Michael J. Rockwell

Ariel Investments LLC (Ariel) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by John W. Rogers, Jr. in 1983 and is a subsidiary of ACMI, Inc. Ariel provides investment management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients in the US. The firm also serves institutional separate account clients in Canada and offers certain separate account products to professional investors in Australia and Asia.

Blum Capital Partners LP (Blum Capital) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Richard C. Blum in 1975. Blum Capital provides investment management services to various private, pooled investment funds. Investors in the funds include corporate and state/local pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and estates, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, banks and thrift institutions, and high net-worth individuals.

Molten Metal Technology, Inc. is an environmental technology company which engages in the commercialization and continued development of its innovative, proprietary processing technology known as Catalytic Extraction Processing. The core of CEP is a molten metal bath operating into which feedstocks and selected chemicals can be introduced. The catalytic and solvent effect of the molten metal bath causes feedstocks to break down into their constituent elements and dissolve into the molten metal. In addition of various selected chemicals to the molten metal allows feedstocks to reform and be recovered as different materials which generally can be re-used as a raw material by the feedstock generator or can be sold to other users. The CEP system largely consists of process, instrument and control components currently used widely in the metallurgical and chemical industries. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Fall River, MA.

Spartech LLC engages in the manufacture of plastic products for packaging solutions. It offers thermoformed packaging and rollstock, custom sheet and rollstock products. It serves the healthcare, packaging, transportation, building and construction industries. The company was founded on April 23, 1968 and is headquartered in Maryland Heights, MO.

Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC (CWAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). CWAM serves as the investment advisor to a variety of open-end mutual funds that are series or portfolios of Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, two registered investment companies sponsored by the firm and other institutional accounts.

Virage, Inc. provides media communication and content management software solutions for video production, internet publishing, and web casting. The company was founded by Bradley J. Horowitz in 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ERT Operating Co. engages in the provision of centralized electrocardiographic services. It offers safety and efficacy endpoint collection, data integration and analytics, and real-world evidence. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Asymptote Corp. develops broadband telephone equipment. It delivers broadband services to residential and business customers over a common and global network infrastructure. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

GlenRose Instruments, Inc., provides radiological services, as well as operates an analytical laboratory network. The firm offers radiological characterization and analysis, hazardous, radiological, and hazardous waste management and health services primarily to the federal government. The company was founded by John N. Hatsopoulos in September 2005 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Trion Worlds, Inc. develops online and console games. Its game portfolio includes Rift, Defiance, Trove, and ArcheAge. The company was founded by Lars U. Buttler in 2006 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

ZING Systems, Inc. manufactures portable digital audio devices. It offers entertainment software, device and services activities. The company was founded by Tim Bucher in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Covington Associates LLC (CAL) is an investment banking, financial advisory and broker/dealer headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and was founded in 1991. CAL provides investment banking services, as well as advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, strategic advisory services, fairness opinions and valuations and capital restructuring. They focus on four distinct areas including business services, consumer & industrials, healthcare and technology. Covington Associates provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP provides legal services. The company's practices include corporate, employee benefits, health law, intellectual property, private clients, regulation and government affairs, tax, and trial. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Line 6, Inc. operates as a music technology company. It offers amplifiers, effects pedals, guitars, multi-effects, digital wireless products, software, speakers, mixers, and audio interfaces for musicians. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

Founded in 2001 by Jonathan Hodson-Walker, Silverwood Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The firm provides fundamental strategic research covering the media communication technology, interactive communication technology, healthcare and healthcare technology, software and information technology, financial services technology and industrial and consumer growth sectors. In addition to information gathered through primary research on public and private companies, Silverwood Partners also uses extensive secondary research sources for each sector under coverage. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

Ridge Hill Consulting LLC operates as a business management consulting firm. The company was founded by Pamela F. Lenehan in 2002 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

The Center for Women & Enterprise is a non-profit organization that helps individuals start and grow their businesses. The non-profit company is based in Boston, MA. The company was founded by Marcia E. Backus.

Encompass Digital Media, Inc. operates as a global technology services company. Its solutions include television networks, broadcast stations, digital video providers, sports, news, and events. The company was founded by William Tillson and Simon Tristan Bax in 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Jaunt, Inc. provides an end-to-end solution for creating cinematic VR experiences. The company has developed an integrated suite of hardware and software tools to produce the cinematic content. Its technology combines computational photography, statistical algorithms, massively parallel processing, cutting-edge hardware and virtual reality. The company was founded by Tom Annau, Jens Christensen and Athur Anthonie van Hoff in 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Have Need, Inc. provides its users to exchange goods and services, and also to in to charitable contributions. The company was founded by Jason Brahms and Josh C. Kline and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.