Daniel Fischel

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. engages in the provision of natural gas and electricity. It also offers value-added products and services, including energy efficiency and economic development programs. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Poughkeepsie, NY.

New England Power Co. produces and transmits electricity. It offers electricity in wholesale quantities to other electric utilities. The company electricity is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Oglethorpe Power Corp. operates as a non-profit organization which engages in the provision of wholesale electric power services. It also offers wholesale electric power to retail electric distribution cooperative members. The company was founded on August 8, 1974 and is headquartered in Tucker, GA.

CH Energy Group, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of natural gas and electric utility services. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Natural Gas, and Other Businesses and Investments. The Other Businesses and Investments segment consists of holding company's activities. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Poughkeepsie, NY.

JMP Group Inc. is a full-service investment banking and asset management firm, together with its subsidiaries it provides investment banking, sales and trading, and equity research services to corporate and institutional clients, and alternative asset management products and services to institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. The company operates its business through five segments: Broker-Dealer, Asset Management, Corporate Credit, Investment Income, Eliminations and Corporate Costs. The Broker-Dealer segment includes a broad range of services, such as underwriting and acting as a placement agent for public and private capital markets raising transactions and financial advisory services in M&A, restructuring and other strategic transactions. The Broker-Dealer segment also includes institutional brokerage services and equity research services to institutional investor clients. The Asset Management segment includes the management of a broad range of pooled investment vehicles, including the company's hedge funds, hedge funds of funds. The Corporate Credit segment includes the management of collateralized loan obligations and small business loans. The Investment Income segment includes income from the company's principal investments in public and private securities, as well as any other net interest and income from investing activities. The Corporate Costs segment includes expenses related to JMP Group Inc., the holding company, and JMP Group LLC, and is mainly comprised of corporate overhead expenses and interest expense related to the company's credit facility with City National Bank. JMP Group was founded by Joseph A. Jolson and Carter D. Mack in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Doble Engineering Co. provides diagnostic instruments and knowledge services for the electric power industry. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

California Independent System Operator Corp. transmits and distributes electricity. It provides long-distance, high-voltage power lines that deliver electricity throughout California, and part of Nevada. The firm manages transmission lines and supervises maintenance. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Folsom, CA.