Alan Gao

AQR Capital Management LLC (AQR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Clifford Asness, David Kabiller, and John Liew in 1998. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of AQR Capital Management Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). AQR provides investment management services to institutional clients through managed accounts. Their investors may include investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, other investment advisers, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions, corporations or other businesses entities.

NorthCoast Asset Management LLC (NorthCoast) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was co-founded in 1988 by Paul Dean, James Semels and Harry Suber. They are a subsidiary of Connectus Group LLC, ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). NorthCoast provides advisory services to individual investors, financial advisors and institutions.