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The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

D. A. Davidson & Co. is a dually SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Companies, a financial service holding company. They provide liquidity and execution in small & mid-cap stocks to a wide range of institutional investors, including mutual fund and money managers around the world.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, offshore funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles and client accounts.

PitchBook Data, Inc. provides data, news, and analysis to the private equity industries. The firm?s products include pitchbook desktop, pitchbook mobile, excel plugin, direct Data, CRM integration, chrome extension, institutional research group and product releases. It also offers solutions like private market Intel, fundraising, deal sourcing, due diligence, business development, networking and deal execution. The company was founded by John R. Gabbert in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Dalton Investments LLC (Dalton) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded by James Rosenwald and Steven Persky in 1999. They are a subsidiary of Rosenwald Capital Management, Inc., ultimately owned by the Rosenwald Family Trust. Dalton actively manages long-only and long/short strategies for pensions, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, and family offices.

Northern Trust of California, NA (NTC) is an investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. They are a subsidiary of Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQ: NTRS). NTC provides investment solutions to individuals, families, and institutions.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

The University of Oregon Investment Group (UOIG) is the state-owned investment advisor headquartered in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1998, UOIG provides students with the opportunity to participate in the operation of an investment management organization. The firm’s overall mission is to enhance their members’ education through learning in-depth equity research processes, valuation techniques, portfolio management, and market analysis.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

The New School provides education services. It offers art, design, liberal arts, environment, global issues, media and technology, and social science courses. The firm also offers undergraduate, graduate and adult programs. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Social Starts LLC (Social Starts) is a Venture Capital firm is founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, New York.

Joyance Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Apiari LLC provides exceptional childcare services that are tailored to meet the needs of families. The company is based in Brooklyn, NY. The company's services are specialized in part-time, short-term, and occasional help. Apiari was founded by Yi-Hsian Godfrey, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Variant Investments LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The firm was founded in 2017 and co-founded by Curtis “Curt” Fintel, Robert “Bob” Elsasser and J. B. Hayes. Variant Investments offers institutional closed-end interval funds to various investors.

BMO Family Office LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1981 as CTC myCFO LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSE: BMO) in Canada. The firm provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net worth individuals, families, personal trusts, and family offices.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest HR association with almost 325,000 members. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in India and the United States. The company aims to create better workplaces and address critical issues affecting society that impact work. Johnny C. Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

The National Society of Leadership & Success operates a leadership honor society. The non-profit company is based in Hoboken, NJ.

Part of IAC, Inc., InstantAction LLC provides Torque software. The company is based in Portland, OR.

Pentagon Federal Credit Union provides financial services. It offers mortgages, credit card center, auto loans, home center, other loans, calculator, checking, and savings. The company was founded on March 25, 1935 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Empirical Financial Services LLC, do-business-as Empirical Wealth Management (EWM), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Kenneth Smith in 2009 and is a spin-off from Empirical Wealth Management LLC, an Oregon LLC founded by Mr. Smith in 2006. In December 2012, the firm purchased Empirical Wealth Management LLC from the remaining original members, re-merging the two companies as a Washington limited liability company. EWM provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pensions and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations or business entities, trusts, and estates. They also sponsor and provide portfolio management services for a wrap fee program.

CLSA Americas LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CLSA Americas Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA Americas offers a full suite of execution services throughout North America and Latin America.