Gary Mitchell Strumeyer

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Allegheny Financial Group Ltd. (Allegheny) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by James “Jim” Browne and James Hohman in 1976. Allegheny offers asset management, portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporation and other business entities, pension plans, individual retirement account plans, profit-sharing plans, and private funds.

PRIMESolutions Advisors LLC (PSA) is an independent, SEC-registered fee-based consulting and investment advisory firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Jamie Linkowski and Monica Garver in 2000. PSA provides unbiased fiduciary and investment advice to company-sponsored retirement plans and individuals.

ZAIS Group LLC (ZAIS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Christian Zugel in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. ZAIS provides a range of alternative and traditional investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts for institutional investors.

RAIT Securities LLC provides investment advice. The company was founded on April 11, 2005 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

D.A. Davidson Trust Co. is the trust and wealth management arm of the Davidson Companies. The firm is headquartered in Great Falls, Montana.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

University Bank provides personal, business and commercial banking services. Its services include ATM locations, insurance products, online banking and bill pay, wire transfer and reorder checks online. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Prio Wealth LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Seaward Management Corp. Prio Wealth provides investment management and financial planning advice to high-net-worth individuals, families, and non-profit institutions.

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).

Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC (GPIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded by Mark Walter in 2005 and is a direct subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Guggenheim Partners LLC. GPIM provides investment advisory and supervisory services to a variety of institutional clients through separately managed accounts (SMAs) and registered and unregistered pooled investment vehicles.

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd. operates as an international association of accounting and consultancy firm. The company was founded on June 24, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Shamrock Capital Advisors LLC (Shamrock Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1978 by Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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

Western Asset Management Co. (Western Asset) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. Western Asset provides discretionary investment management services to primarily institutional clients.

Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc., do-business-as CooksonPeirce Wealth Management (CooksonPeirce), is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1984, CooksonPeirce provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, trusts, endowments, pensions and foundations.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

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.

Canaccord Genuity LLC is an independent, full-service financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients. They cover a wide range of sectors globally with an emphasis on growth companies such as: Block chain, Business Services, Cannabis, Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financials, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Metals and Mining, Real Estate, Sustainability and Technology.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is the investment bank and brokerage subsidiary of CFS CF & Co. I Holdings LP, which is owned by Cantor Fitzgerald LP in the US. The firm was founded by Bernie Gerald Cantor and John Fitzgerald in 1945. Headquartered in New York City, Cantor Fitzgerald offers clients a global, multi-asset prime brokerage platform with a focus on the quality middle market.

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.