Ben Johnson

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Avesthagen Ltd. provides personalized healthcare through convergence of food, pharma and population genetics. It offers genome analysis, transcriptome analysis, metabolome analysis and lead optimization, and recombinant protein expression services, as well as engages in the generation of stable mammalian cell lines over-expressing a recombinant protein, development of product specific bioassays, and design of novel animal component free production media. The company was founded by Villoo Morwala Zareer Patell on April 20, 1998 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Optiv Security, Inc. is a security solutions integrator, which engages in the provision of cyber and information security solutions. Its security solutions include security services, cyber operations, identity and data management, risk management and transformation; and security technology. The company was founded by Gary L. Fish in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (Craig-Hallum) is an employee-owned, idea-driven research, trading and investment banking firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Bradley Baker and Kevin Harris in 1997. Craig-Hallum provides research, institutional sales and trading and investment banking services to institutional investors and growth companies.

Longbow Research LLC is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Independence, Ohio. The firm was founded by David S. MacGregor in 2003 to provide the institutional equity research market with a high quality, independent product, free from the many conflicts of interest that plague bulge-bracket research. Longbow Research provides insights and research coverage on publicly-traded mid-cap companies in the industrial/basic materials, consumer and technology sectors.

Cresset Asset Management LLC (Cresset) is s a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2017 by Douglas Regan and Jack Ablin. They are a subsidiary of Cresset Capital Management LLC, owned by Cresset Manager LLC. Cresset offers investment advisory and family office services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, other business entities and pooled investment vehicles.

Feltl & Co. is a securities brokerage and investment banking firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They focus on emerging growth companies, primarily located in the Upper Midwest. They are comprised of two major business lines: the private client group serves individual investors, providing advice on stocks, the equity capital markets group encompasses corporate finance, equity research, institutional equity sales, and equity trading. They are a member of the NASD.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Northern States Power Co. engages in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Regulated Electric, Regulated Natural Gas, and Other. The Regulated Electric segment generates electricity which is transmitted and distributed in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The Regulated Natural Gas segment includes transports, stores, and distributes natural gas in portions of Minnesota and North Dakota. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

INB, NA operates as a local bank. It offers personal and business loans, investments, mortgages, bonds, and digital banking. The company was founded in June 1999 and is headquartered in Springfield, IL.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.