Howard B. Allenberg

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

The Nashville Symphony Association provides live theatrical performances. It is an American symphony orchestra that performs concerts. The company was founded by Walter Sharp in 1945 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Portfolio Advisors LLC (Portfolio Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Darien, Connecticut with additional offices in Dallas, London, Zurich, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Main Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by four founding partners in 2002. Main Management offers a variety of investment advisory services to various clients.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

BDO International Ltd. provides accounting, tax, and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, tax, advisory, business services and outsourcing. The firm serves to the charitable and not for profit, consumer, financial, manufacturing, natural resources, professional services, public sector, real estate and construction, and technology, life sciences, media and entertainment, and telecommunication industries. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BDO Partners provides accounting services. The private company is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. and has subsidiaries in Sri Lanka. Wayne Berson has been the CEO of the Sri Lankan company since 2019.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

BDO is one of the largest full service accounting and advisory networks in Australia and globally. They excel at creating strong relationships with clients who are seeking a combination of technical excellence with a specialized range of services and a desire for outstanding client relationships. Their ability to create and maintain outstanding relationships is based on their understanding that each of their clients is distinctively different, and it is their unique needs that drive their distinctively different approach. Their clients tell them it is the way they listen to them, work with them, and how they see them, that makes their approach distinctively different.

Recreational Equipment, Inc. designs, develops and retails outdoor gear and apparel. It offers products for camping, hiking, cycling, urban lifestyle, travel, and general outdoor recreation. The firm?s products include backpacks, bikes, books, maps, car racks, dog gear, electronics, gift cards, jackets, luggage and day bags, sleeping bags, strollers and bike trailers, sunglasses, tents, and watches. The company was founded by Mary Anderson and Lloyd Anderson in 1935 and is headquartered in Kent, WA.

GNP is a premier provider of complex systems manufacturing for the embedded control and communications marketplace. The company designs, manufactures and customizes open system platforms to meet the demanding requirements of its customers' programs, using Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology enhanced by system building blocks of its own design