Jim Waite

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (SIMNA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Schroder US Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR) in Great Britain. SIMNA manages separate accounts on a discretionary basis for institutions, endowments, foundations, pension funds, government retirement plans, and insurance companies and, as sub-adviser, to registered investment companies sponsored by other advisers. The firm also acts as the investment adviser to the Schroder Funds, which are sold in the US predominantly to institutional clients. They also serve as the manager and general partner of private investment partnerships or funds.

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (PLFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded by Brian Robertson in 2007 and they are a direct subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Co., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Mutual Holding Co. PLFA provides discretionary investment advisory services to US open-ended mutual funds and a private investment fund.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a private equity firm founded in 1979 by Patrick Welsh, Russ Carson and Bruce Anderson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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.

Founded in 1991 by Philip Paul, Paul Capital Partners LP is a private equity firm located in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Hong Kong, London, Paris and São Paulo.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Providence Health System Housing operates as a non-profit organization providing health care and housing services. It provides outpatient services, transitional care, home and hospice care, substance abuse programs, mental health treatment, comprehensive outreach programs including prevention and wellness, long-term care, assisted living and housing. The company was incorporated on May 9, 1995 and is headquartered in Renton, WA.

Cowen Prime Services LLC (CPS) is a broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is directly owned by Cowen PB Holdings LLC, which, in turn, is primarily owned by Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN). CPS is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, and as a an introducing broker with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association. CPS was formed in 2015 following Cowen Group’s acquisition of Concept Capital Markets LLC. Concept Capital was established in 2010 following the spin-off of the Concept Capital division of Sanders Morris Harris Inc., whose origins date back to 1995. CPS' offering includes world-class custody and clearing options, multi asset class capabilities, leading execution and order management systems, a seasoned execution desk, a range of financing options, a highly professional operations and customer support team, comprehensive portfolio reporting capabilities, capital introduction, and live, intraday and post-trade risk and performance analytics.

EnableComp LLC provides revenue cycle management solutions. It specializes in correcting and collecting worker's compensation underpayments to hospitals and physicians by insurance companies. The firm's solutions include CompDirect, CompRecover, CompResolve, CompAdvocate and ContractVue. The company was founded by David Iskowe in 2000 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Top Tier Capital Partners LLC (TTCP) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Philip Paul and David York. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional office in London.

Denver Solutions LLC operates as a trusted FDA-registered 503B outsourcing provider of ophthalmology and hospital-based services. It also offers repackaged Avastin service and ON-Q pain relief system fill services. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Providence Health & Services provides healthcare services. It offers assisted and independent living; express care; hospice and home health care; hospitals and medical centers; nursing homes and traditional care; PACE and adult day programs; providence medical group; and supportive housing. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered Renton, WA.

Consolidated Ramrod Gold Corp. engages in gold mining. The CEO of the Canadian company is Thomas J. Menning.

All American Resources LLC provides forestry services. The private company is based in Evans, WA.

Bell Investment Advisors, Inc. (BIA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Oakland, California. The firm was founded in 1991 by Jim Bell. BIA provides investment management, financial planning and financial consultation services to individuals and their trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, mutual funds, business entities and charitable foundations.