Kara J. Proctor

Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (Sit Investment) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Eugene Sit in 1981. Sit Investment manages client assets on a discretionary basis for several types of clients, which includes public and private institutional investors, pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment companies, collective investment trusts and high-net-worth individuals.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Greene Holcomb & Fisher LLC provides investment banking services. It specializes in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, financial advisory, and private placements. The company was founded by R. Hunt Greene and Brian L. Holcomb in 1995 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Whitebox Advisors LLC (Whitebox) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1999, Whitebox manages and advises private investment funds. They also offers advisory services to separately managed accounts.

Stone Arch Capital LLC (Stone Arch Capital) is a private equity firm is founded in 2003 by Peter Grant, Charles Lannin and Clayton Miller. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (AFS) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of AMPF Holding Corp., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). AFS offers brokerage services that enable clients to invest in many different types of investments including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities and alternative investments.

AdvisorNet Financial, Inc. (AdvisorNet) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and holding firm headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1959 and do-business-as AdvisorNet Wealth Partners. AdvisorNet offers investment management services to individuals, trusts and for-profit and non-profit business entities.

Invenshure LLC (Invenshure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Troy D Kopischke and Danny J Cunagin. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Gravity Renewables, Inc. operates and develops small hydroelectric power plants. It cleans energy to electricity consumers, helps conserve and restore historical sites, and promotes educational and recreational opportunities in the communities it serves. The company was founded by Ted Rose and Mark Boumansour in 2010 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

The American Nurses Association, Inc. operates nursing facilities center. The association represents the interest of the nation’s registered nurses for improving the quality of health care for all. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. (Goldner Hawn Johnson) is a private equity firm is founded by Van Zandt Hawn, Timothy Daniel Johnson, John Lewis Morrison, and Michael Goldner in 1989. The firm is headquarter in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Galliard Capital Management LLC (Galliard) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1995 by Richard Merriman, John Caswell and Karl Tourville. They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Galliard designs fixed income and stable value solutions for institutional investors.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Northern Lakes Capital LLC (Northern Lakes Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Atland Fund Manager LLC (Atland Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Sourish Ghosh, Harshil Chahal, David Brown and Samuel Bagley. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

GREAT NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP (Great North Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Ryan J Weber, Robert J Weber and James DonFrancesco. The firm is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Creative Planning, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or business entities other than those listed above, foundations, endowments and other institutions.

National Society to Prevent Blindness operates as an eye health and safety organization. It offers services for amblyopia, AMD, cataract, central retinal vein occlusion, colour blindness, conjunctivitis, diabetic eye disease and macular enema, dry eye, floaters, glaucoma, refractive eye, retinal tears and detachments, retinitis pigments and strabismus. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd. (Northleaf Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Toronto with an additional office in Montreal.

Evidity Capital LLC (Evidity Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Paul Enever and Alejandro Sanchez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Prime Services LLC is a company that provides tailored products and services to help businesses thrive. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company offers resources and support to keep businesses open, including overdraft protection and services to cover transactions. Customers can manage their banking online or via the Wells Fargo mobile banking app, which allows access to checking, savings, and other accounts, bill payment, and spending monitoring. The company was founded in 2004. Eamon Patrick Mccooey has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

America's Promise Alliance operates collaborative network that facilitates volunteer action for children and youth. Its partners are corporations, nonprofit service organizations, foundations, policymakers and advocacy organizations. The company was founded by Colin L. Powell and Ray G. Chambers in 1997 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Telestax, Inc. engages in the provision of real-time communication platform. Its products include programmable voice, programmable SMs, visual designer, and message exchange. It also offers SMS enablement, CPaaS enablement, and Internet of things solutions. The company was founded by Amit Bhayani, Ivelin Ivanov and Jean Deruelle in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.