Jim J. Kuncl

Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. (MFIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1986 and their sole shareholder is Mesirow Financial Services, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., a Chicago-based financial services firm that was founded in 1937. MFIM provides advisory services to individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-qualified plans, state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. operates as a private investment firm. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

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.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. provides mortgage insurance services. It provides services to home mortgage lenders. The company was founded in 1957 by Max Karl and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

VSS Fund Management LLC (Veronis Suhler Stevenson) is a subsidiary of Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC, a private equity firm founded in the year 1981 by John J. Veronis and John S Suhler. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Francisco Partners Management LP (Francisco Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Benjamin Ball, Dipanjan Deb, Neil Garfinkel, Sanford Robertson and David Stanton. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and London.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (Private Equity) (Pacific Investment) a subsidiary of Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC founded in 1994 by William Hunt Gross. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

The Standard Club provides insurance services. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL.

State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Founded in 1941, SURS provides retirement, disability, and related benefits to eligible participants and annuitants. The firm serves employers in Illinois including state universities, community colleges, and state agencies.

Ludis Analytics, Inc. is a seed-stage data and analytics startup that offers a streamlined environment for managing data science and analytics functions across teams. The company is based in San Francisco, CA, and was founded in 2019 by Vala Dormiani, Anthony Musumeci, Bo Hyeon Nam. The company empowers organizations to draw effective and accessible data insights quickly, and it unlocks never-before-seen customer insights by combining web3 data with Web 2.0 and Enterprise data. Ludis Analytics is designed for data-driven organizations looking to leverage web3 to accelerate their business.

Laser Operations LLC manufactures semiconductor lasers and optical components. It offers diode lasers and diode pumped laser products for defense, medical, industrial and consumer applications. The company was founded in November 2000 by Jeffrey E. Ungar and is headquartered in Sylmar, CA.

Thoma Bravo LP(Thoma Bravo) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Carl Dee Thoma and Orlando Bravo. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Phillips Exeter Academy provides education services. It is a co-educational independent boarding school for grades 9–12. The organization was founded in 1781 by Dr. John Phillips and is located in Exeter, NH.

Chapman & Cutler LLP provides legal services. Its services include, asset securitization, banking and financial services, bankruptcy, restructuring and workouts, chapman practice innovations, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution and corporate counseling. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients.

Part of PacWest Bancorp, CapitalSource Finance LLC is a financial services provider. The company is based in Chevy Chase, MD.

Golub Capital Partners LLC (Golub Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Lawrence Eric Golub. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Carlsmith Ball LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in Honolulu, HI.

Varagon Capital Partners LP (Varagon Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Man Group Plc (Jersey) firm founded in 2014 by Doug Kaden and Brett Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.