Jeff Markley

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides financial life insurance services. It offers annuities, disability income insurance, investments, long term care and wealth management, and retirement plans. The company was founded on May 15, 1851 and is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

PNC Bank, NA (Investment Management) (PNC-IM) is the asset management division of PNC Bank, NA, a banking company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is ultimately held by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC-IM manages assets for institutions and high-net worth individuals and provides tailored investments, wealth planning, trust and estate administration and private banking to high-net-worth families and individuals.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Genstar Capital Management LLC is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Dennis H. Chookaszian. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco., California.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

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.

GTCR LLC (GTCR) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charlie Thomas. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

BioCrossroads (BioCrossroads) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Lincoln International LLC provides investment banking services. It specializes in strategic advisory services including sell-side mergers and acquisitions, buy-side mergers and acquisitions, debt advisory, growth equity, special situations, valuations and opinions and pensions advisory services. The firm offers capital raising, mergers and acquisitions support, and other corporate finance services. It provides their clients with industry knowledge and access to a comprehensive range of buyers, sellers, and investors. The company was founded in 1996 by Lawrence J. Lawson and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Anderson Pacific Corp., Inc. is a private investment firm based in the United States that specializes in the media and telecommunications industries. With over 40 years of experience, the American company has grown dozens of successful companies by identifying investment prospects, procuring debt and equity investment capital, and remaining active in the management and operations of the companies it forms. Anderson Pacific Capital looks for opportunities in fields that it is interested in and that have a demonstrated strategy to grow. The private company has a portfolio of ten companies and has been featured in various news outlets.

Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

IPI Partners LLC (IPI Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Iconiq Capital LLC founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

ColocationZone, Inc. provides collocation and managed service. It offers cabinets, partial cabinets, cages, and private custom suite solutions. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

DRW Trading Group operates as a trading organization. The firm offers trading technology and real estate services. The company was founded by Donald Ray Wilson and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Northern Trust Co. provides investment management, asset, fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sterling Fund Management LLC (Sterling Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1983 by Eric Becker, Michael Bronfein, Shoshana M. Vernick, Jeff Elburn. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The SAVO Group Ltd. provides sales enablement software solutions. The firm offers financial, life sciences, technology and manufacturing solutions. It also offers smarter content, execution, engagement products. The company was founded by John Aiello and Drew Larsen in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Vaultworthy LLC operates as an online document storage platform. The American company was founded by Christopher J. Jensen.

FCN Bank, NA is a nationally chartered commercial bank. It provides personal and commercial banking services, and farm loans. The company was founded on January 2, 1901 and is headquartered in Brookville, IN.

ChurnZero, Inc. develops a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for subscription of businesses that helps the company to retain customers and fight churn. Its platform is designed to integrate with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems into an application or service. The company was founded by You Mon Tsang and Mark James Heys in 2015 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc./Venture Partners/ (Baird Venture) is a venture capital division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. founded in 2000 by Thomas Desmond. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Tim Hortons USA, Inc. owns restaurant franchisees. It offers premium coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, espresso shots, soups, sandwiches, wraps and baked goods. The firm operates distribution centers that supply paper and dry goods to the restaurants. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Miami, OH.

FiberLink, Inc. supplies fiber glass and building materials.