Gregory J. Star

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.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

Knight Capital Group, Inc. is a global financial services firm, which provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including buy and sell side firms, dealers, brokers, institutions, and corporations. It operates business through four segments: Market Making, Institutional Sales and Trading, Electronic Execution Services and Corporate and Other. The Market Making segment consists of market making in global equities and listed domestic options. It includes client, and to a lesser extent, non-client electronic market making activities in which they operate as a market maker in equity securities. The Institutional Sales and Trading segment includes global equity, exchange traded funds and fixed income sales and trading; reverse mortgage origination and securitization; capital markets; and asset management activities. Its business consists of execution and facilitation equities and fixed income transactions as agent on behalf of institutional clients, and they commit capital on behalf of its clients when needed. The Electronic Execution Services segment offers access via its electronic agency-based platforms to markets and self-directed trading in equities, equity options, fixed income, foreign exchange and futures contracts. The Corporate and Other segment invests in strategic financial services-oriented opportunities, allocates, deploys and monitors all capital, and maintains corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the other segments. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Bankers Trust Co. is an asset management headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1917 and is a subsidiary of BTC Financial Corp. The firm serves as a trusted partner for individuals’ comprehensive financial planning, trust and fiduciary needs.

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.

The District of Columbia Bar provides legal services. The private company is based in Washington.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Security Investors LLC (dba Guggenheim Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Rydex Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Security Investors provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts (SMAs) and pooled investment vehicles that are registered as investment companies. They focus on the return and risk needs of insurance companies, corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, wealth managers, and high-net-worth investors.

StartUp Health LLC (StartUp Health) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Unity Stoakes and Steven H. Krein. The firm is headquartered in New York, with an additional office in California.

Pomare Ltd. is an American company that specializes in manufacturing outerwear for men and boys, as well as blouses and shirts for women.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

HyperSpectral Corp. develops advanced technologies for pathogens, VOCs, and other contaminants. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded in 2022 by Lauren Stack, Paolo Masini, Matt Theurer. Matt Theurer has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Brigh Technologies, Inc. provides computer system and designing services. The company was founded in 2001 and is located in Bethesda, MD

Futures Portfolio Fund LP engages in the speculative trading of futures contracts, forward currency contacts, and other financial instruments. It primarily trades within agricultural commodities, currencies, energy products, equity indices, interest rate instruments, metals, and single stock futures. The company was founded on May 11, 1989 and is headquartered in Excelsior, MN.

Barcoding, Inc. operates as a systems integrator and value-added reseller. It specializes in the development, deployment, and management of supply chain and mobility systems based on automated data capture and wireless technology. The firm’s services include GoLive services, professional wireless, RFID design, deployment, and support services, service contract management, StayLive services, and technical support. The company was founded by Jay Steinmetz in 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Part of Cencora, Inc., Pharmacy Corp. of America, Inc. operates health care facilities. The company is based in Orange, CA.

Ravgen, Inc. develops technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases based on the human genome. The firm also develops analysis of variations in a GENome method to diagnose human diseases using the genetic signature carried by the individuals. The company was founded by Ravinder Dhallan in 2000 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

EMFO LLC is a wealth management firm headquartered in Weston, Florida. The firm was founded by Allan M. Budelman in 2017 and is a subsidiary of Running Rebel Consulting LLC. EMFO provides Multi-Family Office Services and investment advisory services to high net worth, ultra-high net worth families, charitable organizations and businesses.

Wu & Associates, Inc. provides general contracting services. It has clients in the federal, commercial, industrial and private arenas. The company was founded by Raymond Wu in 1990 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.

Broadline Capital LLC provides investments for risk-adjusted returns. It focuses on growth capital and impact investments primarily in Asia and North America. The company was founded by Christopher Thorne in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.