Amanda S. Ryan

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 due to Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

PGIM, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of PGIM Holding Co. LLC, owned by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). PGIM provides institutional clients with investment solutions worldwide. It is comprised of autonomous asset management businesses that specializes in a particular asset class with a focused investment approach: PGIM Institutional Advisory & Solutions (provides advisory services to institutional clients located in the US and outside of the US), PGIM Fixed Income (an adviser primarily focused on public fixed income investments), PGIM Real Estate (a provider of real estate investment advisory services) and PGIM Capital Group (a private fixed income investment adviser, also known as Prudential Capital Group).

Anthem Insurance Cos., Inc. provides health insurance plans, group life, insurance brokerage and other related services. It offers a range of administrative, managed care services and partially insured products for employer self-funded plans. The firm also provides group life and disability insurance benefits, pharmacy benefit management, dental, vision and behavioral health benefits services. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Wells Fargo Funds Trust is an open-end, management investment company. Established in 1999, the company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

The Investment Company Institute is an association of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The American company operates to support and represent these types of investment vehicles. The CEO of the company is Paul Schott Stevens.

Allspring Funds Management LLC (AFM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded as Wells Fargo Funds Management LLC (WFFM) in 2001 to succeed the former mutual fund advisory responsibilities of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. In November 2021, Wells Fargo & Co. sells its asset management business, which includes WFFM and certain affiliates, to a third-party purchaser. As part of the sale, WFFM has changed its name to Allspring Funds Management LLC. AFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. The firm serves as investment adviser for the portfolios of the Allspring Funds. The firm also participates as an investment adviser in several managed account programs offered by other financial institutions to their respective clients.

Albright Stonebridge Group engages in the provision of risk management services. It offers growth strategies, positioning, and strategic communications. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

United Negro College Fund, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization that provides financial support for higher education. It offers scholarship assistance for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The organization was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Partnership for New York City operates as a charitable organization. It is a network of business leaders and corporations working for the economic and cultural betterment of all five boroughs of the city. The firm provides networking opportunities, conducts research, participates in policy making and lobbies government. The company was founded by David Rockefeller in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Financial Services Forum provides financial services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Keith Anderson Carby.

National Academy Foundation operates as a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure high school students are college, career, and future ready. The company was founded by Sanford I. Weill in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of California, Irvine Foundation engages in the management of private funds to support teaching, research, and public service. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Part of Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, Lord Abbett Family of Funds is a private equity fund. The company is based in London, UK.

Albright Capital Management LLC (Albright Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was co-founded by Madeleine Albright and Gregory Bowes in 2005. Albright Capital provides discretionary investment management services, mainly to US and non-US collective investment vehicles.

Leaders Quest Ltd. is a non-profit membership organization that focuses on developing leadership skills. The private company is based in London, UK and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The British company was founded in 2002 by Jane Fields Wicker-Miurin.

The Trusteeship is an invitation-only organization that connects preeminent women leaders from diverse fields and industries in Southern California. The Trusteeship is based in Pasadena, CA. The Trusteeship is the Southern chapter of the International Women’s Forum, a global organization of preeminent women of significant and diverse achievement across six continents, 33 nations, and 74 affiliated forum locations. The organization's membership base covers eight counties in Southern California, including Los Angeles, and its members are from academia, the arts, armed forces, corporate and entrepreneurial business, banking and investments, entertainment and media, law, public sector, sports, sciences, nonprofits, to name a few. Founded in 1979, the organization provides its members with a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences in an environment of collegiality.

Lord Abbett Credit Opportunities Fund is a closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its common shares and is operated as an interval fund. The company was founded on September 18, 2018 and is Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

2020 Women On Boards, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Malli Gero and Stephanie Sonnabend. The private company is expanding their campaign to as many as 40 cities within the US and abroad. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company's mission is to promote gender balance on corporate boards of directors. The company achieved their initial goal of having at least 20% of all public company board seats held by women a year early in 2019. The company continues to track, analyze, and publish statistics on women on the boards of Russell 3000 companies in their gender diversity index report and directory. The CEO is Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire.

Alliance for Southern California Innovation is a non-profit organization that supports leaders and stakeholders in nurturing and growing the Southern California innovation ecosystem. The private company is based in Pasadena. The American company offers programs to explore the innovation communities in the region.

The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.