Jason Christopher Vander Pol

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Principal Real Estate Investors LLC (Principal Real Estate) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and real estate investment management firm headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC, ultimately owned by Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG). Principal Real Estate delivers a broad range of diverse, customized real estate solutions designed to help meet the risk and return objectives of institutional investors and individual clients.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional 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.

Sugar Foods Corp. manufactures and markets sugar, sugar substitutes, synthetic sweeteners, turbinado natural sugar, non-dairy creamer, croutons and almonds to hotels, restaurants, college, and healthcare foodservice industries. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY

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.

PPC Investment Partners LP (PPC Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Tony N. Pritzker and Jay Robert Pritzker. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Gradient Investments LLC (GI) is an independent, privately-owned, fee-based, SEC registered investment advisor headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Charles E. Lucius in 2006. GI provides professional money management services to individuals, employer-sponsored pension plans, foundations, endowments and corporations primarily through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and individual equities within separately managed accounts.

Applied Investment Technology, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Las Vegas, NV.

Varkain LLC (Varkain) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Covr Financial Technologies LLC operates digital personal insurance platform. It digital platform provides way to research, compare, shop for and buy insurance from providers. The company was founded by Todd Ruplinger in 2013 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Strategic Treasurer LLC provides consulting services for treasury management, security, technology, and compliance. The private company is based in Peachtree City, GA and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2004 by Jeffery Craig.

SureWerx, Inc. engages in wholesale, distribution and sale of tools, equipment and safety products. Its products include abrasives, air tools and air line components, drilling, fleet and auto maintenance, hand tools, hydraulic cylinders and pumps, lifting and material handling equipment, lubrication, and tool storage. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Coquitlam, Canada.