Charlene Barshefsky

MDC Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of marketing, advertising, activation, communications and strategic consulting solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Integrated Networks-Group A, Integrated Networks-Group B, Media & Data Network, and All Other. The Integrated Networks-Group A and Integrated Networks-Group B segments provide a range of services for its clients, primarily including strategy, creative and production for advertising campaigns across a variety of platforms, which includes print, digital, social media, television broadcast, as well as public relations and communications services, experiential, social media and influencer marketing. The Media & Data Network segment is comprised of a single operating segment that combines media buying and planning across a range of platforms with technology and data capabilities. The All Other segment provides a range of services including advertising, public relations and marketing communication services. The Corporate segment consists of corporate office expenses incurred in connection with the strategic resources. The company was founded on December 19, 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC engages in the ownership and operation of hotels and resorts. It also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., which provides vacation experiences through villa-style resorts. The firm operates hotel business in three separate hotel segments: the Americas, EAME and Asia Pacific. Each hotel segment owns and leases hotels and resorts operated primarily under their proprietary brand names includes St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and Element. The company was founded by Barry Stuart Sternlicht in 1995 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC is a biopharmaceutical company, which is engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases with operations in the United States and France. Currently, its primary research and development focus is on the treatment of patients with hepatitis C virus, or HCV, using nucleotide polymerase inhibitors and NS5A inhibitors. Idenix Pharmaceuticals was founded by Jean-Pierre Sommadossi and Raymond F. Schinazi in May 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.