Larry Bookman

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients.

SemEquip, Inc. manufactures semiconductors and related products. It develops cluster ion implantation sub-systems and advanced ion source materials for the manufacture of logic and memory chips. The company was founded in March 2000 by Brian Cohen, Thomas Horsky, Hilton Glavish, and Melvin L. Katten and is headquartered in St Paul, MN.

HUYA Bioscience International LLC develops biopharmaceutical products. It sources pharmaceutical innovation originating in China for global development in international markets. It's lead immune-oncology lead product, HBI-8000, already approved in China, is now in registration trials in Japan and Korea for lymphoma and in clinical trials in the U.S. for various solid tumor indications in combination with the checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab. The company was founded by Mireille Gillings in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Scratch Music Group, Inc. provides musical technology services. It also develops music-based software applications, licenses and customizes cimio, its mixing program, develops music content for the customers' promotions, and creates editorial and video content. The firm offers its services to corporate events, private events, hotels, clubs and festivals. The company was founded by Robert S. Principe in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

John E. Fetzer Institute, Inc. engages with people and programs working to bring the power of love and forgiveness to the center of individual, organizational and community life. It creates and supports projects that serve as healing forces in a divided world about how individuals everywhere can be more loving and forgiving in daily life. The company was founded in 1989 by John Earl Fetzer and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Frucor Beverages Group Ltd. manufactures and distributes cold beverages. It products include fruit juice, cold drinks, energy drinks, carbonated soft drinks and mineral water. The company's brands include Just Juice, Fresh-Up, Citrus Tree, McCoy, Stefan's, G-Force, Pepsi, H2GO, Mizone and NZ Natural. Frucor Beverages Group was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Manukau City, New Zealand

Founded in 1939, Pershing LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). The firm helps financial services firms and advisors succeed by providing the technology, operational, trading, investment and practice management solutions they need to serve investors. Pershing offers securities processing, trading and operations management, investment technology, asset-gathering solutions and practice management support. The firm serves a wide range of financial organizations including: banks, discount brokerages, full-service brokerages, registered investment advisors, independent contractors, institutional firms, global firms and small- to mid-sized firms. Pershing also offers financial products including annuities, mutual funds and money funds, as well as business tools, cash management services, investor and lending services, retirement products and wealth management. In addition, they offer trading and execution services in listed and OTC securities, fixed-income securities and mutual funds.

Trepp LLC provides information, analytics and technology solutions. It offers primary and secondary market participants with the enterprise tools to increase their operational efficiencies, information transparency and investment performance including. The firm's products include Trepp for CMBS, TreppLoan for Commercial Real Estate, and Bank Navigator for Bank Analytics. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Kotobuki Realty Co., Ltd. develops, manages, and leases real estate properties. It also handles life and non-life insurance businesses. The company was founded in September 1956 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

The Massachusetts Bar Association is a non-profit organization that serves the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law. The MBA is based in Boston, MA. The organization offers various membership advantages, volunteer opportunities, and educational resources such as CLE programs, practicing with professionalism courses, and publications like the ejournal and Lawyers Journal. The MBA also provides advocacy services, public resources, and exclusive benefits to its members such as the Lawyer Referral Service, Insurance Agency, and MBA On Demand.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

The Educational Alliance, Inc. provides educational services for poor children. Its education program includes arts and culture, health and fitness, early childhood, camps, youth development, adults, drug prevention and treatment services, and employment services. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2009 by Antonio Cacorino and Fredrick Chapey, StormHarbour Securities LP is an independent full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City with additional offices in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Geneva. The firm is a subsidiary of StormHarbour Partners LP. StormHarbour Securities focuses on distribution, client solutions and capital markets and has extensive experience in the fixed-income credit and alternatives markets. Their services include execution, sourcing/distribution, primary and secondary, reverse inquiry and buy-backs and full asset/capital structure coverage. StormHarbour Securities' clients include hedge funds/other asset managers, banks/insurance companies, pensions. endowments, SWFs, GSEs and other international financial groups. StormHarbour Securities' credit products include: investment grade corporates, high yield, distressed, convertibles and emerging markets. Their securitized products include: ABS (vanilla and exotic), RMBS (prime, alt-A and sub-prime), CMBS, CDOs, CLOs and synthetic structures.

ShangPharma Innovation Inc. (ShangPharma Innovation) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Shangpharma Investment Group Ltd. founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Tribeca Early Stage Partners (Tribeca ESP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael Rushmore. The firm is headquartered in New York.