Casey Tyler Smith

Highland Associates, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded by Charles Perry, William Mills and William Terry in 1987 specifically to assist not-for-profit healthcare institutions in the development, implementation, and maintenance of treasury and investment management programs. In 2019, they became a subsidiary of Regions Bank, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF). Highland Associates provides investment advice to institutional investors such as endowments/foundations, pensions, non-profit operating entities, as well as high net-worth individuals.

Piedmont Investment Advisory LLLP (dba PIA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by William "Bill” Brookshire, Jr. in 1989. PIA provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, hedge fund and pooled investment vehicles. The firm is also the advisor to the Piedmont Partners LP Fund.

Silvant Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm is a 100% owned subsidiary of Virtus Fund Advisers LLC, which was formerly known as RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC prior to the acquisition of RidgeWorth by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. on June 1, 2017. Virtus Fund Advisers is an investment adviser registered with the SEC and is also a money management holding company. Virtus Fund Advisers is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Intermediate Holdings LLC, which is wholly owned by Virtus Partners, Inc., whose parent company is Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Prior to 2008, Silvant was known as the Growth Equity division of Trusco Capital Management, Inc., which became RidgeWorth in 2008.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP provides forensic, dispute, and other consulting services. It helps clients tackle complex and challenging issues such as mergers and acquisitions, fraud, litigation and reorganizations. The firm advises clients on managing business controversy and disputes, executing deals and maintaining regulatory compliance and investigates activities such as fraud or money laundering, value real estate and other assets, assist with corporate restructurings, consult on litigations, help execute strategic investments for mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cox Enterprises, Inc. engages in the operation of a holding company which provides communications, media, and automotive services. It operates through the following brands: Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, and Manheim. The company was founded by James Middleton Cox in 1898 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

HB Wealth Management LLC, dba Homrich Berg (HB), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1989 by Andy Berg and David Homrich. HB provides individualized and fiduciary wealth management services for families, individuals, and not-for-profit organizations.