Bill Collins

Columbia Energy Group explores, produces, stores and distributes natural gas. The company engages in the transmission and distribution of natural gas in the United States. The company was founded in 1926 and is located in Merrillville, IN.

Merisel, Inc. engages in the provision of visual marketing solutions for premier brands and retailers. The company was founded on in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Kingdon Capital Management LLC (Kingdon) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Mark Kingdon in 1983. Kingdon provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles sponsored by Kingdon or third parties.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Russell Investment Management LLC (RIM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They are a holding firm of Russell Investments US Retail Holdco, Inc., ultimately owned by Russell Investments Group Ltd. The firm was founded in 1936 and was formerly known as Frank Russell Investment Co. RIM provides investment advisory services to affiliated pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, insurance companies, foreign official institutions, financial intermediaries, and wrap-fee program clients of third-party financial intermediaries.

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.

Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. provides mutual fund investment services. It offers common stocks, convertible and fixed-income securities such as bonds, debentures and warrants. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gateway Advisory LLC (Gateway) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Westfield, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Brian J. Power, Jay H. Flamme, and Paul A. de Rosa in 2010. Gateway provides critical financial services and advice to affluent individuals and corporate and institutional clients.

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.

BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. (BNPP AM USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (FFTW). In 2015, FFTW’s affiliated US registered investment advisor, BNP Paribas Asset Management Inc., was merged into FFTW. FFTW was re-branded as BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2017. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA Holdings, Inc. (BNPP AM), part of International Financial Services division of BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) (BNPP). BNPP AM USA provides customized investment management services to institutional clients. They also provide non-discretionary investment management activities and/or act as collateral manager for structured products such as CDOs and CLOs.

Shin Nihon Ernst & Young is a Japanese company that provides auditing, financial advisory, and fairness opinion services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan and has subsidiaries in Japan.

Baystate Wealth Management LLC (BWM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Thomas “Tom” O'Connor in 2010. They were acquired by Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC in 2024. BWM creates and manages customized portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, corporate pensions and profit-sharing plans, closely held and family businesses, corporations, trusts, foundations, and athletes involved in professional and amateur athletics.

Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Inc. (NBIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 as Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC and adopted its present name on January 2016. They are a subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. NBIA provides a wide range of discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, which includes individuals, institutions, registered investment companies, non-US registered funds and private investment funds.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. owns and operates leadership development organization for girls. It offers enriching girl programs, volunteer trainings and member benefits. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Pendo LLC is an independent registered wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Tina Larsson and Mark Foley in 2007. They provide customized investment management services to high-net-worth individuals and associated trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other legal entities.

Horizon Kinetics LLC provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

U.S.-Japan Council operates as a platform for events, news, and media. The non-profit company is based in Washington. Suzanne Basalla has been the CEO of the American company since 2020.

The Bank of New York Mellon is a state chartered bank. It offers asset servicing, issuer services, treasury services, broker-dealer, and advisor services and bank-advised business of asset management. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gainsight, Inc. engages in the provision of customer success management solutions in software-as-a-service model to enterprises. Its products include customer success, product experience, customer experience, customer data platform, and revenue optimization. The company was founded by Sreedhar Peddineni and James A. Eberlin in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Baystate Financial Services LLC offers financial products and services. It provides individualized and comprehensive financial planning as well as risk management and investment products. The firm's products and services include annuities, financial planning, life insurance, survivorship life insurance, variable universal life insurance, disability income insurance, and estate planning. The company was founded 1901 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Seismic Software, Inc. engages in the provision of platform to manage data such as graphics, proposals, sales deck, and reports. It offers asset management, banking, business services, consulting, insurance, and wealth management solutions. The company was founded by John Douglas Winter, Marc Romano, Nasser S. Barghouti, Fred Xie, and Calnan Edward Thomas Jr. in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

OpsPanda, Inc. provides enterprise software applications. It helps companies to identify gaps, opportunities and risks of achieving sales goals by modeling, planning, reporting and analyzing their use of sales resources. The company was founded by Jonathan Kondo, Robert Gersten and Hung Vo in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Virtualitics, Inc. develops visualization and analytics tools for virtual reality and augmented reality. The company was founded by Ciro Donalek, George Djorgovski, Michael Amori and Scott Davidoff and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Sender, Inc. develops engagement delivery platform solutions. It enables companies to source, send, and centralize the direct mail and gifting process. The company was founded by Braydan Young and Kris Rudeegraap and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Stage 2 Capital Advisors LLC(Stage 2 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Jay Po and Mark Roberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Vlocity LLC engages in the development and market of cloud and mobile software solutions. It offers communications, media and entertainment, energy and utilities, insurance, health, and government. The company was founded by David R. Schmaier, Young A. Sohn, Mark Armenante, James Burr Ramsey and Craig D. Ramsey in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.