John Agapito

Asia Society is an educational organization that aims to promote mutual understanding and strengthen partnerships among people, leaders, and institutions. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. The company was founded by Tom W. Su and Luis Juan L. Virata.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

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.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, 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.

The US-China Business Council is an organization that provides information, advisory, advocacy, and program services to its members. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company focuses on shaping the relationship between the United States and China. USCBC offers research and analyses on Chinese government personnel, member newsletters, and advisory services to answer sector-specific and general investment questions.

The Asia Foundation provides social services. It is committed to the development of a peaceful and open Asia-Pacific region. It supports Asian initiatives to improve governance, law, and civil society; women empowerment; economic reform and development; sustainable development and the environment; and international relations. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

TradeStation Group, Inc. through its principal operating subsidiaries, TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc. offers the TradeStation analysis and trading platform to the active trader and certain institutional trader markets. The TradeStation platform offers state-of-the-art electronic order execution and enables clients to design, test, optimize, monitor and automate their own custom Equities, Options, Futures and Forex trading strategies. TradeStation Securities, Inc. (Member NYSE, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC & NFA) is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant, and also a member of the Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange and NASDAQ OMX. Its TradeStation Prime Services division, based in New York, seeks to provide prime brokerage services, including securities lending, to small and mid-sized hedge funds and other firms. TradeStation Forex, Inc. (Member NFA) is a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) that exclusively provides the company’s forex brokerage offering. The company’s technology subsidiary, TradeStation Technologies, Inc. develops and offers strategy trading software tools and subscription services. Its London-based subsidiary, TradeStation Europe Limited, an FSA-authorized brokerage firm, introduces UK and other European accounts to TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc. TradeStation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group, one of the largest online financial services providers in Japan. Monex Group acquired TradeStation in June 2011 as an important step in achieving its goal to become a leading global integrated online financial services group.

RHJ International Ltd. operates as an export-oriented company that specializes in domestic lighting products and accessories. The firm’s products include acrylic beads, aluminium, crystal glass, glass pendant, mirror disc pendant, and lampshades. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

St. Albans School is an independent boys school and private sixth form located in St. Albans, UK. It is one of the oldest private schools in the world and has a reputation for outstanding exam results. The school offers education for students in their first two years, 11+ and 12+, as well as scholarships and bursaries.

Part of Philip Morris International, Inc., Philip Morris Sabanci Sigara ve Tütüncülük Sanayi is a cigarette manufacturing company based in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish company's main focus is on manufacturing cigarettes. The company was founded in 1991 and the CEO is Jacek Olczak.

UDC Finance Ltd. engages in the provision of finance for plant, vehicles, machinery, and equipment. It offers financial services to transport, forestry, agriculture, and manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Newmarket, New Zealand.

Hospital for Special Surgery provides healthcare services. Its services include orthopedic, rheumatology, and rehabilitation specific surgery services. The company was founded by James A. Knight and Robert M. Hartley in 1863 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

New York Philharmonic provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Banco Crefisul SA provides banking services.

Part of The Arena Group Holdings, Inc., Six Apart Ltd. is a company that builds websites using a powerful content management system called Movable Type. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company's blogging software and static publishing platform make site management easy and effective. The company was founded in 2001 by Mena G. Trott, Benjamin Trott, Ben Trott, Reid G. Hoffman. Nobuhiro Seki has been the CEO of the company since 2003.

IBM Global Technology Services provides IT infrastructure and business process services. Its services include strategic, business transformation outsourcing, integrated technology, and global delivery services. The company was founded in 1991 and is located in Armonk, NY.

Scenic Hudson, Inc. preserves land and farms and creates parks that connect people with the inspirational power of the Hudson River, while fighting threats to the river and natural resources that are the foundation of the valley’s prosperity. The company was founded by Franny Reese in 1963 and is headquartered in Poughkeepsie, NY.

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio Series is an open-end management investment company. Its series include three managed portfolios-conservative, moderate and enhanced, which helps retirees address their income and longevity needs. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund invests in financial securities. It provides over the long term, a high level of total return to the investors. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. provides investment services.

Mastercard International, Inc. provides credit card services. It provides access to round-trip bill payment and presentment for industry providers. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.