Christopher A. Cotter

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.

Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund is a closed-end investment fund that operates as a commodity pool. Its investment objective is to generate higher risk-adjusted total return than leading commodity market benchmarks. The fund makes commodity investments in the six principal commodity groups in the global commodities markets, which include energy, industrial metals, agricultural, precious metals, foods and fibers, and livestock. The company was founded on December 7, 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

River Branch Capital LLC provides investment advice. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by Steven P. Kent.

Part of WBC Holdings LP, William Blair & Co provides investment banking and asset management services.