Milena Johnson

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

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.

Pfingsten Partners LLC (Pfingsten Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Thomas Steven Bagley. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Baceline Investments LLC (Baceline Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Douglas Arnold, Craig Zoellner and David Puchi. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, also known as UNHCR, is an organization that is committed to protecting the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless individuals. The non-profit company is based in Suisse, Switzerland. The Swiss company's mission is to save lives and provide assistance to those who have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution, or other forms of violence.

Vartega, Inc. specializes in the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic recycling process. It operates as a technology development company. The firm develops alternative technology, processes and equipment to provide fiber for use in mass market applications. The company was founded by Andrew Maxey in 2014 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Excellere Capital Management LLC (Excellere Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by David L. Kessenich and Rob A. Martin. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Lazard is a private company that provides financial advisory and asset management services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1848 by Alexandre Lazard. The CEO is Kenneth Marc Jacobs.

Grafine Capital Partners LLC (Grafine Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Elizabeth K. Weymouth and Christine Winslow. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc. manufactures laser and amplified systems and fiber lasers. Its products include extreme ultraviolet sources, vacuum ultraviolet source, integrated systems, ultrafast TI:s laser, fiber lasers and measurement products. The company was founded by Henry C. Kapteyn and Margaret M. Murnane in November 1994 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Vestar/Colorado Impact LLC (CIF) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. founded in 2014 by James P. Kelley. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

GP Bullhound Asset Management Ltd (GP Bullhound) is a venture capital subsidiary of GP Bullhound Ltd founded in 1999 by Manish Madhvani, Christian Lagerling, Per Christer Roman and Hugh Alastair Campbell. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Smashburger Franchising LLC engages in the operation of fast-food burger chains. It also franchises fast-food burger chains. The company was founded by Thomas Ryan and Richard Schaden on March 5, 2008 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Ten Eleven Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Alexander Doll and Mark Hatfield. The firm is headquartered in California.

InterviewIA, Inc. is a cloud-based hiring workflow management technology that integrates interviewer support, HR transformation, structure, and data-driven interview outcomes into one easy-to-use application. InterviewIA uses deep learning intelligence amplification (IA) technology and behavioral science to redefine the method of interviewing, with a focus on reducing human errors in the hiring process, improving collaboration, and increasing trust, transparency, and control of the hiring process. The platform provides interviewers with structure and hiring decision support to make better hires every time, with a few simple clicks of the mouse. Amid a pandemic and during a time of social change, InterviewIA's technology provides interviewers with the tools they need to deliver a more meaningful candidate experience and put the power of equitable and efficient interviewing at their fingertips. The American company was founded by Joe Thurman, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

CoRoster Pty Ltd provides online staff scheduling and job sheets that can be customized to meet the needs of both employers and employees. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian company was founded by Scott Farquhar and John Webster, with John Webster serving as CEO since incorporation.

Gaingels LLC (Gaingels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Paul Grossinger and David Beatty. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Sagard Private Equity (Sagard) is a private equity subsidiary of Sagard Holdings ULC founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Canada with offices in New York and Denver.

KSL Advisors LLC ( KSL Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Mike S. Shannon and Eric C. Resnick. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Arcline Investment Management LP (Arcline Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Rajeev Joseph Amara. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services to the hardware and infrastructure, software and internet, life science and healthcare, energy and resource innovation, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.