David D. Lasier

SAE International engages in the designing, manufacturing, operation and maintenance of automobiles, aircraft, space vehicles and commercial vehicles. It focuses on encouraging a lifetime of learning for mobility engineering professionals and setting the standards for industry engineering. The company is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Lyons Wealth Management LLC (Lyons) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Winter Park, Florida. The firm was founded in 2009 and is primarily owned by Alexander Read. Lyons primarily provides customized investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, associated trusts, estates, mutual funds, and other legal entities. It serves as sub-advisor to an open-end mutual fund series’ Catalyst/Lyons Tactical Allocation Fund, which utilizes the Lyons Tactical Allocation Portfolio.

Equity Associates, Inc. is a lessor of commercial properties. It also offers investment services on non-residential buildings. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Founded in 1993, Auerbach Grayson & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer/located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Auerbach Grayson Holdings LLC. Through their worldwide network of broker partners, the firm offers research, execution and clearance in equities, derivatives and fixed-income instruments. They also provide and implements hedging and arbitrage strategies. Auerbach Grayson & Co. is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. They employ bottom-up research to identify undervalued, under-represented and misunderstood companies. The firm covers a broad range of small-cap, mid-cap and emerging market equities.

Founded in 2008, Odeon Capital Group LLC is an independent full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides advice and execution on fundamental value and catalyst-driven situations through sales and trading, research, investment banking and asset management services. Odeon Capital Group provides services related to fixed-income securities including corporate securities, ABS, RMBS, Auction Rate securities and other structured products. The firm serves institutional clients. Odeon Capital Group is a member of FINRA, the SIPC and the MSRB. Odeon Capital Group has expertise in both traditional and esoteric assets. The firm has placed both large and small volume transactions in every asset class. They seek to maximize value for their clients through in-depth analyses of sectors, asset classes and individual securities that are hard to value or trade. The firm's Structured Products and Corporate Groups focus on institutional sales, trading and analytics of secondary structured products, esoteric assets and special situations.

J.V.B. Financial Group LLC (JVP) is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and formerly known as PrinceRidge Group LLC and C&Co/PrinceRidge LLC. They are a subsidiary of J.V.B. Financial Group Holdings LP, owned by Cohen & Co., Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: COHN) in the US. With trading desks manned by seasoned professionals, JVB distributes a variety of asset classes, such as Certificates of Deposit, Investment-Grade Corporates, High-Yield Corporates, Government Agencies, US Treasuries, Municipal Bonds, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Structured Products, Closed-End Funds, Rates, and Structured Credit. The JVB Dealer Desk provides efficient and widespread distribution of fixed income securities.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC (UBS AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as UBS Global Asset Management (Americas), Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Americas, Inc., ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SIX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS AM provides investment products and services to corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions and advisors, central banks, charities, foundations and individual investors around the world.

Brown Advisory, Inc. provides investment and advisory services. It specializes in investment management, strategic advisory, wealth management, and private equity. The firm provides services to individuals, families, institutions, and corporations. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Al Madina Financial & Investment Services Co. SAOC. engages in operation of a full-service company to the real estate, food and beverages, insurance and logistics sectors. It provides brokerage, research, portfolio management, asset management, private placement, corporate finance advisory and women's brokerage services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Ruwi, Oman.

Al Madina Real Estate SAOC engages in the development of real estate properties. The company was founded on June 28, 2005 and is headquartered in Ruwi, Oman.

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.

Addax Bank BSC /Private Equity/ (Addax Bank) is a private equity division of Addax Bank BSC founded im 2003. The firm is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

First Education Holding BSCC owns and operates private educational institutions and a chain of nurseries in Dubai, Sharjah, and Cairo. The company was founded by Ahmed Suwaidan Mohamed Al Balushi, Faisal S. Al Falaij, Salim Lafi Salim Al Saidi, and Mohammed Abdulghaffar Hussain on October 4, 2007 and is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

Al Bashayer Investment Co. PJSC engages in investment services. The firm operates as an independent provider of personalized wealth management services. It products include wealth management, corporate finance, Shariah compliant, and advisory services. The company was founded by Sara Ismail Mohamed and Fatima Obaid Khalifa Al-Jaber Al-Marri in 2008 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Part of AerCap Holdings NV, AerVenture Ltd. is a Dutch company that provides airplane leasing services. The company is based in Schiphol, the Netherlands. AerVenture was acquired by Waha Capital PJSC from AerCap Holdings NV on November 04, 2010 for $135 million.

MENA Infrastructure Fund Management (MENA-IFM) is an independent private equity firm headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The firm was founded in 2006.

W3bcloud Holdings, Inc. is an enterprise-grade infrastructure provider that powers web 3. The private company is based in Wilmington, DE. The company's flexible architecture supports multiple protocols and their growing number of use cases, including decentralized finance, gaming, NFTs, and the metaverse. The company's infrastructure is geographically decentralized and deployed at multiple blue-chip facilities with over 85% renewable power use. W3bcloud is passionate about supporting great developers, innovators, and teams who are building decentralized protocols and tooling for web 3. The company was founded by Maggie Love, Jon Stevens, Balázs Tóth, Sami Issa, Wael Aburida, and Sami Issa has been the CEO since incorporation.

Cotter Consulting, Inc. offers project controls, program management, construction, field inspection and sustainability services. It serves aviation, commercial, education, healthcare, public, residential and transportation markets. The company was founded by Anne Edwards-Cotter in 1990 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Chicago Building Congress, Inc. operates as a trade association. Its membership includes real estate professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, engineering firms, architects, labor unions, associations, government entities, educational facilities, banks, insurance providers, consultants, legal firms, accounting firms, media publications, material manufacturers and suppliers. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Lombard, IL.