John A. Poulson

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

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.

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.

Cicero Capital Partners LLC provides investment advice. The company is based in Columbia, MD and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 2009 by Robert Karl Grunewald. Robert Walter Neighoff has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. (BNPP AM USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (FFTW). In 2015, FFTW’s affiliated US registered investment advisor, BNP Paribas Asset Management Inc., was merged into FFTW. FFTW was re-branded as BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2017. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA Holdings, Inc. (BNPP AM), part of International Financial Services division of BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) (BNPP). BNPP AM USA provides customized investment management services to institutional clients. They also provide non-discretionary investment management activities and/or act as collateral manager for structured products such as CDOs and CLOs.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Doremus & Co. provides marketing and advertising services. The company's clients include United Technologies, ITT Industries, Corning, TRW Automotive, Rabobank, Deutsche Bank AG, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan. It also operates in San Francisco, London, Hong Kong and Germany. The company is headquartered in New York City, NY

The Boston Consulting Group (India) Pvt Ltd. engages in the provision of management consulting services. The company was incorporated on April 22, 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd. engages in provision of computer vision solutions for retail. It offer retail execution, retail snapshot, dynamic merchandising, plano manager, and retail watch. The company was founded by Joel Bar-El and Dror Feldheim in 2010 and is headquartered in Singapore.

CrossCountry Consulting LLC provides finance and accounting services. The firm offers customized finance, accounting, risk, operations, and technology consulting services. The firm serves to the media and technology, healthcare, higher education, biotech, real estate and hospitality industries. The company was founded by David Kay and Erik Linn in 2011 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Asymmetric Capital LLC (Asymmetric Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Robert Duke Biederman. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Bayboston Managers LLC (Bayboston Managers) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Carlos Manuel Garcia. The firm is headquartered in Newton Centre, Massachusetts.

Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP (Brevan Howard) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of BH Partnership Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Brevan Howard (Jersey) LP. Brevan Howard manages assets for institutional investors around the world including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments.

Quarles Petroleum, Inc. distributes and supplies fleet fuel, oil and propane. It offers residential and commercial fuel delivery services, heating and air conditioning systems, air purifier and humidifier installation. The company was founded by Douglas E. Quarles Sr. and Gladys T. Quarles in 1940 and is headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA.

Professional Facilities Management, Inc. provides consulting services. The company offers consulting, management, and programming services. It was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

PAAMCO Prisma LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund of hedge funds manager headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2000 as Pacific Alternative Asset Management Co. LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAAMCO Prisma Holdings LLC, a holding company owned by Pholdings LLC. PAAMCO Prisma provides investment management and advisory services to clients that are generally organized as Funds and to separately managed accounts established for institutional investors. With limited exception, interests in client vehicles are generally only available to institutional investors and certain high net-worth investors.

Part of Welton Investment Corp., Welton Investment Partners LLC is an alternative asset manager that specializes in innovative, uncorrelated, actively managed strategies to deliver maximum investor outcomes regardless of market conditions. The company is based in Carmel, CA and was founded by Patrick Welton, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Welton Investment Partners manages assets for institutional and private investors with offices in NY and CA. The firm seeks to generate consistent investor returns by identifying recurrent market themes across various market environments and delivering absolute returns with low correlation to the broader markets. The company's current strategies include quantitative macro, systematic trend strategies, equity statistical arbitrage, a variety of multi-strategy and customized investments, as well as ESG advantage.

MIO Partners, Inc. (MIO) is a registered investment advisor and fund-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a subsidiary of MIO Group, Inc., which is owned by McKinsey & Co., Inc. MIO provides investment advice on a discretionary basis exclusively to privately offered investment vehicles, a retirement trust and a pension plan.

Academy For Urban School Leadership provides teacher preparation and school management services. The company provides its services in Chicago. The company was founded by Martin Jesse Koldyke in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Field Museum of Natural History houses biological and anthropological collections of specimens. It supports both informal and more structured public learning through exhibits and educational programs. Its curatorial and scientific staff conducts research on the fields of Anthropology, Biology, Geology, and Zoology. The Field Museum was founded in 1893 and is located in Chicago, Illinois.