Meghan Edwards

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Aurora Capital Partners LP operates as a venture capital firm that offers financial investment services. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Private Management Group, Inc. (PMG) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm was founded by Dennis Reiland in 1986. PMG provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans and other ERISA accounts, trusts, estates, business entities, and other similar parties.

Wilshire Advisors LLC (Wilshire) is a privately-held investment technology and advisory firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded by Dennis Tito in 1972 as Wilshire Associates, Inc. Wilshire provides innovative investment solutions, consulting services and multi-asset analytics to institutional and intermediary clients worldwide.

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. Formerly SMBC Securities, Inc., the firm is a subsidiary of SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8316) in Japan. SMBC Nikko Securities America provides investment securities and other financial services to corporate and institutional clients, focusing on North America and Latin America. The firm caters to institutional investors such as mutual funds, hedge funds, and other investment advisors.

PT United LLC engages in assisting physical therapists. Its services include edispensary, new clinic outfitting, succession planning, and supply stream. The company was founded by Quinn Worden in 2008 and is headquartered in Nashua, NH.

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.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

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.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Founded in 1999 by the late Thomas Watson, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (JMS) is a full-service financial services firm and registered broker/dealer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Independence Square Properties LLC, itself a subsidiary of Penn Mutual Insurance Co. Their ultimate parent is Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. JMS is a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm provides comprehensive financial advice and services to individual, corporate and institutional investors. Their primary coverage verticals include the consumer, technology, financials and infrastructure sectors.

Platinum Equity Advisors LLC (Platinum Equity Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Tom Gores. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Lightbay Management LLC (Lightbay Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Nav Rahemtulla and Adam Lance Stein. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Aspiriant LLC is an independent, wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Robert J. Francais as Kochis Fitz/Quintile LLC through the merger between Kochis Fitz Tracy Fitzhugh and Quintile Wealth Management in 2008. Aspirant provides investment advisory and wealth planning services primarily to individuals with substantial wealth, including corporate executives, business owners, affluent individuals, foundations, family partnerships, limited partnerships, the Aspiriant Affiliated Mutual Funds and other individuals. They also provide investment management and consulting services to pension plans, trusts, and charitable institutions, such as foundations that are often connected to, and created by individual clients, but not in all cases.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC (Beacon Pointe) is the asset management subsidiary of Beacon Pointe Advisors Holdings LLC, headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2002 by Matthew Cooper, Shannon Eusey, Mollie Rosing, Douglas Allison, Felix Lin, and Garth Flint, and is ultimately held by KKR North America XIII (Polyphony) Blocker LLC. Beacon Pointe offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment and non-investment-related consulting services and investment advisory services to institutional and individual clients.

Tower Research Capital LLC is an independent trading and technology firm founded in 1998 by Mark Gorton. Headquartered in New York City with additional offices around the world, the firm manages assets of various clients.

Axonic Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 by Clayton DeGiacinto. Axonic Capital provides investment advisory services directly to its clients which consist of the structured credit funds and structured credit accounts. Investors in the clients may include high net-worth individuals, pension plans and retirement accounts, endowments, foundations, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, other funds (including other Axonic-managed Funds), family offices, private banks, investment managers, 1940 Act funds, UCITS funds, and other individuals and corporate or business entities for which such investment is suitable.

PRO-PT Physical Therapy offers orthopedic injuries treatment, post surgical care, and balance and fall prevention programs. Its services encompass pro-running, impact concussion screening, after rehab, anodyne therapy, balance and fall prevention, dizziness or vertigo treatment, and ACL injury prevention program. The company was founded by Ronald Eynaud and Todd Martin in 2001 and is headquartered in Visalia, CA.

Lansing Economic Area Partnership, also known as LEAP, is an organization that focuses on building a stronger community in Lansing, MI. LEAP works towards growing, retaining, and attracting businesses to the area with the goal of improving the local economy.

Pure Venture Partners LLC (Pure Venture Partner) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Parma, Michigan.

Altruis Capital LLC (Altruis Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Lansing, Michigan.

Michigan State University Foundation engages in research, teaching, and commercialization of technologies. It focus on providing facilities and building sites at the university corporate research park for technology enterprises, university technology-development initiatives, and university collaborations. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

Cleveland Research Co. (CRC) is an investment research firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2006 by Eric Bosshard and Chris Byke. They are a subsidiary of Cleveland Research Management Co. LLC. CRC offers high-quality equity and market research for institutional clients. They provide insight and detailed analysis into the largest companies and sectors across five primary industries: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare, Agricultural and Industrial.

Bodley Group LLC ( Bodley Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Craig R. Albrecht and Ted Albrecht. The firm is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

United Way of Greater St. Louis raises and allocates funds for charities. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.