Caroline O'Connell

Founded in 1939, Pershing LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). The firm helps financial services firms and advisors succeed by providing the technology, operational, trading, investment and practice management solutions they need to serve investors. Pershing offers securities processing, trading and operations management, investment technology, asset-gathering solutions and practice management support. The firm serves a wide range of financial organizations including: banks, discount brokerages, full-service brokerages, registered investment advisors, independent contractors, institutional firms, global firms and small- to mid-sized firms. Pershing also offers financial products including annuities, mutual funds and money funds, as well as business tools, cash management services, investor and lending services, retirement products and wealth management. In addition, they offer trading and execution services in listed and OTC securities, fixed-income securities and mutual funds.

Equitable Life Insurance Co. provides investment advice. Its products include life insurance, retirement, retirement plans for employers and investments. The company was founded by Henry Hyde in 1859 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Leadership Foundations, Women's Forum, Inc. is a non-profit community for women leaders of diverse achievement. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Motive Capital Management LLC (Motive Partner) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Rob Heyvaert, Mike Hayford and Stephen C. Daffron. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Omega Venture Management LLC (Omega Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Kingswood Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, which engages in seeking a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, and reorganization. The company intends to build a global wealth and investment management business catering to the underserved retail and private client investor. Kingswood Acquisition Corp was founded on July 27, 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.