Michael Roper

VeriFone, Inc. designs and manufactures transaction automation systems. The company was founded by William Melton on April 14, 1981 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) is a pension fund management firm headquartered in Albany, New York. NYSCRF was founded in 1967 to provide retirement security for New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) members, retirees and beneficiaries.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Deutsche Bank AG provides financial and banking services. It also offers commercial and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

CBA Commercial LLC provides mortgage investment services. It is a mortgage investment firm that acquires and securitizes small balance multifamily, commercial and mixed-use mortgage loans. The firm offers standard loan documentation, standard underwriting guidelines, online processing, appraisals, and environmental insurance services for loans. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

XMS Capital Partners LLC engages in the provision of financial advisory services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private placements, initial public offering, and debt restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by John Spence and Theodore Brombach in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP provides legal services. Its clients include Bank of America, Dow Jones and Northrop Grumman. The company has offices in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Shanghai, and Washington. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Abernathy MacGregor Group, Inc. provides counseling services. The firm offers services to the senior management of business corporations and large organizations in corporate, financial, public & investor relations and transaction & crisis communications disciplines. It has offices in New York, Los Angels, and San Francisco. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. operates as an independent insurance agency. It offers insuring deposits, examining and supervising financial institutions for safety and soundness and consumer protection, making large and complex financial institutions resolvable, and managing receiverships. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

HSBC North America Holdings Inc. operates as a bank holding company. It serves customers in areas including personal financial services, credit cards, specialty insurance products, commercial banking, private banking, asset management, global banking and markets. Te company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in New York NY.

New York State Insurance Fund provides investment advice for Insurance Company Portfolio. It offers timely and appropriate indemnity and medical payments to injured workers. The company was founded in1914 and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

Part of New York Private Bank & Trust Corp., Emigrant Mortgage Co., Inc. provides financing services for residential properties. The company is based in Elmsford. Richard C. Wald has been the CEO of the American company since 2011.

Part of New York Private Bank & Trust Corp., Emigrant Funding Corp. is a direct portfolio lender that specializes in first mortgage financing for various types of commercial real estate. The company is based in New York, NY, and Richard C. Wald has been the CEO of the company since 2011. The company offers SBA 7 (a) loans and 504 programs and have a full suite of programs and products that provide financing options for traditional borrowers, foreign nationals, resident aliens, and borrowers with low or no credit scores.

The Global Association of Risk Professionals is an organization that provides risk management solutions. The non-profit company is based in Jersey City, NJ. The company was founded by Marc Lore, Lev Borodovsky.

Since 1950, The Institute for the International Education of Students dba IES Abroad has provided students and U.S. colleges & universities with academic study abroad opportunities that foster intercultural development. IES Abroad offers semester study abroad, academic year study abroad, January term study abroad, and summer study abroad. Internships abroad are also provided by them. IES Abroad conducts regular surveys with faculty, students, and universities/colleges to determine the quality of its programs and identify new program opportunities in developing countries. The organization was founded as Institute of European Studies and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

Lucinity Holding ehf engages in the development of financial services and surveillance software applications. It offers augmented intelligence AML solutions. The company was founded by Gudmundur Kristjansson and is headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland.

C12 Capital Management US LP is a private company based in New York, NY.