Laura J. Moran

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Part of GenTek, Inc., Defiance, Inc. is a fintech asset manager and ETF sponsor focused on income and thematic investing. The company is based in Cleveland, OH. Defiance's disruptive ETFs include Next Gen H2 ($HDRO), the first SPAC ETF ($SPAK), and the first 5G ETF ($FIVG). The company, founded in 2018, offers actively managed options ETFs to enhance income and a suite of first-mover thematic ETFs that allow investors to express targeted views on dynamic sectors leading the way in disruptive innovations, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing, 5G, hydrogen energy, and electric vehicles.

Fifth Third Bank engages in the provision of banking services. It offers personal, business, and commercial banking services. The company was founded on June 17, 1858 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

University of Akron provides public research education. Its programs include under graduate studies, graduate studies, international studies, law, and continuing education. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Westfield Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (Westfield Insurance-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Westfield Insurance Co., an insurance company headquartered in Westfield Center, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Westfield Group. Westfield Insurance-IP manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

Westfield Group provides insurance, banking and related financial services. It offers automobile, life and property insurance services. The firm provides flood, motorcycle, car, home, farm and agriculture insurance services. The company has operations in Lancaster and Pennsylvania. It serves the hospitality, health, manufacturing and distribution sectors. Westfield Group was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Westfield Center, OH.

Stifel Independent Advisors LLC (SIA) is a broker/dealer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1991 as Century Securities Associates, Inc. and became Stifel Independent Advisors LLC in 2021. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a full-service regional brokerage and investment banking firm that was founded in 1890. SIA offers brokerage services to a variety of individual and institutional clients. The firm executes securities transactions per client instructions through Stifel as their clearing firm.

BP America, Inc. transports crude oil and petroleum products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1971, the firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LP and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German global insurance company. PIMCO provides discretionary investment management services to a global client base.

Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, do-business-as Carnegie Investment Counsel (CIC), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2009, taking over the former RIA which was registered in 1991 and commenced operations in 1974. CIC provides investment advice and/or management supervisory services to individuals, non-profit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations or business entities, independent trust companies, and government entities.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Kaplan Professional provides educational and professional training services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bluecoats, Inc. provides community and social services. It offers welfare services to the families of Cuyahoga County (Ohio) safety forces employees who lost their lives in the line of duty. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.