Bob S. Tull

Markland Technologies, Inc. provides remote sensing technology products and services to the U.S. department of defense and various intelligence agencies. It also provide to the department of Homeland Security products, services and emerging technologies to protect country's boarders, infrastructure assets and personnel. The company consists of four business areas: remote sensor systems for military and intelligence applications; chemical detectors; boarder security; and imaging and surveillance. The company was founded in November 1995 and is headquartered in Warwick, RI.

Strategic Mining Corp. engages in the exploration and development of gold properties in West Africa. The company was founded on August 24, 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Firstrade Securities, Inc. is a fintech online brokerage based in Flushing, NY that offers commission-free trading on stocks, ETFs, options, mutual funds, and fixed income through its mobile apps and web platform. The private company provides a full line of investment products, no-fee IRA retirement services, and advanced tools to help self-directed investors take control of their financial future. Firstrade is committed to excellence and client experience first, and has received numerous awards for its customer service, ease of use, and low fees. The company's mission is to empower its customers with the most advanced technology to make it simpler and seamless to execute their investment strategies. Firstrade Securities has subsidiaries in the United States.

Ally Invest Group, Inc. provides investment brokerage and advisory services to investors through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The company was founded by Donato A. Montanaro Jr., Peter Seed, Thomas A. Desmond, Philip A. Claxton and Richard J. Hagen Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC provides securities listing, trading and information products and services. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Millennium Information Technologies Ltd. provides information technology solutions. It specializes in IT solutions for the financial and telecom industries. The firm also offers information technology infrastructure and consulting services. Its capital markets products include Millennium Exchange, Millennium SOR, Millennium MarketData, Millennium Surveillance, Millennium PostTrade and Millennium Gateway. The company was founded by Anthony Mahinda Thomas Weeresinghe in 1996 and is headquartered in Malabe, Sri Lanka.

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.

Russell Investments Ltd. (RIL) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1979 and is a subsidiary of Russell Investments Systems Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Russell Investment Management LLC in the US. RIL provides investment management and investment consulting services for institutions, financial advisors, and individual investors.

Euronext Growth Milan engages in the organization and management of the Italian stock exchange. Its activities include: overseeing transaction activities; defining the rules and procedures for admission and listing on the market for issuing companies, as well as for intermediaries; and the supervision of listed company disclosures. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Lazard Group LLC provides financial advisory, asset management, and other financial services. The firm offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory, middle market advisory, capital markets and capital structure advisory, sovereign advisory, restructuring, and private fund advisory. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

FTSE International Ltd. is the brokerage subsidiary of FTSE Group in Great Britain, a global leader in indexing and analytical solutions which calculates thousands of unique indexes that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in countries worldwide. Established in 1995, FTSE International Ltd. creates, manages and provides a range of equity, fixed-income, real estate, currency, commodity, non market-cap, regional and partner, alternative, responsible investment, investment strategy, and customized indexes on a standard and custom basis. Their indexes are used by investors for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a range of index tracking funds. Based in London, the firm has additional offices in London, Beijing, Dubai, Milan, Mumbai, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Shanghai, and Tokyo. They also publish and distribute monthly and annual performance and research reports.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bear Stearns Trading Risk Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY.

Velocity Capital BV (Velocity Capital) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2005 by Willem Willemstein. The firm is headquartered in Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Child & Family Service is a Hawaii-born, impact-driven, community-based organization founded in 1899. The non-profit company is based in Ewa Beach, HI and has subsidiaries in the United States. Child & Family Service offers statewide support, counseling, and therapeutic programs to strengthen families and foster the healthy development of children. The company's programs help individuals and families heal from trauma, prevent abuse and neglect, and break the cycle of generational poverty. The company offers over 45 programs statewide and has touched the lives of over 75,000 people in FY2022. The company also offers charitable gift planning, volunteer opportunities, and events to support their mission.

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. provides financial regulatory services. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Richard B. Jennings, Vince Means.

Able Global Partners LLC focuses on investing in middle market companies located in the US and Canada, as well as public companies that want to become private. Able Global Partners LLC is based in Bermuda with offices in New York, NY and Toronto, Canada. Able Global Partners is a private equity firm that provides equity financing for growth, development, and acquisition. The firm has over 80 years of experience in the middle market arena and has closed over 90 transactions in the last four years. The company has a dedicated $700 million private equity fund, capitalized by their partners and institutions. In 2009, they initiated an investment banking division to service their institutional clients.

Turquoise Trading Ltd. provides electronic execution services to buyers and sellers of pan-European equities, delivering differentiated value throughout the trading process. The firm's multi-lateral trading facility (MTF) operates uniformly across 15 European markets with a unique market model, a fully risk-managed clearing solution and efficient economics. Its MTF's integrated market combines dark and visible orders to increase execution and price improvement for small orders, whilst minimizing information leakage and market impact for larger, institutional-size orders. Turquoise technology delivers high throughput and ultra-fast response times to the most demanding trading specifications in the world.

Part of Forbes Media LLC, Forbes Magazine publishes magazines. The company is based in Jersey City, NJ.

Cloud Technology Partners, Inc. provides cloud computing consulting services for migrating, developing and managing cloud applications and infrastructures. Its solutions include cloud strategy and economics, cloud security and governance, application portfolio assessment, application migration, cloud native development, application modernization, big data and analytics, and tools and technologies. The company was founded by Christopher H. Greendale. Erik W. Sebesta, Jonathan L. Rounds, and James Lampert in 2010 and is headquartered Boston, MA.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, globeSettle SA is a Luxembourger company that provides central security depository services. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, Gatelab Srl is a company that engages in the trade of securities. The company is based in Isernia, Italy.

Ridge-Lane LP is an American company that offers strategic consulting and venture development services. The private company is based in Washington. The company was founded by R. Brad Lane and Thomas Joseph Ridge, and R. Brad Lane has been the CEO since its incorporation.

Part of Explore123 Ltd., Exactpro Systems Ltd. is a leading independent provider of software testing services for mission-critical technology that underpins financial markets. The company is based in London, UK. The British company provides Quality Assurance Service and specializes in quality assurance for exchanges, investment banks, brokers, and other financial sector organizations worldwide. Exactpro Systems offers a range of testing tools, including Sailfish, Load Injector, Minirobots, and Clearth, for functional and operational testing of securities data distribution, trading systems, risk management, market surveillance, and post-trade infrastructures. The company's non-functional testing service is a strong feature, with tools such as Load Injector and Minirobots being very useful in the emulation of heavy loads, multiple participants' activity, and high rates of transaction in electronic markets. The company also offers passive testing tools such as SHSHA, which allows observing the system without interacting with it. Exactpro Systems discusses how technology innovation can improve efficiency, increase quality assurance levels and due diligence standards, ensure resiliency, and regulatory compliance. The company was founded in 2009 by Iosif Itkin and Alexey Zverev, and Alexey Zverev and Iosif Itkin have been the CEOs since 2009.

Members Exchange, also known as memx, is a fast-growing equities exchange founded by members to represent all investors. The private company is based in Jersey City, NJ, and was founded in 2019. The company aims to promote a fair, transparent, and efficient experience for all investors by continuously innovating and listening to their needs. Memx offers a simpler platform and features that benefit both retail and institutional investors, including a limited number of order types to promote simple and transparent interactions, investments in the best and latest technology to deliver fast and efficient execution, and lower pricing on market data, connectivity, and transaction fees. Jonathan Kellner has been the CEO of the company since 2019.