Allen Zhang

PacificNet, Inc. engages in providing system integration, network communications, customer relationship management, and information technology and telecommunication solutions. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Outsourcing, Telecom Value-Added Services (VAS), Product Services, and Other. The Outsourcing segment involves human voice services such as call center, business processing office, and software development services. The Telecom Value-Added Services segment includes telecom services such as media interactive products, mobile email services and business information services. The Product Services segment comprise of communication and gaming products like multimedia kiosk, gaming machines, and video lottery terminals. The Other segment engages in administrative, financial and investment services, and non-core businesses. The company was founded on April 8, 1987 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (Sit Investment) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Eugene Sit in 1981. Sit Investment manages client assets on a discretionary basis for several types of clients, which includes public and private institutional investors, pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment companies, collective investment trusts and high-net-worth individuals.

Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. provides cleaning, environmental and refining solutions. Its services include industrial waste management, emergency response, fluid management, used oil collections, vacuum services and parts cleaning. Its products are used in general automotive, paint and body, fleet, metal fabricators, printing and packaging, chemical, and other manufacturing applications. The company was founded by Ben Palmer in 1963 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. (USBAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in March 2001 and formerly known as FAF Advisors, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of US Bank National Association, which is owned by US Bancorp (NYSE: USB), a diversified financial holding company. USBAM provides investment advisory services through managed accounts to institutional clients, money market mutual funds, and privately offered investment fund.

The Corundum Group, Inc. (CG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formerly known as known as CB&T Wealth Management, Inc., the firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corundum Holdings, Inc. CG provides investment advisory services and manages investment accounts for individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, partnerships and nonprofit organizations.

Knewton, Inc. develops a platform to personalize educational content. It also offers courseware for higher education concentrated in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The company was founded by Jose Ferreira in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1885 to manage assets for the State of Minnesota. SBI is also responsible for the assets of the three Statewide Retirement Systems, various defined contribution plans, non-retirement accounts, and tax-advantaged savings plans.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 as the result of Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Minnesota State Bar Association operates a professional association for attorneys in Minnesota. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Proterra Investment Partners LP (Proterra Investment Partners) is a private equity investment firm founded in 2003. The firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

SiLC Technologies, Inc. develops integrated photonic sensor and 3D imaging solutions. It serves the automobile, biometrics and security, and industrial and robotics industry. The company is headquartered in Monrovia, CA.

Atland Fund Manager LLC (Atland Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Sourish Ghosh, Harshil Chahal, David Brown and Samuel Bagley. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

GE Water & Process Technologies Co provides wastewater treatment and process systems solutions. Its offers anaerobic technology, dust control, hydrocarbon treatment, reverse osmosis, upstream oil and gas chemicals, analytical instruments, membrane chemicals, sanitizers, waste water treatment, boiler water, ultafiltration and membrane bioreactors and related services. The company is headquartered in Trevose, PA.

Suez WTS Solutions USA, Inc. manufactures water purification equipment and controls the filtration & water treatment industries. Its products include membranes and other filter media used in bioengineering processes, water purification & semiconductor manufacturing. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation provides investment advice. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Manning NavComp, Inc. provides web based GPS vehicle tracking services for fleet management purposes. Its services include development and integration of digital communications systems, target tracking systems, and state of the art control of distributed communication and surveillance platforms. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Sokanu Interactive, Inc. operates as a career oriented online platform that helps people to discover and explore their career options. It offers an online career database that helps people to find matches between their personal interests. The company was founded by Spencer Thompson in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

PS Holdings LLC provides alternative parts management and online parts procurement solutions. It specializes in auto parts locating and procurement software, subrogation, total-loss, analytics and data provision. The firm's product PartsNetwork which is web-based parts search engine gives insurance adjusters and collision repair centers an automated process for searching for and purchasing alternative parts. The company was founded by Efraim Gershom, Charles Lukens, Scott R. Petersen, Jay Scrutonin and Scott Westbrook in 1999 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

The Gramercy Fund LLC (Gramercy Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Tom Gegax and Trent Gegax. The firm is headquartered in New York.