Navin Thukkaram

Stanford Management Co. (SMC) is the investment office of Stanford University, a private research university headquartered in Stanford, California. The firm was founded in 1991 and invests the Endowment and other financial assets to provide long-term support to the University. SMC provides expert investment management and stewardship of the Merged Pool, which includes substantially all of Stanford’s investable endowment assets. They are overseen by a Board of Directors appointed by the University Board of Trustees.

Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. provides banking services. The company is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Seattle-Northwest Securities Corp. is based in Seattle, WA. Part of Piper Sandler Cos., Seattle-Northwest Securities Corp. is a company that provides investment banking and asset management services. Seattle-Northwest Securities was acquired by Piper Jaffray Cos. on July 12, 2013 for $21 million.

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.

Forstmann Little & Co. (Forstmann Little) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1978. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Digeo, Inc. provides media software and services for cable operators. Its services include channel guides and on-demand content. The company also develops moxi media center an entertainment system that combines the features of a cable set-top box, DSL modem, CD player, DVD player, and digital video recorder. Digeo was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Vulcan, Inc. engages in cable TV and telecommunications, sports, technology, aerospace, entertainment, biotechnology, oil, and real estate business through its subsidiaries. The company provides private equity investment services. The company was founded by Paul Gardner Allen and Jo Allen Patton in 1986 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Vulcan Energy Corp. engages in the provision of upstream and midstream oil and gas services. It operates crude oil and natural gas wells. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Asurion LLC provides consumer technology protection services. It offers mobile protection, extended warranty, and soluto services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Vesta Corp. provides electronic payment solutions. It processes secure payments for goods and services through various channels, including Internet, mobile phones, retail point of sale, and mobile commerce applications. The firm also offers mobile payment platform for mobile operators that support various products, such as prepaid top up, bill payments, mobile broadband payments, content payments, connected devices, and mobile commerce. It serves the telecommunications, financial services, technology, and e-commerce industries. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR.

Lytx, Inc. engages in the provision of the video-based driver safety and predictive analytics solutions. Its solutions include fleet dash cams; fleet safety; fleet tracking; and DOT compliance. The company was founded by Gary Rayner and Tom Lafleur in February 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Morgan Creek Capital Management LLC (Morgan Creek) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Mark W. Yusko in 2004 and is a subsidiary of MCCM Group LLC. Morgan Creek provides discretionary investment advisory services to various private investment funds of funds and Regulated Investment Company (RIC). They also provide non-discretionary advisory services to a number of family offices, foundations, endowments and other investment adviser.

Plains All American GP LLC transports, markets, and stores crude oil, refined products and liquefied petroleum gas, and other natural gas related petroleum products. It also develops and operates natural gas storage facilities. The company was founded on June 28, 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Asurion Protection Services LLC provides personal property insurance programs. The company was founded on July 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Clayton, MO.

PAA Natural Gas Storage LLC develops and operates natural gas storage facilities. It has offices in Michigan and South Louisiana. PAA Natural Gas Storage operates as a subsidiary of PAA/Vulcan Gas Storage LLC. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

RECON Dynamics LLC develops terrestrial based technologies for remote tracking, monitoring, and control services. It offers high-performance technology at low cost, meaning radically enhanced remote tracking and monitoring capabilities are now available to a wide range of industries. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Catalant Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of an online platform for MBA graduates and businesses to offer and get projects. The firm’s services include strategic business planning, mergers and acquisitions strategy, data analytics and business analytics, finance and accounting, market research, technology and digital, operational and process improvement. The company was founded by Patrick Petitti, Robert Biederman, Peter Maglathlin, David Connolly and Joseph Miller in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Ossia, Inc. develops prepackaged computer software. Its product, Cota, keeps multiple devices charged without any user intervention, enabling wire-free, powered-up world. The company was founded by Hatem Zeine in 2008 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Sarcos Corp. engages in the development and production of robotics, micro-systems and sensor technologies. Its products include Guardian S, Guardian GT, and Guardian XO. The company was founded by Marc Olivier, Fraser M. Smith, and Benjamin G. Wolff and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

23 5 Degrees Topco Ltd. operates Starbucks franchise coffee shops. Its franchising brands include Burger King, Wimpey and KFC. The company was founded by Anil Patil in February 2013 and is headquartered in Southampton, the United Kingdom.

Goldfinch Partners Pty Ltd. is a private equity firm that invests in software and technology-enabled services businesses with a focus on digital transformation across industry verticals. The private company is based in Mt. Goldfinch Partners has approximately $1 billion of committed equity invested and investment professionals in multiple locations. Pleasant, AU. The Australian company was founded in 2018 by Bill McNichols and Sean Collins, who have decades of experience investing and serving in senior operating roles at leading companies.

Goldfinch Partners LLC (Goldfinch Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Bill McNichols and Sean Collins. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Convera USA LLC is based in Denver, CO. Patrick Gauthier has been the CEO of the private company since 2021. Convera helps over 30,000 businesses manage FX risk and streamline cross-border payments—securing more value in every transaction.

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association offers ballet production. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.