Michael Rantz

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.

Part of Man Group Plc (Jersey), BrokerTec Global LLC is a private company that provides online electronic fixed income securities trading services. The company is based in Jersey City, NJ. BrokerTec Global was acquired by U.S. Futures Exchange LLC, part of Man Group Plc (Jersey) from July 27, 2006 on January 30, 2004.

Fortress Investment Group LLC provides investment management services. It specializes in asset-based investment, operations management, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets. The company was founded by Wesley Robert Edens, Robert I. Kauffman, and Randal Alan Nardone in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ICD-Institute for Career Development is a non-profit organization that provides career development and employment. It offers vocational evaluation, career planning services, job skills training programs, internships, and job placement services to adults, youth, veterans, entry level employees, and career changers. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in New York, NY.