Chris Browne

Democracy Investment Management LLC is a private company that allocates capital based on democracy scores. The company is based in Moraga, CA. The company seeks to increase the cost of capital for authoritarian states, leading to reduced economic growth and the reverse for democracies. The company hopes to maintain a market-based incentive for democratic reforms by making investment proportional to democracy scores and never dropping investment in a nation to zero. Democracy International Fund (NYSE: DMCY) seeks to track the total return performance of the Democracy Investment International Index. Juliette Michon Cane has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Fiduciary Trust Co. International is an investment and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirectly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments is a global investment management organization offering investment services under the a global investment management organization offering investment services under the Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Bissett, Fiduciary Trust, Darby, Balanced Equity Management and K2 brand names. Franklin Templeton Investments, through current and predecessor subsidiaries, has been engaged in the investment management and related services business since 1947. Fiduciary Trust was founded in 1931 and provides personalized investment solutions to high net-worth individuals, families, endowments, foundations and institutions.

Federated MDTA LLC (dba MDT Advisers) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1997 as HBSS Newco LLC. They are a subsidiary of Federated MDTA Trust, ultimately held by Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI) (formerly Federated Investors, Inc.). MDT Advisers provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional investors.

Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (PIA) is an independent, employee-owned registered investment advisory firm headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded by Lloyd McAdams and Heather Baines in 1986. PIA provides professional investment management services for public funds, Taft-Hartley plans, corporations, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and private clients.

CCM Partners LP, do-business-as Shelton Capital Management (SCM), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1985, SCM provides investment management services to mutual funds, institutions, individuals, retirement plans and their sponsors, and other entities.