Nicole Anne Joseph

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC (GPIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded by Mark Walter in 2005 and is a direct subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Guggenheim Partners LLC. GPIM provides investment advisory and supervisory services to a variety of institutional clients through separately managed accounts (SMAs) and registered and unregistered pooled investment vehicles.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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.

AEW Capital Management LP (AEW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LP, ultimately held by BPCE SA in France. AEW provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a broad platform of separately managed accounts and open- and closed-end funds.

William M. Mercer, Inc. provides investment management and insurance brokerage services. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.

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.

The Rockwell Group provides legal counseling and advisory services. It specializes in companies going public, mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financing. The company offers securities, business strategic and public relations services. The Rockwell Group is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Founded in 1996, Evercore Partners LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Evercore Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Evercore Partners, Inc. (NYSE: EVR), a New York City-based investment banking firm.

Adelante Capital Management LLC (Adelante) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Alameda, California. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of ACM Acquisition LLC. Adelante provides discretionary management to both domestic and foreign clients that currently consist primarily of public and corporate pension funds, foundations and endowments, banks and other financial institutions and individual investors. Client assets are managed through a variety of investment vehicles including separate accounts, commingled funds and separately managed account programs. The firm provides portfolio management services within several wrap fee programs.

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC (Schonfeld) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2015, Schonfeld provides discretionary advisory services to private investment funds, trading vehicles and certain affiliates.