John Robert Chrin

Astoria Financial Corp. is a holding company, which through its subsidiary Astoria Bank, engages in attracting retail deposits from the general public and businesses. It invests in principal repayments on loans and securities and borrowings, primarily in multi-family and commercial real estate mortgage loans, one-to-four family, or residential, mortgage loans, and mortgage-backed securities. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Lake Success, NY.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

The Century Private Equity Group (Century Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Century Capital Management LLC founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Astoria Bank is a company based in New Hyde Park, NY.

Circle Wealth Management LLC (CWM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Maria Kattan-Chrin in 2006 and is a subsidiary of MLKS LLC. CWM provides customized wealth advisory and investment management services to a select group of high-net-worth individuals and multi-generational families, their related trusts, foundations, and endowments.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Financial Institutions Group, Inc. provides investment banking and investment advisory services. The company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Thomas William David Isaac.

Pulse Platform UK Ltd. provides alternate credit scoring algorithm services for consumers. It offers artificial intelligence, unsupervised machine-learning, neuroscience and interface design. The company was founded by Aneesh Varma, Srini Sundara and Jon Bundy and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.