Michael Cook

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance services. It offers term life, major medical, annuities, disability, long term care, and consultancy services to trades unions, individuals, and business marketplace. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Independence Blue Cross LLC provides health insurance and other related services. It offers managed care, traditional indemnity, medicare, and medicaid services. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

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.

Cinven Group Ltd (Cinven Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1977. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

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 .

Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sarmayacar Ltd. (Sarmayacar) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Rabeel Hamza Warraich. The firm is headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan.

SSC Manager LLC (SSC Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Ian J. Berg and Wayne D. Kimmel. The firm is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 2009, WR Securities LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. They provide securities dealer services, as well as merger and acquisition advisory services. WR Securities also participates as an underwriter or selling group member in public offerings. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. WR Securities in a member of FINRA.

Hill+Knowlton Strategies LLC provide international communications consultancy services. It helps brands and the public communicate. The firm offers senior counsel, insightful research and strategic communications throughout the world. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dorland Global Corp. provides global marketing, medical education, public relations and strategic consulting services. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Jefferies International Ltd. (JIL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Holdings II Ltd., ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. JIL provides broking services to various investors.

Philly Seafood, Inc. is an American family-owned shrimp distribution company that supplies shrimp to grocery retailers and restaurant distributors. The private company oversees the marketing and sales of their family's shrimp production and pride themselves on superior customer service, integrity, and healthy shrimp.

Two39 Ventures LLC (Two39 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm headquartered in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Waterbear Ventures is a venture Capital firm founded in 2022 by Jonathan Taylor and Kyle Samelson. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Arc Care, Inc. engages in the development and operation of a virtual healthcare platform. The company was founded by Cassie Choi and Neil Batlivala and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Arena Labs, Inc. is a company that offers a content and data platform called Arena Strive. The company is based in Nashville, TN. The platform is designed to improve clinician performance and prevent burnout. The company was founded by Brian Ferguson and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Windham Venture Management LLC (Windham Venture Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Joe Proto, Roger Fine and Adam Fine. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Dreamit Ventures LLC (Dreamit Ventures) is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2008 by David Bookspan, Michael Levinson and Steve D. Welch. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with an office in New York, NY.

Wuhan Kedu Information Technology Co., Ltd. provides software and information technology services. It offers operational management systems, information management system software, restaurant management software, and consultation services. The company was founded on July 29, 2008 and is headquartered in Wuhan, China.