Eric C. J. Swanson

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Exosite LLC develops internet of things platform tool for accessing and analyzing data. It provides home automation, condition monitoring and industry solutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Invenshure LLC (Invenshure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Troy D Kopischke and Danny J Cunagin. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Recombinetics, Inc. operates as a gene editing technology company with a platform in therapeutics development. It uses genetic technologies to improve the health of people, animals, and the environment. The firms offers transplantable cells, tissues and organs for patients, accelerating drug, device therapy, and animal health, welfare and sustainability services. Recombinetics was founded by Scott C. Fahrenkrug in 2008 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Northland Securities, Inc. (NSI) is a dually registered, full-service broker dealer and investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2002 and is owned by Northland Capital Holdings, Inc., which was acquired by First National of Nebraska, Inc. (OTCMKTS: FINN) in 2023. NSI is actively engaged in buying and selling securities for its own account as well as for clients.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Logic PD, Inc. provides product design, engineering and electronic manufacturing services. It also engages in the design, development and delivery of embedded technology. It serves the aerospace and defense, commercial and industrial, and medical and life science market. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Minnesota Vikings Football Club LLC operates as a professional football club. Its activities include football operations, network and broadcasting, brand development and advertising. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Royal Savings Bank operates as state chartered savings bank. It offers personal and commercial banking, mortgages and home equity, rates and taxes, and other financial services. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Christian Camps & Conferences, Inc. operates as a campsite.

The Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico (PERA) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The firm was founded in 1947 as a retirement system for State of New Mexico public employees. PERA manages retirement plans and benefit tiers for state, municipal and county employees. This includes police, firefighters, judges, magistrates, legislators and volunteer firefighters. The association also manages retirement plans for other political subdivisions, such as special districts and housing authorities.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Thrivent Asset Management LLC (TAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2005, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. TAM provides investment advisory services to the Thrivent Mutual Funds, a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that is comprised of various mutual fund series.

Crosspoint Capital Management LLC (Crosspoint) is an asset management firm headquartered in Orinda, California. The firm was founded in 2012 by Anthony Cantando, Kyle Shealer, and Michael Kress. Crosspoint provides investment and advisory services to individuals and institutional clients.

ImBio LLC engages in the development of medical imaging devices. It offers lung density analysis and lung texture analysis. The company was founded by Brian Ross and Alnawaz Rehemtulla and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Wells Fargo Bank (North Carolina) provides banking services. The private company is based in North Carolina and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC (Legacy Wealth) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Woodbury, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Michael Brocker in 2019 and is owned by Legacy Wealth LLC. Legacy Wealth provides individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of investment advisory services.