Jeff Richards

American City Business Journals, Inc. publishes metropolitan business newsweeklies. It also owns publications that cater to motor sports readers, sports fans, sports business readers, and car enthusiasts. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Generate, Inc. provides software solutions. It products include Generate gClick, g2, gDaily, and gPipe. The firm serves sales and business development professionals, marketing professionals, publishers, media, energy, federal government, and the telecommunications industries. The company was founded by Tom Aley and Darr Aley in 2004 and is headquartered in Maynard, MA.

Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (Threadneedle AM) is the wholly-owned global asset management subsidiary of TC Financing Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1994 and manages assets for a range of clients which includes pension schemes, insurance companies, private investors and corporations. Threadneedle AM is a socially responsible investor which believes they have a responsibility to, and will benefit from, exercising environmental and social stewardship throughout their firm.

Principal Global Investors (Europe) Ltd. (PGI-Europe) is the London-based subsidiary of Principal Global Investors LLC, itself a subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) based in the US. PGI-Europe offers European institutional investors access to the global investment capabilities of the Principal Financial Group through segregated mandates and a range of mutual funds. The firm offers UK pension schemes access to a range of investment capabilities which include equity, specialist fixed-income, currency and real estate strategies.

American Century Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (American Century UK) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of American Century Investment Management International Ltd., which is owned by American Century Cos., Inc. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded by Michael S. Green in 2008. American Century UK manages a comprehensive range of investment strategies for financial intermediaries, institutions and individual investors. They are a socially responsible investor which seeks to help others and build a strong community.