Brian Gelber

Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Delaware Management Business Trust. They are a subsidiary of Delaware Investment Management Co. LLC, ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MIMBT advises a variety of institutional clients. The firm also provides investment services to certain affiliates and acts as a sub-advisor to unaffiliated sponsors and investment products.

Finantra Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company. The company engages principally in accounts receivable financing, equipment leasing and traditional financing business lines. Its operations have focused primarily on growing an operation base and establishing a market present in each of the aforementioned businesses. The company's primary strategy for achieving its necessary growth and market presence has been, among other things, to pursue acquisitions of existing enterprises which, in the company's opinion, have management experience and earnings potential and long-term growth possibilities, and obtaining institutional lines of credit for each financing business line.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Three Zero Three Capital Partners LLC (303) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Kaplan and Michael Rane in 2004. 303 manages private investment funds for qualified and accredited investors.

Loop Capital Asset Management -TCH LLC (LCAM) is an SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 1985 and formerly known as Taplin, Canida & Habacht LLC. In 2022, Loop Capital Asset Management LLC acquired the firm from BMO Asset Management Corp. They are ultimately owned by Loop Capital Holdings LLC. LCAM offers customized fixed income portfolio management services primarily to institutions, such as retirement and pension accounts, government entities, trusts, estates, endowments and foundations.

Blood Cell Storage, Inc. manufactures medical devices. Its products include safe and snap solutions. The company was founded by Harvey J. Hoyt in November 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

Ilios Partners is the pre-eminent provider of global securities surveillance and investor relations support to a wide range of corporate, investment banking, and investor relations consulting firms. It also provides investor relations support for corporate clients, including targeting and investor perception studies. The principals of Ilios Partners, John Karageorge and Nick Trikolas, have extensive industry experience. Most recently, Mr. Karageorge was a Managing Director at The Carson Group, where he spearheaded a team providing deal-related stock and fixed income surveillance to investment banking clients as well as having originated Carson’s global surveillance program. Mr. Trikolas has over ten years of experience in investor relations and stock surveillance, having participated in various capacities in the industry since its inception. Prior to co-founding Ilios Partners, he founded and ran the Chicago branch of The Carson Group.

Founded in 1988 by James Peters, Tactical Allocation Group LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Birmingham, Michigan.

TransMarket Group LLC offers investment and other financial services. They provide risk capital and market access to individuals for the purpose of trading in the global financial markets. The company was founded in 1980 as Aardvark Financial, Inc. and is headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Friendship Trays, Inc. provides food freely to the elderly, handicapped and convalescing people. It offers food according to doctors written orders for certain medical conditions. The company was founded by Ann M. Elliot in 1976 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Chicago Board of Trade provides trade derivative facilities. It allows speculators throughout the world to interpret economic data, news, and other information. The company was founded on April 3, 1848 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that exists to engage, teach, and inspire through the power of Rock and Roll. The company was foundedby Ahmet Ertegun in 1983 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

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

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.