Deborah Watkins

Fisher Asset Management LLC, dba Fisher Investments (FI), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plano, Texas. The firm was founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher and is a subsidiary of Fisher Investments, Inc. FI manages the assets of a diverse global client base which includes corporations, public and multi-employer pension funds, foundations and endowments, insurance companies, health-care organizations, governments and high net worth families.

Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes manages global equity and fixed-income assets for clients worldwide.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Causeway Capital Management LLC (Causeway) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Harry Hartford and Sarah Ketterer in 2001 as HWI Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Causeway Capital Holdings LLC. Causeway provides international, global, and emerging markets equity investment management services to institutional clients such as corporations, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, superannuation funds, public retirement plans, Taft-Hartley pension plans, endowments and foundations, mutual funds and other collective investment vehicles, charities, private trusts and funds, wrap fee programs, and other institutions.

Altegris Investments LLC (Altegris) is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in La Jolla, California, founded in 1975. Altegris is a subsidiary of Aqgen Liberty Management I, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients and does not perform any internal research.

Roche Pharmaceuticals provides research and development services in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. It also provides diagnostics and drugs for cancer and transplantation. The company is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

The Weil Co. (WEIL) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm was founded by Christopher Weil in 1989 and they do-business-as Christopher Weil & Co., Inc. WEIL provides advisory services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles (which include hedge funds), charitable organizations, and corporations and other businesses.

NovaCardia, Inc. develops drugs to treat cardiovascular diseases. The company provides treatment for the patients by developing and commercializing clinical stage drug diseases. It also develops small molecule drugs. the company was founded in November, 2001 by Eckard Weber & Howard C. Dittrich and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Verve Group, Inc. provides location-based mobile marketing solutions. It specializes in customer advisory panels, online brand communities, market research, agile insight and online communities. The company was founded by Thomas C. Kenney and Arthur Howe in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Digital Arbitrage, Inc. develops enterprise scale cloud and subscription based internet applications for the hospitality industry. The company was founded by Richard Castle, Adam Harris and Phillip Kopp in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

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.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Part of Avnet, Inc., Target Solutions, Inc. is a company that remarkets IBM systems and complex networking products. The company is based in Costa Mesa, CA. The company was founded by Christian Boynton. Target Solutions was acquired by Western Micro Technology, Inc. on March 19, 1997 for $2.20 million.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Shoreline Biosciences, Inc. engages in biotechnology business activities. The company is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Forbion Capital Partners Management Holding BV (Forbion) is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm which was founded by Bart Bergstein. Headquartered in Naarden, the firm specializes in late-stage and early-stage clinical development programs to optimize the commercial potential of their investee company's technologies.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

K5 Ventures LLC (K5 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Amir Banifatemi and Ray Chan. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. develops and commercializes novel pharmaceutical and diagnostic products. Its enables physicians to provide individualized patient care. It applies the principles of personalized medicine to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and applies it to oncology. The firms markets and promotes pharmaceutical products and complementary proprietary diagnostic testing services. The company was founded by Jonathan Braun, Stephan R. Targan, Michael J. Walsh, and Scott L. Glenn in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

StartX, Inc. organizes and develops startup accelerator programs. It provides a network of mentors which is world class. The company benefits from having access to faculty and lecturers from the stanford community including the engineering, business, medical, and design schools. StartX was founded by Divya Nag and Cameron Teitelman in 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

EAM Investors LLC (EAM) is a majority employee-owned investment management boutique headquartered in Solana Beach, California. Formerly known as Eudaimonia Asset Management LLC, the firm was founded in 2007 by Travis T. Prentice, Montie L. Weisenberger, and Joshua M. Moss. EAM offers investment management and supervisory services to public and corporate retirement funds, superannuation funds, sub advisory relationships, foundations, endowments and OCIO’s.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

BMW i Ventures Inc (BMW i Ventures), a venture capital subsidiary of of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Counterpart Management Company LLC (Counterpart Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Patrick Eggen and Joe Saijo. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.