Majeed Shoman Abdul

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.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM (US)) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSX: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately offered unregistered investment funds.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. provides life insurance, wealth management and other investment solutions. Its products include annuities, mutual funds, long-term care, life insurance and college savings. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Backupify, Inc. provides online backup solutions. Its products include google apps backup, office 365 backup, salesforce and social media backup, pricing and cloud to cloud backup. The company was founded by Vikram Chadha, Robert May and Dharmesh Shah in November 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Bridgewater Associates LP (Bridgewater) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund of hedge funds manager headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Ray Dalio in 1975. They are a subsidiary of Bridgewater Associates Intermediate Holdings LP, which is owned by Bridgewater Associates Holdings, Inc. Bridgewater provides discretionary investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and single investor funds, and managed account clients.

Textron Systems Corp. provides aerospace and defense technologies. It specializes in unmanned aircraft systems, advanced marine craft, armored vehicles, intelligent battlefield and surveillance systems, intelligence software solutions, precision smart weapons, piston engines, test and training systems, total life cycle sustainment, and operational services. The company is headquartered in Providence, RI.

TransForm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures drugs. It integrates pharmaceutical sciences, materials science and high throughput experimentation by enabling novel technology. The company was founded by Nicholas Galakatos in 1999 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

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.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a professional body for accountants. The non-profit company is based in Glasgow, UK, and has subsidiaries in Mauritius, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The British company offers a program called ALP-C, which approves learning materials from high-quality content providers to support studying towards ACCA's qualification. The role of the CFO is evolving beyond finance to include reporting on value-centric aspects of their operations, as companies move towards sustainable practices. The CEO of the company is Helen Joanna Brand.

Civitas Therapeutics, Inc. develops transformative pulmonary delivery therapies. The company was founded by Glenn Batchelder, Richard P. Batycky, Martin I. Freed, Jennifer Fujii, Jeffrey Elton and James L. Wright on June 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Ardsley, NY.

InsightSquared, Inc. provides data intelligence software solutions. It offers sales analytics and marketing analytics solution, report authoring platform and staffing analytics products. The company was founded by Frederic Shilmover, Bryan Stevenson and Samuel Clemens in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, M.

Cohesive Capital Management LP (Cohesive Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by John R.Barber. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SmartWatt Energy, Inc. engages in the provision of energy-efficiency solutions. It offers performance contracting, bundled energy projects, lighting systems, and building support services. The company was founded by Christopher Covell in 2002 and is headquartered in Ballston Lake, NY.

Valens Research LLC provides investment research. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA and has subsidiaries in Philippines. The company was founded in 2009. The CEO is Joel Aaron Litman.

Posrocket operates a cloud-based POS platform which offers point of sale data space and offers POS machines. The company was founded by Zeid Husban and Zaid Farekh and is headquartered in Amman, Jorden.

Boston Global Ventures LLC (Boston Global Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Vivjan Myrto, Brendan Kohler, and John Murphy in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

HSV Holdings LLC (Indicator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Geoffrey T. Bernstein, Ben F. Luntz and Jonathan M. Struhl. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

LinkSquares, Inc. develops and operates software platform for manual site search and reviewing contract details. It offers online contract discovery, reporting, and analytics needed for internal reviews, legal audits, and other diligence. The firm provides a web application tool and an online platform which allows executives to create, send, track, and sign documents, accelerating the deal negotiation process for sales teams. The company was founded by Chris Combs and Vishal Sunak in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Beijing Julian Shidai Technology Group Co. Ltd. provides software and information technology services for delivery application. The company was founded on December 5, 2008 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Scholar Rock, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It focuses on discovering and developing a novel class of biologic therapies that target supracellular activation of growth factors in the disease microenvironment. The company was founded by Timothy Springer and Leonard Zon and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.