David J. Fikse

Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Young & Rubicam Brands, Inc. provides advertising services. It primarily operates through its flagship creative ad agency Y&R Advertising. The firm offer consulting and marketing services through Wunderman, and public relations services through Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe. The company was founded by Raymond Rubicam and John Orr Young in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Edgewood Management LLC (Edgewood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. They are principally owned by Edgewood Management Co. I, Inc. The firm was founded in 1974 as a family office that provides asset management services to family groups and substantial net worth individuals. Edgewood currently manages assets on behalf of individuals, family groups and institutions including endowments, foundations and pension plans.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Swanson Industries, Inc. manufactures, supplies and repairs hydraulic components. It engages in the engineering, design and research and development activities. The firm offers cylinders, chrome plating, long-wall mine shields, laser cladding, hydraulic pumps, motors, valves and friction welding. The company was founded by Paul T. Swanson in 1964 and is headquartered in Morgantown, WV.

Vibra-Tech Engineers, Inc. provides engineering and environmental services. It offers inspection, vibration, structural dynamic, blasting, acoustics and noise, environmental, geophysical, geotechnical, and community relation services. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Hazleton, PA.

Allegheny Conference on Community Development operates as economic and community development organizations, which combines private sector leadership with commitment from public sector partners. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Air Products Plc manufactures industrial gases, chemicals and related equipment. The company supplies industrial gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, helium and special gases. It supplies its products to industrial sector including aerospace, healthcare, electronics, food and metal processing, chemicals and refining, pulp & paper and oil and gas production. The company is headquartered in Walton-on-Thames, UK.

Thar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company. The firm focuses on transforming intravenous drugs into oral drugs for existing and new indications. The company was founded by Mazen Hanna and Raymond K. Houck and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

N8 Medical, Inc. is an American clinical stage biotechnology company that develops anti-fouling medical devices to reduce infections, complications, and mortality. The private company is based in an undisclosed location and has a platform technology called Cerashield™, which is based on ceragenins, a novel compound invented by Professor Paul B. Savage. The technology has been featured in over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles. Marc H. Rohman has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Bollman Hat Co. designs, manufacturers, and distributes men's, women's, and children's headwear and accessories. Its brands include Bailey, Betmar, Country Gentleman, Eddy Bros., Helen Kaminski, Kangol and Pantropic.. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Adamstown, PA.

Glass & Associates, Inc. provides turnaround and restructuring services. The company's services include corporate, health & education, legal, financial, and operational consulting. Its customers include financial institutions, healthcare companies, government agencies, research universities, academic medical centers and premier law firms. Glass & Associates was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lincoln Property Co. provides real estate services. The firm's services include retail, commercial, office, industrial, and mixed-use developments. It also provides student housing and conventional property management for third-party owners. The company was founded by Mack A. Pogue in 1965 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

Turnaround Management Association is a organization that provides turnaround management, corporate restructuring and distressed investing services. Its members include turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters, and consultants, as well as academic, government, and judicial employees. The company was founded by Thomas J. Allison, Jay Alix, C. Charles Bahr, Jacques H. Belet, Donald B. Bibeault, Gary Brooks Gerald, P. Buccino, John Butler, Melanie Rovner Cohen, John M. Collard, Marvin A. Davis, Peter Dusenberre, Timothy F. Finley, Kenneth E. Glass, Frank Grisanti, David Hansing, William J. Hass, Thomas D. Hays, William K. Marrinan, F. Richard Matthews, Kevin McConnaghy, Gilbert C. Osnos, Victor Palmieri, Peter Pellitier, Sanford C. Sigoloff, Jack R. Stone, James Sullivan, Rollie Tillman, Peter Tourtellot, John Whitney and Carl M. Youngman in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hamlin Capital Management LLC (Hamlin) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Mark Stitzer in 2001. Hamlin provides customized investment advisory services to separately managed accounts, pooled investment vehicles, and the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, an open-end management investment company.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Resilience Capital Partners LLC (Resilience Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Bassem A. Mansour and Steven H. Rosen. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures, distributes and sells sports supplements. It offers fat loss and energy, muscle building, pre-workout, post workout/recovery and supplement stacks. The company was founded by Jack Owoc in 1993 and is headquartered in Weston, FL.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

RISI, Inc. operates as an information provider for the global forest products industry. It offers news, prices, forecasts and market data, publications of benchmarking and mill projects, events, reprints and e-prints, custom media, list rentals, reference, and magazines. The firm serves for pulp and paper industries, wood products, timber, wood biomass, tissue and nonwovens. The company was founded by David Levin in 1985 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Decisionquest, Inc. engages in the provision of trial and dispute resolution consulting services. It offers litigation research and consulting, litigation graphics consulting, presentation technology, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) strategic consulting, and online jury research services. The company is headquartered in Torrance, CA.