James Joseph Biles

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.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. (BNYMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pennington, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1995 and formerly known as Lockwood Advisors, Inc. They were acquired by The Bank of New York Co., Inc. in 2002 and is now a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMA offers portfolio management services in various wrap fee programs. The firm serves as the sole wrap fee sponsor for their Managed360 Program.

Evercore Wealth Management LLC (Evercore Wealth) is a wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Maurer and Christopher Zande in 2008. They are majority owned by Evercore Partners Services East LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and institutional clients. They also provide services to a registered investment company, the Evercore Equity Fund (EWMCX), and investment sub-advisory services to an insurance dedicated fund, the SALi Multi-Series Fund, LP.

Cerity Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Douglas Nardi and Steven Schoneman in 2009 as HPM Partners LLC. Cerity Partners offers customized financial advice to individuals and their families, businesses and their employees, and non-profit organizations.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.