Matthew Bastian

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

S&P Global Ratings provides independent credit risk research. It offers issuer credit ratings that provide an opinion on the overall capacity of an entity to meet its financial commitments, issue credit ratings that provide an opinion of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation(s) or specific financial program and loan ratings. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

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.

S&P Dow Jones Indices provides index-based concepts, data, and research to the financial market. Its stock market indices are used as benchmarks and as the basis of investable products, such as exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and structured products. The company was founded in July 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2000, CRISIL Risk & Infrastructure Solutions Ltd. is a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. that provides risk management and advisory services. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. operates an organization for economic reforms. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

Global Algorithmic Institute, Inc. engages in the research, development, and implementation of intelligent algorithms that leverage big data and statistical machine learning techniques. The private company is based in New York, NY. Madelyn Antoncic has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Global A, Inc. operates a chain of drug stores and pharmacies. The private company is based in Norcross, GA.

Marex Group Plc provides brokerage services for commodities, financials, and foreign exchange. It operates through Clearing, Agency and Execution, Market Making, and Hedging and Investment Solutions segments. The Clearing segment allows the clients access to exchanges and clearing houses. The Agency and Execution segment match buyers and sellers on an agency basis by facilitating price discovery of commodities and financial markets. The Market Making segment offers direct market pricing to professional and wholesale counterparties in a variety of commodity and securities markets. The company was founded by Mark Slade in 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Western Asset Management Co. (Western Asset) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. Western Asset provides discretionary investment management services to primarily institutional clients.

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. is a trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Its members include balance sheet and securitized lenders, loan and bond investors, private equity firms, servicers, and rating agencies. The council has been promoting liquidity, transparency, and efficiency in the commercial real estate finance markets for 30 years. It also acts as a legislative and regulatory advocate for the industry, setting market standards and best practices, and providing education for market participants.

Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, Inc. provides programs for women. It offers business entrepreneurship, outdoor adventure and education, stem, leadership development, leadership institute, scholarships, and external program resources. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development provides loans and other financial services. It raises funds through issuing debt securities in various currencies to both institutional and retail investors, as well as through associated financial derivatives. The bank offers loans and related derivative products to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communication, and other purposes, as well as provides guarantees on loans from private investors for projects in countries eligible to borrow from IBRD. It also provides loans to the International Finance Corporation without guarantee. In addition, IBRD offers technical assistance and advisory services to its member countries that comprises assigning qualified professionals to survey developmental opportunities in member countries; analyzing their fiscal, economic, and developmental environment; assisting member countries in devising coordinated development programs; appraising projects suitable for investment; and assisting member countries in improving their asset and liability management techniques, as well as provides investment management services to various types of external institutions, including central banks of member countries. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is a non-profit organization, which engages in the development and maintaining of robust reporting standards that enable businesses around the world to identify, manage, and communicate financially material sustainability information to their investors. Its market use include supporters, perspectives and case studies, SASB resources, SASB reporters, firm licensing SASB. The company was founded by Jean Rogers in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP operates a law firm. Its practices include mergers and acquisitions, securities, public and private financing, investment funds, private equity, real estate, intellectual property, communications and technology, new media and the Internet, entertainment, employee benefits and executive compensation, personal representation, antitrust, environmental regulation, tax and bankruptcy, and corporate reorganization law. The company was founded in April 1875 is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Equitable Holdings, Inc., AllianceBernstein Corp. is a company that provides investment management services. The company is based in Nashville, TN. Seth Perry Bernstein has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

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.

Thistle Farms, Inc. sells a variety of skincare products, gifts, apparel, accessories, and related items through their online store. The private company is based in Nashville, TN. The company was founded by Becca Stevens and Tasha Kennard has been the CEO of the company since 2022.