Doug Platts

Ivy NextShares is non-diversified open-end management investment company that currently consists of three separate series. The company was founded on July 17, 2015 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Clinical Trials Management Group, Inc. provides clinical trial systems for private practice physicians. The firm provides the functional expertise, controlled systems, and personnel for physician to conduct clinical trials on patients. The company was founded by Anton-Lewis Usala in April 2004 and is headquartered in Greenville, NC.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Clavis Capital Partners LLC (Clavis Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Todd Dauphinais. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Part of Warrington Advisors LLC, Warrington Asset Management is an alternative asset manager based in Dallas, TX. Warrington's alternative investment strategy focuses on trading options on S&P 500 Index Futures, primarily using spreads, and has a 20+ year track record delivering consistent, non-correlated returns with a strong focus on risk management. The company was founded in 1997 by Scott C. Kimple.