Elise Young

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

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.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

CI Capital Partners LLC (CI Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Frederick Iseman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

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.

Grocerkey, Inc. sells grocery products through online. The firm's products include branded online store, optimized for mobile, native apps, pick, pack, and fulfill app and comprehensive management system. The company was founded by Jeremy Neren in 2014 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Modern Survey, Inc. offers business intelligence consulting with a focus on human capital management. The firm’s solutions include onboarding effectiveness, exit surveys, employee engagement, 360-degree feedback, performance management, employee satisfaction, human capital measurement and customer satisfaction. The company was founded in August 1999 by Dan Riley, Patrick Riley and Don MacPherson and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

National Association of Television Program Executives, Inc. operates as a global business forum for video content development, creations, production, financing, and distribution across all platforms. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Warner Media LLC produces and distributes media content. The company was founded by Stephen Jay Ross in March 1972 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Five Elms Capital Management LLC (Five Elms Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Fred Coulson in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Kansas.

Tregaron Management Inc (Tregaron Capita) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by J. R. Matthews, M. Todd Collins and John Thornton. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Next Capital Management LLC (Next Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Andrew Hart in 1999 and is ninety-nine percent owned by Next Capital Holdings LLC. Next Capital offers institutional-caliber asset management and strategic wealth planning services for ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients.

The Country Music Association (CMA) is a trade association that promotes country music. The private company is based in Nashville, TN. The organization was the first of its kind and is committed to sharing the emotional and poetic qualities of country music with the world. Sarah Trahern has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Two12, Inc. is an equity management platform that offers a range of solutions for cap table management, fund administration, 409a valuations, and more. Two12 is based in Austin, TX and was founded by Dustin Byington. The company's services include cap table management software for startups, AI-powered equity management solutions for private companies and investors, and cost-effective automated cap table management solutions. The company also provides 409a valuation services for private companies.

Ecliptic Capital LLC (Ecliptic Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Adam Lipman and William W. Hurley. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Shaper Impact Capital operates as an online platform providing information and newsletters for investors and startups.

The National Governors Association operates as a bipartisan organization for governors on a national level. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Tech Square Ventures LLC (Tech Square Ventures) is an venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Blake Patton. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.