Timothy B. Lufkin

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

LaBranche & Co., Inc. provides securities execution and brokerage services to institutional investors and professional traders. The company was founded by George M.L. LaBranche Jr. in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cowen Investment Management LLC (Cowen Investment Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

TCW Capital Investment Corp. offers consumer lending and other related financial services. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Cowen Investment Advisors LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 as Ramius Advisors LLC. In May 2017, they changed their legal name to Cowen Investment Advisors LLC and continues to do business as Ramius Advisors LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of Cowen Investment Management LLC, ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX: TD) in Canada. Cowen Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management services to private funds, UCITS funds, and to registered investment companies.

Founded in 1997, Willis Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Willis of Michigan, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Willis Group Holdings Plc. Willis Securities provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

UJA-Federation of New York cares for those in need, rescues those in harm’s way, and renews and strengthens the Jewish people in New York, in Israel, and around the world. Funds raised by UJA-Federation sustain the activities of health, human-service, educational, and community agencies. Every day, these community-based organizations provide a multitude of services that improve and enhance people’s lives.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

The Foreign Policy Association is an organization that provides resources and materials to inform citizens about foreign policy. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company offers a discussion program on foreign affairs called Great Decisions, which includes articles, master classes, and a national opinion ballot report. The CEO of the company is Noel V. Lateef.

Willis Re is one of the world’s leading reinsurance advisors. Over our 180-year history, the firm has developed a deep insight into all aspects of the global insurance industry. In particular, the company understands how individual insurance companies develop and drive their own unique strategies to achieve goals. The company offers customers with comprehensive service backed by stable, well-trained staff to help customers reach and exceed customer’s specific targets in the most cost-effective fashion. The company has a deep understanding of risk and all the ways it affects capital and customers organization’s financial performance. The company's core focus is to provide customers with a superior understanding of the risks customers face, and then advise them on the best ways to manage extreme outcomes.

Part of Ambac Financial Group, Inc., Everspan Financial Guarantee Corp. provides surety insurance. The company is based in New York, NY.

New York Foundling, Inc. provides child welfare services. It offers services to children in the foster care systems, families struggling with instability, adults with developmental disabilities, youth involved in the juvenile justice systems, infants and toddlers born into difficult circumstances, per-schoolers in head start programs, and young scholars in low income communities. The company was founded by Mary Irene Fitzgibbon on October 11, 1869 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cowen Trading Strategies LLC is the investment management subsidiary of Cowen Investment Management LLC, which is owned by Cowen, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN). The firm was founded by Alexander Rudin and William Marr in 2009 as Ramius Trading Strategies LLC. Headquartered in New York City, Cowen Trading Strategies provide investment advice to certain investment vehicles formed as limited partnerships, offshore investment companies and registered investment companies.

Crescent Capital Group (Private Equity) is a private equity arm of Crescent Capital Group LP founded in 1991 by Jean-Marc Chapus. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

PinHigh Capital Partners LLC (PinHigh Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Wayfinder Resources LLC provides oil and gas exploration and production services. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The American Securities Association is a non-profit organization that advocates for the interests of broker-dealers and investors. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The association recently sent a comment letter to the SEC regarding new mandates related to cybersecurity policies. The American company also supports Representative Pete Sessions ’ legislation codifying a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff no-action letter that allows brokers-dealers to continue to be compensated for providing research services without registering as investment advisers. The association works in communities across the country to create jobs, grow the economy, and increase prosperity for all Americans.