Joan H. Fallon

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC, owned by New York Life Insurance Co. NYLIM provides a broad array of investment advisory services to third-party institutional clients, affiliated insurance companies, investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, individuals and wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated entities.

Moore Capital Management LP (Moore Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Louis Bacon in 1989 and is a subsidiary of Moore Capital Advisors LLC, ultimately held by MCM Group Holdings, Inc. Moore Capital provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to US and non-US privately-offered investment funds sponsored by Moore Group.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Dawson James Securities, Inc. (Dawson James) is a full service investment firm and registered broker-dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Ark Financial Services, Inc. Dawson James offers research, institutional & retail sales, and execution trading & corporate services to institutional money managers, mutual funds, registered investment advisors, corporations and insurance companies.

RiskLens, Inc. provides cyber risk management software. The firm operates as a platform for risklens fair enterprise model, risk landscape clarity, operational decision support and strategic decision support. It specializes in information security risk analysis, operational risk analysis, factor analysis of information risk and cybersecurity risk. The company was founded by Steven T. Tabacek and Jack Jones in 2011 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

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 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.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides legal services. It specializes in the areas of corporate law, securities, corporate, litigation, mergers, real estate, pro bono, investment management and taxation. Their clients include industrial, commercial, financial, private funds, governmental, educational, charitable and cultural enterprises and entities. The company was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell in 1879 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Vector Securities LLC is a company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Deerfield, IL. Vector Securities was acquired by Prudential Securities on June 09, 1999.

E*Trade Bank provides banking services. It is the wholly-owned subsidiary of E*TRADE Financial Corp. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

SPDR Gold Trust was launched by World Gold Trust Services in November 2004 under the name streetTracks Gold Trust. On May 21, 2008, the name was changed due to the re-branding initiative of State Street in 2007 that consolidated the firm's exchange traded fund offerings.

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.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. The organization was founded in 1870 and it is headquartered in New York, NY

Covarity, Inc. develops and delivers online post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis solutions for financial institutions that offer working capital lending products. It offers borrower tracking and notification, client portal, borrowing base analysis, financial analysis, financial document parser, portfolio reporting, and fraud indicator solutions to manage a commercial loan portfolio. The company was founded by Rod Foster and Jeff Fedor in 1999 and is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

FMR LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. It offers financial planning and advice, wealth management, retirement plans, trading and brokerage services, and investment products. The company was founded by Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Connecticut Bar Association, Inc. provides legal services. The private company is based in Connecticut.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC (Silvercrest) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin Jaffe in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silvercrest LP. Silvercrest provides asset management and family office services to families and select institutional investors.

The FAIR Institute is a non-profit organization that focuses on advancing the discipline of measuring and monitoring information risk. The non-profit company is based in Spokane, WA and was founded by Raj Sharma. The company provides a resource library for active contributing and general members to learn about cyber risk quantification with FAIR.

Fidelity Investments, Inc. operates as a financial services company. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Oliver Wyman, Inc. is a leading international management consulting firm. The company is based in New York, NY. The company combines deep industry knowledge and expertise to create breakthroughs for clients on their toughest issues. Nick Studer has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Marcum LLP operates as a public accounting and advisory services firm. It offers bankruptcy and insolvency; cost segregation; financial statements; personal financial management; tax advisory; tax controversy resolution; and tax-exempt business services. The company was founded by Edwin J. Kliegman and Edwin Marcum in 1951 and is headquartered in New York, NY.