Rodney D. Yee

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. (Investment Management) (HHMI-IM) is the investment management division of Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. (HHMI), a non-profit medical research organization headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Founded in 1953, HHMI-IM manages the investment of HHMI which supports basic biomedical scientists and science educators with the potential for transformative impact.

Hambrecht & Quist Group, Inc. operates as a holding investment bank and provides securities brokerage services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Firsthand Funds operates as an umbrella fund. Its investment objective is to achieve long term growth capital. The company was founded by Kevin M. Landis on November 8, 1993 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Brantley Capital Corp., a business development company, provides equity and long-term debt financing to small and medium-sized private companies located in the US. In addition, it invests a portion of its assets in post-venture small-cap public companies. It also makes investments between $1 and $5 million.

Founded in 1914, US Steel & Carnegie Pension Fund is the trustee for the pension and other benefit plans of United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X). It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1989 and is a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corp. (NASDAQ: SCHW). CSIM provides investment advice to pooled investment funds such as registered investment companies and non-US funds and to trustees of collective trust funds. They also provide non-discretionary investment management advice to their affiliate, Charles Schwab Bank (CSB).

Blackboard, Inc. provides software applications and related services to the education industry. The firm offers recruitment, student success, and consulting services. Its services are utilized by academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, and universities. The company was founded by Michael L. Chasen, Daniel E. Cane, Stephen Gilfus and Matthew L. Pittinsky in 1997 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Full Value Advisors LLC is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of Bulldog Holdings LLC, which is owned by Bulldog Super Holdco, Inc. It serves as an investment adviser to certain private investment companies.

Founded in 1994 by Kevin Landis, Firsthand Capital Management, is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Santa Clara, California. The firm is the investment advisor to the Firsthand Funds, a series of no-load technology sector mutual funds. They also provide sub-advisory services to institutional investors, high net-worth individuals and other fund sponsors.

Special Opportunities Global Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. The company was founded on November 5, 2013 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

iSuppli Corp. provides technology value chain research and advisory services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Englewood CO.

Part of Gartner, Inc., Dataquest, Inc. is an American company that provides accounting software with powerful automations and business intelligence. The private company prioritizes customer service by ensuring that their clients can easily reach them through phone calls. Dataquest was acquired by Gartner, Inc. from The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. on August 14, 1996 for $75 million.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Bulldog Investors LLP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. The firm was co-founded by Phillip Goldstein and Steve Samuels in 1992 as Brooklyn Capital Management LLC. Bulldog Investors offers its event-driven, opportunistic style of investing to individuals and wealth managers through separately managed accounts (SMAs).

Scenic Hudson, Inc. preserves land and farms and creates parks that connect people with the inspirational power of the Hudson River, while fighting threats to the river and natural resources that are the foundation of the valley’s prosperity. The company was founded by Franny Reese in 1963 and is headquartered in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Part of Accel Entertainment, Inc., Bulldog Holdings LLC operates as a holding private company. The company is based in Colchester, VT.

Tapad, Inc. provides mobile advertising network services. The firm offers The device graph which allow marketers to understand, monetize, and measure their audience in a unified way across all connected devices. It also provides advertising solutions, creative showcase, data solutions, programmatic advertising, and cross-device attribution. The company was founded by Dag Liodden and Are H. Traasdahl in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vector Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of eLearning and performance support services. It offers solutions for the architecture, engineering, construction, industrial, facilities management, public safety and education sector. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.