John Wirt

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Franklin Fuel Cells, Inc. develops solid oxide fuel cell technology that operates directly on hydrocarbon fossil fuels, as well as future fuels, such as bio fuels and hydrogen. The company was founded by David F. Lincoln in November 2001 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

RainMaker Securities LLC operates as a merchant banking platform. The firm engages in private equity market making, private equity capital formation and private corporate M&A. The company was founded by Glenn Anderson in 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

In-Pipe Technology Co., Inc. provides engineered wastewater treatment technology solutions. It provides its patented technology as a managed service to continuously pre-treat wastewater in the sewer collection system. The company was founded by Dan Williamson in 1993 and is headquartered in Wood Dale, IL.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was 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

Aon Investments USA, Inc. (AIUSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1981 and is wholly owned by Aon Consulting, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of its ultimate parent Aon Plc (NYSE: AON) in Ireland. AIUSA provides professional investment advisory and consulting services to institutional clients.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

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.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

10x Technology LLC develops and manufactures micro and nano-structured polymer substrates. It offers product design, prototype production on pilot plant and full scale manufacturing services. The firm specializes in replicating precision microstructures into polymeric and metallic substrates. The company was founded by Robert M. Pricone in 2005 and is headquartered in Libertyville, IL.

Part of Minnesota Mutual Cos., Inc., Prescient Models LLC is a company that provides loans related software solutions. The company is based in Santa Fe, NM. The CEO of the company is Joseph L. Breeden. Prescient Models was acquired by Allied Solutions LLC on July 13, 2021.

Independence Equity Management LLC (Independence Equity Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

Vcapital Inc (Vcapital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Len A Batterson and James Vaughan. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides technical and scientific research services. The firm performs basic and applied research in principal areas such as neutron science, energy, supercomputing, advanced materials and national security. It also has research programs in nuclear and atomic physics, nuclear fusion, and microscopy. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Oak Ridge, TN.

K4 Ventures LLC (Cornerstone Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Michael Craig Gruber and Laurence Kent Hayward. The firm is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

Venturelab AG (Venturelab) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Schliren, Switzerland. The firm was founded by Beat Schillig and Jordi Monserrat in 2001.

INROADS, Inc. provides education and training services. It develop and place talented underserved youth in business and industry, and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. The company was founded by Frank C. Carr in 1970 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Allied Signal Aerospace, Inc. manufactures aircraft parts & systems. It also offers automotive products and engineered materials. The company is headquartered in Norcross, GA

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory offers energy, national security and the environment research and development services. It offers research services in the areas of microbial and cellular biology, environmental sciences, information analytics, sensing, and measurement technologies. The company was founded on January 4, 1965 and is headquartered in Richland, WA.

National Black MBA Association, Inc. operates as an association for national black MBA''s. the firm?s programs and resources include scale-up pitch challenge, Ghana trade mission, leaders of tomorrow, colleges & scholarships, 100K hour mentoring, challenge, E-suite speaker series, professional training & certifications, webinar academy and black think. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Investment Management) (ADIA-IM) is the sovereign wealth fund management division of state-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in UAE. The firm was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi. ADIA-IM invests fund on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi with a focus on long-term value creation. They also manage a global investment portfolio that is diversified across more than two dozen asset classes and sub-categories.

Hanmi Bank provides banking services. The company was founded by y I. Joon Ahn in 1982 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.