Adam D. Parker

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.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Agfunder, Inc. (Agfunder) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Rob Leclerc, Michael Dean, Melissa Tilney and Justin Bruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

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.

Steel Peak Wealth Management LLC (SteelPeak) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Woodland Hills, California. The firm was founded by Reza Zamani and MaZ Esmailbeigi in 2012. SteelPeak offers a variety of advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Total Business Solutions, Inc. offers enterprise distribution software implementation solutions. Its services include business process consulting, data migration and management, application development, system integration, regulatory compliance, customized solutions, training and project financing. The firm offers enterprise system deployments, configurations and migrations. The company was founded by David Smooha in 1992 and is headquartered in Roslyn, NY.

Pipedrive, Inc. engages in the design and development of a web-based customer relationship management and sales pipeline management software. Its software offers insights and reports, privacy and security, mobile applications and integrations, and track communications. The company was founded by Timo Rein, Urmas Purde, Ragnar Sass, Martin Henk, Martin Tajur and Peep Vain in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Produce Pay, Inc. provides payment solutions to the fresh-produce industry. It offers financing solutions to farmers who grow fresh fruits and vegetables. The company was founded by Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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

BR Ventures, inc (Big Red Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cornell University founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Ithaca, New York.

ICE Canyon LLC is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Nathan Sandler in 2006 through a join venture with Canyon Capital Advisors LLC. ICE Canyon provides discretionary advisory services to private investment vehicles and managed accounts. Clients and Fund investors include individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and public and private entities.

Part of Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products for animals. The company is based in Greensboro, NC.

Canterra Capital Corp. engages in the provision of farmland management services. It offers asset and property management, administrative and other services in the agriculture sector. The company is headquartered in Regina, Canada.