Ashish Nair

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.

SSC Venture Managers LLC (SSC Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. Prior to March 2021, they were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Their direct owner is Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). EVM offers advisory services in a variety of equity, income, mixed-asset and alternative strategies to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

PSG Equity LLC (PSG Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm headquartered in Boston, MA.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Providence Equity Partners LLC (Providence Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Glenn Creamer and Jonathan M. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Banneker Partners LLC (Banneker Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by James Stephen Davis. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Fifth Down Capital Partners LLC (Fifth Down Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Andrew Spellman. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Gemini Investors LLC (Gemini Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by James J. Goodman. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

True Wind Capital Management LP (True Wind Capital Management) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2015 by Adam Clammer and James H. Greene, Jr.. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Hint Health, Inc. operates membership management and billing platform for direct care, direct primary care and concierge medicine providers. Its platform comprises tools that streamline membership administration and billing for providers and their patient, employer, and health plan clients. The company was founded in 2013 by Graham Melcher and Zak Holdsworth and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Growth Catalyst Partners LLC (Growth Catalyst Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Jim Tenbroek and Scott Peters. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

RIVERSIDE CREDIT SOLUTIONS is a subsidiary of Riverside Partners LLC (New York) founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Massachusetts.

Edgewood Management LLC (Edgewood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. They are principally owned by Edgewood Management Co. I, Inc. The firm was founded in 1974 as a family office that provides asset management services to family groups and substantial net worth individuals. Edgewood currently manages assets on behalf of individuals, family groups and institutions including endowments, foundations and pension plans.

Advise Technologies LLC provides software solutions and services. The firm's products include consensus, vault, signal, and regulatory. The company was founded by Doug Schwenk in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SLR Capital Partners LLC (SLR Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in New York City and is formerly known as Solar Capital Partners LLC.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Q'Max Solutions, Inc. provides solutions for local drilling needs. The firm offers solutions and services in drilling and completion fluids, solids control and waste management, wellbore cleanup, transportation services and technical testing and analysis services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Goodwest Industries, Inc. provides foodservice dispensing solutions. It offers dispensing solutions and beverage solutions. The firm products include coffee creamer, coffee creamer dispensers, iced coffee and iced coffee dispensers. The company was founded by Bill Goodwin and Jim West in 1994 and is headquartered in Douglassville, PA.

Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services to the hardware and infrastructure, software and internet, life science and healthcare, energy and resource innovation, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Avesi Partners LLC (Avesi Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Consonance Capital Partners LLC (Consonance Capital Partners ) is a venture capital subsidiary of Consonance Capital Group founded in 2005 by Mitchell Blutt, MD, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Benjamin Edmands and Stephen McKenna. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Sun Life Financial, Inc., Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc. is a company based in Wellesley Hills, MA.

Kline Hill Partners LP (Kline Hill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Michael Bego. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Paragon JV Partners LLC (PJVP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. PJVP provides investment advice to Paragon Associates II Joint Venture (PAJV).

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management) (MSK-IM) is the investment management division of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 1960 to coordinate and guide the overall policy for Memorial Hospital and the Sloan Kettering Institute, and in 1980 these entities were unified into a single institution, with a single president and CEO. MSK-IM manages the investment portfolio of MSK.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM (US)) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSX: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately offered unregistered investment funds.

Paragon Integrated Services Group LLC provides fluids management, dewatering, desludging, and water remediation services to the environmental and energy industries worldwide. Paragon ISG is based in Houston, TX, and Rafael Andres Diaz-Granados has been the CEO of the company since 2020. The company deploys experienced fluid engineers to ensure the right composition is used at each stage of the drilling process and delivers customized packages for each customer's needs. Paragon ISG empowers all employees to take an active role in the safety process and has a leadership that reinforces the safety culture through communication, training, and audits. The company has been awarded a bronze medal from Ecovadis for its commitment to reducing its environmental impact and that of its customers.

CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (CBRE IMLRA) is an investment advisor headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. They are a subsidiary of CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG), a global commercial real estate services firm. Formerly known as CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, the firm was founded and formed in 2011 through CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.'s acquisition of ING Clarion Real Estate Securities (CRES) from Netherlands-based ING Group NV. CB Richard Ellis Group acquired substantially all of ING's real estate investment management operations in Europe and Asia. CBRE IMLRA manages portfolios of real asset securities, such as listed real estate, listed infrastructure, and midstream energy for institutional clients.