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Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, dba Barrow Hanley Global Investors (Barrow Hanley), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Michael C. Mewhinney in 1979. They are a subsidiary of Perpetual US Holding Co., Inc., ultimately held by Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in Australia. The firm provides US and global equity and fixed income management strategies to institutional investors, mutual funds, and other clients. Barrow Hanley is a signatory to the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Zacks Investment Management, Inc. (ZIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Ben Zacks in 1992 and is a subsidiary of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., owned by The Greenwood Trust. ZIM manages separate accounts, public and private pooled investment vehicles, and is an adviser to several wrap-fee programs.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Diesslin Group, Inc. (DG) is an asset management firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded by David Diesslin in 1980. DG provides fee-only financial advisory services and wealth management to individuals, closely held businesses, private foundations, and endowments.

TD Ameritrade, Inc. is an investment brokerage firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. They are a subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Online Holdings Corp., ultimately owned by The Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). The firm was founded in 1975 and provides online brokerage services to their clients. Customers can manage their investment portfolios via the Internet as well as through personal digital assistants, wireless phone services and interactive voice recognition systems.

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.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

KQED, Inc. operates television and radio broadcasting stations. The firm provides non-commercial programming to San Francisco audiences through Public Television 9, Digital Television 30, Public Radio 88.5FM & 89.3FM, KQED Education Network & dot org. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Crestline Investors, Inc (Crestline Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Douglas Bratton. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.

Altitude Ventures (Altitude Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

LKCM Headwater Investment (LKCM Headwater Investment) is the private equity arm of Luther King Capital Management Corp, founded by John Bryan King. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Fortis Partners LLC is a private company that provides tax advisory and compliance, investment management, and wealth planning services through their Fortis Family Office. The company is based in King of Prussia, PA. The company aims to manage and protect their clients' wealth so that they can live a well-lived life. The company was founded by Kyle Buckett.

Michigan State University Foundation engages in research, teaching, and commercialization of technologies. It focus on providing facilities and building sites at the university corporate research park for technology enterprises, university technology-development initiatives, and university collaborations. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

Venture For America, Inc. operates as a fellowship program that places recent graduates at startups in cities with emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems, forging a community of entrepreneurs committed to building companies. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ancor Holdings LP (Ancor Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Timothy McKibben and Randall Keene. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Cleo Capital Management Co LLC (Cleo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Sarah Kunst. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

ShiftWizard, Inc. designs and develops workforce optimization software. The firm ShiftWizard solution. The company was founded by Christian Pardue and Shane Parker in 2007 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Houston First Corp. operates and manages convention facilities. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Proday Co. develops personal training fitness application. The company was founded by Sarah Kunst and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Welltech Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Galit Horovitz and Amir Alroy. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Opya, Inc. provides occupational, speech and behavior therapy services for children with autism spectrum disorders. It specializes in feeding therapy and social skills groups. The company was founded by Jonathan Wright and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Advice Interactive Group LLC provides internet marketing services. It offers web design and development services, including ecommerce solutions, multimedia, IT consulting, web application development, programming and custom web development, online promotion, search engine marketing, optimization, lead generation, email marketing, software design, content management, logo design and business branding. The company was founded by Bernadette Coleman, Thomas W. Coleman Jr. and Randall Turner in 2006 and is headquartered in McKinney, TX.