Steve Christensen

Penn Treaty American Corp. operates as an investment holding company with interests in insurance services. It operates through its subsidiaries, which provide long term care insurance in the United States. Its policies cover all levels of nursing home care and home healthcare, and are designed to make the administration of claims quick and sensitive to the needs of policyholders. The company was founded on May 13, 1965 and is headquartered in Frisco, TX.

Trammell Crow Co. provides commercial real estate services. The company delivers brokerage, project management, and building management services through its global services group. The company operates in Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin/South America. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Providence Equity Partners LLC (Providence Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Glenn Creamer and Jonathan M. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

Juvo Ventures LLC (Juvo Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Western Governors University. The firm is founded in 2018 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Brazen Technologies, Inc. operates an online social networking site for young professionals. Its platform enables individuals to showcase career interest and develop a network with employers. The firm also provides recruitment solutions for companies interested in recruiting generation Y professionals. The company was founded by Ryan Richard Paugh, Ryan Joseph Healy and Penelope N. M. N. Trunk in 2007 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

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.

Renovus Capital Partners LP (Renovus Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Brad L. Whitman, Atif U. Gilani, and Jesse D. Serventi. The firm is headquartered in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

Mercato Management LLC (Mercato Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Mercato Partners Acquisition Corp. founded by Greg Warnock and Alan Hall in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sepio Capital Management LLC (Sepio Capital Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Sepio Capital LP founded by Joshua A. Carter. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Founded in 2006, Tullett Prebon Financial Services LLC is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of Tullett Prebon Americas Corp. and their ultimate parent is Tullett Prebon Plc. Tullett Prebon Financial Services provides a variety of services including floor trading, retailing of corporate equity securities OTC, U.S. Government securities, municipal securities, oil & gas interests, puts & Calls, option writing, private placements and the selling of interest in mortgages or other receivables. Tullett Prebon also acts as a broker on a name give-up bases on transactions involving derivatives, including but not limited to credit derivatives.

Instinet LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is the equities execution services arm of the Nomura Group. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Instinet Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via their array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.

Kroll LLC provides global advisory services. It offers valuation advisory; governance, risk, investigation, and disputes; kroll cyber risk, corporates finance, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The company was founded by William Duff and George Phelps in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PennSpring Capital LLC (PennSpring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Aberdeen Capital Management LLC (Aberdeen Capital Management) is a private equity subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC (Hamilton Lane) is a private equity firm founded in May 1991. The firm is headquartered in Pennsylvania with additional offices located in London, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Ft. Lauderdale, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Las Vegas and Seoul.

Roadtrip Nation provides career exploration and planning resources for students. The firm offers interview archieve, curriculum, student engagement events, television and digital content services. The company was founded by Mike Marriner, Brian McAllister and Nathan Gebhard in 2001 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Susquehanna International Group LLP engages in the provision of investment and other financial services. It offers institutional brokerage, trading, research, and market making services for equities. The company was founded by Lon Taylor and Gordon Apple in 1987 and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

UPMC Enterprises (UPMC Enterprises) is a venture capital subsidiary of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Building Hope provides students in Washington, DC, access to public charter schools. Its services include hurricane relief, facility financing program, charter school facility development, incubator space, back-office business and financial advisory services. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

BridgeEdU, Inc. provides an educational platform. It offers a first-year college transition program for low-income students. The company offers training and change management services, technology-based solutions and direct to student programs. The firm serves to institutions, counselors, students, families and partners. BridgeEdU was founded by Wes Moore and Nick Kouwenhoven on July 28, 2014 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Nuro Learning provides educational services. The firm specializes in student retention, student success, student support and software / SAAS. The company was founded by Edward Clougherty and Keith Clougherty in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

GSV Ventures Management LLC (GSV Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of GSV Asset Management LLC founded in 2016 by Moe Michael Cohn. The firm headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kenzie Academy, Inc. operates technical and software coding schools. It provides Butler Kenzie joint certificates, software engineer, UX designer, and digital marketer programs. The company was founded by Leang Ooi Chok, Rehan Hasan, and Courtney Spence and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Rethink Education Management LLC (Rethink Education Mgmt) is a venture capital subsidiary of Seavest Investment Group LLC founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, New York.