Marc Schulder

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.

Varsity Group, Inc. offers online textbooks and school supplies to private schools, colleges, and distance and continuing education markets. It also provides outsourcing solutions for the education institutions in the United States. The company was founded by Eric J. Kuhn, Bruce McNamer and Timothy J. Levy in 1997 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

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.

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.

Dataprise, Inc. engages in provision of information technology and systems integration services to small and medium-sized businesses. It offers technical support and consulting services including its Signature Network Support plans and its FantasTECH service. Its services encompass strategic consulting, information technology support and management, service desk and Cloud365. The company was founded by David E. Eisner in 1995 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a donor-supported non-profit organization which focuses in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. The foundation funds cystic fibrosis research. It also supports and accredits a national care center network recognized by the National Institutes f Health as a model of care for a chronic disease. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

CenturyLink Communications LLC provides communications services and products. It offers local and long distance voice, data and Internet services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

KCI Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of engineering, consulting, and construction services. It offers environmental, transportation, telecommunications, construction, facilities, and land development services to government, institutional, and private-sector clients. The company was founded by Jack Kinstlinger in 1955 and is headquartered in Sparks, MD.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

KCI Holdings, Inc. is a medical technology company, which focuses on wound care and specialty surgical applications. Its products include Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Specialty Surgical and Advanced Wound Dressings. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

PROOF Management LLC (proof vc) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by John C. Backus, John F. Burke and Thanasis Delistathis. The firm is headquartered in Reston,Virginia.

Blackstone Credit Systematic Strategies LLC (Blackstone Credit) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 as DCI LLC. In 2020, they became a subsidiary of Blackstone Intermediary Holdco LLC, ultimately held by The Blackstone, Inc. (NYSE: BX). The firm subsequently changed their name to Blackstone Credit Systematic Strategies LLC in 2021. Blackstone Credit serves as investment manager for pooled investment vehicles operating as private investment funds, and registered investment companies. The firm also provides investment advisory services to individually managed accounts.

Arborview Capital LLC (Arborview Capital) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2008 by Karl N Khoury and Joe E Lipscomb. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

UBS AG (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides nimble, innovative and bespoke access to solutions, from market and insight tools, to trading strategies and execution for private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. They distribute, trade, finance and clear cash equity and equity-linked products. The firm also structures, originates and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues.

Fortigent LLC provides wealth management solutions and consulting services to independent advisors. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Piedmont Health Services & Sickle Cell Agency provides sickle cell disease testing, education, genetic counseling and support services. The firm also provide wellness services, such as diabetes, cholesterol, breast, cervical and prostate cancer screenings. It serve six counties of the North Carolina Piedmont: Guilford, Forsyth, Alamance, Rockingham, Randolph and Caswell. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Greensboro, NC.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company that was established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

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.