Jeffrey F Brown

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Stone Arch Capital LLC (Stone Arch Capital) is a private equity firm is founded in 2003 by Peter Grant, Charles Lannin and Clayton Miller. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Corinthian Capital Group LLC (Corinthian Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Steven J. Kumble, C. Kenneth Clay and Peter Van Raalte . The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

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.

Berkeley Process Control, Inc. develops and supplies automation solutions for nuclear medicine and semiconductor fabrication. It offers motion & machine controllers, and distributed input/output controllers for various devices and machines in telecommunications/optical fiber, medical, industrial automation, and semiconductor equipment manufacturing companies. It also provides semiconductor components, such as wafer pre-aligners, buffers, software tools, calibration technologies, semiconductor toolkits, proof testing fiber rewind machines, and transferring take-up machine used in the design and manufacturing of optical fiber and nuclear canister welders. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Richmond, CA.

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Ipreo LLC provides software services to participants in capital markets. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a professional society with over 60,000 members in more than 110 countries. The private company is based in New York, NY, and has subsidiaries in the United States. AIChE offers various programs, including e-learning, webinars, and career advancement, to help chemical engineers at every career juncture bridge the skills gap created by the rush of technology, changing work styles, and unprecedented societal needs. Founded in 1908, AIChE is a focal point for information exchange on the frontiers of chemical engineering research in areas such as energy, sustainability, biological and environmental engineering, nanotechnology, and chemical plant safety and security.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi operates as a society dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence. The non-profit company is based in Baton Rouge, LA.

Allianz SE (Research Firm) (Allianz Research) is the investment research division of Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1890, Allianz Research analyzes economic, industrial, interest rate and currency developments as well as medium and long-term trends on the equity and bond markets.

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.

Part of Parker-Hannifin Corp., Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Ltd. is a British company that manufactures motion and control systems. The company is based in Hemel, UK.

MeTEOR Education LLC provides classroom, technology and administrative furniture for educational and institutional markets. It provides design, consulting, project management, and installation services to public and private schools, colleges and universities. The firm specializes in larger projects where a school district is undergoing a major expansion or renovation. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

Berman Capital Advisors LLC is a multi-family office headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Justin Berman in 2010. In 2021, they were acquired by Cresset Asset Management LLC, which is ultimately owned by Cresset Capital Management LLC. Berman Capital Advisors provides family office services, wealth management, and investment consulting services to a select group of high-net-worth families.

LM Wind Power Service & Logistics manufactures and repairs wind blades. It builds reliable rotor blades to reduce the cost of energy and power a cleaner world with wind turbines. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Sunny River Management LLC (Sunny River Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Part of Volkswagen AG, MAN Diesel & Turbo North America, Inc. supplies marine gas and diesel engines and turbo machinery. The company is based in Woodbridge, NJ.

Trusight LLC is a deal origination services company that specializes in providing sellers and their investment banks with access to the right investors quickly. The private company is based in Philadelphia, PA and was founded by Thomas E. Bonney and Dan Mahoney. The company has an active distribution channel network of over 500 private equity, family office funds, and high-net worth individuals, which allows them to deliver access to buyers that are specifically interested in the SMB markets they serve and are prescreened to determine fit. Trusight focuses on buyouts, majority recapitalization, and growth investments for companies between $1 million and $10 million in EBITDA.

Lyric Capital Management Group LP (Lyric Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Jon singer and Ross Cameron. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Northern Lakes Capital LLC (Northern Lakes Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Part of DigitalBridge Group, Inc., NorthStar Securities LLC is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Greenwood Village, CO.

Venturesouth Capital LLC (Venturesouth Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by R.Matthew Dunbar, Charlie Banks and Paul Clark. The firm is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

Nemo Tile Co., Inc. is a trusted institution in the tile and stone industry, offering a modern approach to stone and a tailored approach from quarry to site. The company is based in Queens, NY, and has subsidiaries in the Northeast. The American company studies their clients' needs on a project-specific basis, tailoring their approach to each unique project. Nemo is the established source in porcelain, ceramics, glass, metal tiles, and stone surfacing materials, with a collection carefully curated by a team of innovative design professionals who look ahead for new unique trends. Nemo was founded in 1921 and has been led by CEO Matthew Karlin since 2002.

Climate Pros, Inc. engages in the provision of heat, ventilation, air condition, and refrigeration systems services. It offers preventative maintenance, equipment repair, new and pre-owned equipment sales and installation, energy management systems, turn-key project management, finish and rough carpentry and electrical installation, and repair services. The company was founded by Todd Ernest in 2006 and is headquartered in Glendale Heights, IL.