Hafiz Farooq Ahmad

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

LSV Asset Management (LSV) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1994 by Josef Lakonishok, Andrei Shleifer and Robert Vishny. They are affiliated with SEI Investments Co. (SEI) (NASDAQ: SEIC), because SEI Funds, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI, owns a minority interest in LSV. LSV provides discretionary investment management services in portfolios of publicly traded global equity securities to a variety of institutional investors and commingled investment funds.

Aerotek, Inc. provides recruiting and staffing services to the commercial, engineering, automotive, professional, and scientific industries. The company was founded by Stephen J. Bisciotti and James C. Davis in 1983 and is headquartered in Hanover, MD.

THL Credit Group LP (THL Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Partners LP founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Visionaire Partners LLC provides information technology recruitment and consulting services. It offes direct hire, contract to hire, and contract placements. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Lincoln International LLC provides investment banking services. It specializes in strategic advisory services including sell-side mergers and acquisitions, buy-side mergers and acquisitions, debt advisory, growth equity, special situations, valuations and opinions and pensions advisory services. The firm offers capital raising, mergers and acquisitions support, and other corporate finance services. It provides their clients with industry knowledge and access to a comprehensive range of buyers, sellers, and investors. The company was founded in 1996 by Lawrence J. Lawson and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Twin Brook Capital Partners (Twin Brook Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP founded in 2014 by Trevor J. Clark and Chris G. Williams. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

KB Partners LLC (KB Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Keith Bank and Byron Denenberg. The firm is headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois.

Human Capital Management Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of professional recruitment services. It offers technology, sales, human resource, executive search, digital experience and marketing, and finance and accounting services. The company was founded by Matthew Massucci and Bret Brania in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Monroe Capital LLC (Monroe Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Theodore Koenig. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Citadel Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin and is wholly-owned by Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Advisors manages private investment funds that are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (PanAgora) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. All ownership interests of PanAgora are owned by PanAgora employees and Power Corporation of Canada (TSX: POW), indirectly through its subsidiaries. Founded in 1989, PanAgora is a quantitative investment manager of distinct and innovative Equity, Multi Asset and Risk Premia strategies that are designed to address the needs of institutional investors worldwide.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.

York Business Associates LLC designs and develops electronic trading software platforms. The company is headquartered in Deer Park, IL.

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

Getco Ltd. distributes wear parts and related fastening systems for the industrial and construction machinery industry in North America. It offers cutting edges, bucket side cutters, adapters, fasteners, bucket teeth, rippers, compactors, adapter kits, routers, and sprockets, as well as hardware products, including nuts and bolts. It has offices in Phoenix, Toronto, and Seattle. The company was founded in 1984 and is located in Oakwood, GA.

observIQ, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise information technology monitoring integration solutions. It offers True Visibility Suite for VMware, BindPlane, BindPlane for New Relic, Bindplane for Microsoft, BindPlane for Google Cloud Monitoring, BindPlane for New Relic Logging, Plugins for VMware vRealize Orchestrator, content packs for VMware vRealize Log Insights, and Oracle Enterprise Manager Plugins. The company was founded by Nathan Owen and Carl Erickson in 2007 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients.

Reconstruct, Inc. provides predictive computer vision data analytics for construction sites. It offers visual asset management, 4D visual production models and predictive visual data analytics solutions. The company was founded by Mani Golparvar Fard, Derek Hoiem and Timothy Bretl in 2016 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

The Center for Entrepreneurship provides education services. The private company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company was founded by Jeffrey Richard Lamb.

Authentic, Inc. provides medical imaging review technology and resolution services for casualty insurance claims. The firm offers 48 hour medical expert review, 4D video of claimant MRI and written opinion & expert testimony. The company was founded by Jorey Chernett and is headquartered in United States.

Haas, Inc. provides V2V solutions. It promotes mobility which increases safety, reduces congestion and emissions. The firm delivers information to drivers, connected and autonomous cars. The company was founded by Noah Levens, Cory James Hohs and Jigar Patel in March 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

ADHD Online LLC is a mental health organization that provides HIPAA-secured ADHD assessments online with certified results from licensed psychologists. The company is based in Grand Rapids, MI. The company is active in all 50 states and is a brand under Mentavi Health, which addresses ADHD and adjacent mental health conditions in conjunction with organizational customers. The ADHD Online team is filled with experts who share a passion for ADHD and related mental health conditions and ensuring patients have access to critical mental health services. The company was founded in 2018 by Zach Booker and Randall Duthler, MD, with the mission of providing access to quality ADHD assessments to everyone regardless of who and where they are. Keith D. Brophy has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

GA Holding Co LLC (Grand Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Charles C. Stoddard and Craig T. Hall. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Facility Health, Inc. engages in the provision hospital and health care services. Its combined software and engineering services solution provides a dynamic analysis of assets that will enable facilities to move from a reactive to a predictive maintenance strategy. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Belmont, MI.

Edblox, Inc. operates as an edtech firm. It provides Elevate K-12 which offers live online instruction classes. The company was founded by Shaily Baranwal in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Micro-LAM, Inc. offers cutting edge technology. Its products include Optimus T+1. The firm's services include analysis, process development, system customization, installation and support. The company was founded by Deepak Ravindra in 2012 and is headquartered in Portage, MI.