-oriented recreational kayaks and canoes to fishing and whitewater kayaks. Its brands include Wilderness Systems, Perception, Dagger, Mad River Canoe, Harmony Gear, and Boardworks. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Tacoma Goodwill Industries is a non-profit organization that helps people with disabilities and other barriers to employment go to work by providing jobs, training and educational opportunities. It utilizes donations sold in its stores across a service area to fund its programs. It is also involved in online services as well as in property management and assembly operations, to provide additional funding. Tacoma Goodwill Industries was founded in 1902. Its headquarters are located in Tacoma, WA.

EMC Meetings & Events provides meeting and hospitality management solutions. It specializes in total meeting management including, site inspection and selection arrangement, contract management, housing, registration and on-site meeting logistic solutions. The company was founded by Jody Wallace in 2001 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

Butler's Pantry provides catering services. Its events include weddings, and holiday celebrations. The firm also offers entertainment, security, audio visual and lighting and janitorial services. The company was founded by Bergin Eileen, Anita Nix, Richard L. Nix, Sr. and Richard L. Nix, Jr. in 1966 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Saratoga National Golf Club, Inc. operates as a public golf course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The company was founded on December 8, 1995 and is headquartered in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Mazzone Management Group Ltd. operates restaurants, banquet facilities, an inn, off-premises catering and business dining accounts. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Clifton Park, NY.

CSFC Management Co LLC (CapitalSpring) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Richard Fitzgerald and Christopher Unrath. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Thayer Ventures Management Co LLC (Thayer Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Thayer Lodging Group founded in 2009 by Lucien ruby. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Franklin Square Holdings LP (FS Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by David J. Adelman, Randy I. Anderson and Michael Craig Forman. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Allianz Investment Management LLC (AIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2001, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. AIM offers discretionary and non-discretionary management of assets and other investment related services for registered investment companies, insurance companies, which includes separate accounts of insurance companies, and other institutional investors.

AZ Crown Investments LLC (AZ Crown Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Eric Crown and Tim Crown. The firm is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

True Collective LLC is a company that creates comfortable and durable footwear, apparel, and accessories for golfers. The company was founded by Ryan Moore and is based in Scottsdale, AZ. The company's products are made from responsibly sourced materials and are designed to protect golfers from the elements.

Highgate Hotels LP provides real estate investment and hospitality management services. The firm's diversified brand affiliations include Hilton, Westin, Hyatt, Doubletree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Crowne Plaza, Wyndham, Courtyard and Marriott. The company was founded by Mahmood Jaffer Khimji in 1988 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

ACG Seattle, Inc. operates as a global community for middle-market M&A deal-makers and business leaders focused on driving growth. It serves investors, executives, lenders and advisers. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Infor, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions and services. It offers Infor CloudSuite, Infor Coleman, Infor Birst, Infor Nexus, and Infor Process Intelligence platforms. It serves the consumer, discrete, energy and natural resources, hospitality, public sector, service, and growth industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

InvestmentBank.com engages in the provision of investment and capital consulting services. The firm provides a platform which includes data and tools for deal process. Its services include mergers and acquisitions; capital raising; and business valuations. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

PPB Capital Partners LLC (PPB CAPITAL PARTNERS) is a private equity firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

SecondSight is a company that is revolutionizing the cyber insurance industry by providing true digital risk transparency across the insurance industry data pipeline. SecondSight is based in Bloomington, IN and is led by a seasoned leadership team with deep experience in data science, insurance, and asset management backgrounds from Allstate, Bridgewater Associates, Cloudera, and Informatica. The company's AI-powered cyber underwriting bridges the gap between the digital world and insurance, re-imagining how digital risk is discovered, quantified, hedged, and insured. The company is expanding their platform roadmap, organization, and market penetration following their fall 2022 seed financing. The company was founded by Reuben Vandeventer, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Distinct Capital Group LLC provides financial services.

JD Merit & Co. is an investment bank that operates in the financial industry. The private company is based in Gig Harbor, WA. The CEO of the company is Craig Dickens.