Mark Rudovic

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Evercore Wealth Management LLC (Evercore Wealth) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Maurer and Christopher Zande in 2008. They are majority owned by Evercore Partners Services East LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth multi-generational families, executives, business owners, foundations, endowments, and other private clients. They also provide services to a registered investment company, the Evercore Equity Fund (EWMCX), and investment sub-advisory services to an insurance dedicated fund, the SALi Multi-Series Fund, LP.

Heartland Generation Ltd. operates as a power generation company. Its portfolio includes eight natural gas and two dual fuel facilities across Alberta and British Columbia. The company was founded on October 1, 2019 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Sunnova Energy Corp. provides solar plus battery storage services. Its products and services includes new home solar, add-on battery storage, home solar protection plans, home solar + roofing. The company was founded by William Jackson Berger, Lynda Attaway, and Jordan Fruge in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

New Leaf Energy, Inc is a leading developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects, both distributed generation and utility scale. The company is based in Lowell, MA and was established as a standalone business in 2022. The company partners with landowners, utilities, and local communities to secure, design and permit commercial, community and utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects and prepare them for sale to long-term asset owners. New Leaf Energy was formed out of Borrego's market-leading solar and energy storage development business and is being led by Borrego's former development business management team. The CEO of the company is Dan Berwick. New Leaf Energy was acquired by Energy Capital Partners Management LP from Walsin Lihwa Corp. on July 28, 2022.

TCA Microgrid Energy LLC, also known as Pivot Energy, is a national solar provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects. The company is based in Denver, CO and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers a distributed energy platform that includes a range of services and software aimed at serving the full solar ecosystem. Pivot is a certified B-Corporation that follows a corporate strategy aimed at providing a positive impact on society as measured by environmental stewardship, social leadership, and responsible governance (ESG) factors. The company was founded in 2009 by Rick Hunter. Tom Hunt has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

The Community Development Venture Capital Alliance provides venture capital and investment fund services. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1993 by Nat V. Henshaw.

Canaccord Genuity LLC is an independent, full-service financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients. They cover a wide range of sectors globally with an emphasis on growth companies such as: Block chain, Business Services, Cannabis, Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financials, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Metals and Mining, Real Estate, Sustainability and Technology.

Income Research & Management, Inc., dba Income Research + Management (IR+M), is a privately-owned, independent, fixed income investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was co-founded by John A. Sommers and Jack A. Sommers in 1987. IR+M manages US fixed income portfolios for institutional and private clients, several US fixed income private investment funds, and collective investment trusts for qualified investors.

TCP Management LLC (TCP Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Alex Western and Phil Trench. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Trilogy.com, Inc. is a company that specializes in edge computing and cloud installations. The company is based in Austin, TX. Trilogy utilizes its Linx™ virtual private network and Conex infrastructure platform to build a unified, distributed multi-tenant cloud capability on a single network fabric to provide 1.5 million square miles of edge compute capability across rural areas. Trilogy Metals Inc. is a metals exploration and development company that holds a 50 percent interest in Ambler Metals LLC, which has a 100 percent interest in the UKMP in Alaska. The company's vision is to develop the Ambler mining district into a premier North American copper producer. The Trilogy Heart Valve System is a novel TAVR device indicated for the treatment of both AR and AS. The company recently founded the Rural Cloud Initiative, which aims to promote and accelerate the digital transformation of rural areas. The company was founded in 1990 by Terry Bishop as a manufacturers representative firm and has since evolved into one of the largest and most respected sales, service, and consulting organizations in the electronics industry. The company was founded in 1989. Kathy Slowinski has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Growth Street Partners (Growth Street Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Stephen Wolfe and Nathan Grossman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kazoo, Inc. provides employee management services. The frim offers employee engagement, performance management, recognition and rewards, employee surveying, feedback services. Its products include recognition and rewards, performance management, engagement surveys, pricing, integrations and security. The company was founded by Kenny Tomlin and Autumn Manning and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Howe & Rusling, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1930, the firm provides investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, not-for-profit organizations, and self-insurance trusts.

CSFC Management Co LLC (CapitalSpring) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Richard Fitzgerald and Christopher Unrath. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Human Capital Investment Management LLC (Human Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Armaan Ibrahim Ali and Baris Akis. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Energy Capital Partners Management LP (ECP) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Doug Kimmelman. The firm is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey with an additional office in San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Houston and Seoul .

HeadSense Medical Ltd. develops disruptive products that allow physicians and patients to diagnose and monitor clinical parameters. The firm manufactures non invasive multi parameter brain monitor. Its products used in neurosurgery, neurology, emergency medicine and critical care. The company was founded by Guy Weinberg and Surik Papyan in 2011 and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.

Acquisio, Inc. provides performance management software solutions. Its products include aquisio platform, social advertising, and display advertising. It offers solutions for marketers and agencies, local resellers, and small business. The company was founded by by Richard Couture and Marc Poirier in 2003 and is headquartered in Brossard, Canada.

AMFM, Inc. operates radio stations. The private company is based in Charleston, WV and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by John R. Elliot. Thomas O. Hicks has been the CEO of the company since 1997.

Oberon Media, Inc. develops games software solutions. The company was founded by Jane Jensen, Tomer Ben-Kiki and Tal Kerret in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Townsquare Media Broadcasting LLC operates radio stations and digital properties. The firm specializes in creating and distributing original entertainment, music and lifestyle content. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Part of ClearStory Systems, Inc., Internet Broadcasting Co. is a company that provides Web-based secure delivery technology of documents to the financial industry. The company is based in Pompano Beach, FL. The company was founded by Reid Johnson. Elmer N. Baldwin has been the CEO of the company since 2011. Internet Broadcasting was acquired by ClearStory Systems, Inc. on December 16, 1999 for $3.75 million.

DraftKings Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital sports entertainment and gaming company. It operates through the Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) segments. The B2C segment focuses on providing users with daily fantasy sports, sports betting, and online casino products. The B2B segment develops, designs, and licenses sports betting and casino gaming software for its Sportsbook and casino gaming products. The company was founded by Jason D. Robins, Matthew Kalish and Paul Liberman on December 31, 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Firstrust Financial Resources LLC (FFR), do-business-as Firstrust Financial Advisors, is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1999 by David Fleisher, Andrew McIlhenny, and Adam Sherman. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Firstrust Financial Resources, Inc., ultimately owned by Semperverde Holding Co. FFR offers investment advisory services to individuals, banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans.

Klingenstein, Fields & Co. LP, do-business-as Klingenstein Fields Advisors (KF Advisors), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Ken Fields and Fred Klingenstein in 1989 as Klingenstein, Fields & Co. LLC. In 2020, they reverted to limited partnership form as Klingenstein, Fields & Co. LP. KF Advisors provides personalized wealth and investment management to address the complex needs of individuals, families and non-profit institutions and help them fulfill their legacies and financial goals.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, offshore funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles and client accounts.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Pathway Capital Management LP (Pathway Capital) is a private equity/ venture capital firm founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California.