Paul J. Williams

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. SWIB was founded in 1951 and is responsible for managing the assets of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), the State Investment Fund (SIF) and other state trust funds. The WRS includes the Core Retirement Investment Trust Fund (Core Fund) and the Variable Retirement Investment Trust Fund (Variable Fund).

Wilshire Advisors LLC (Wilshire) is a privately-held investment technology and advisory firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded by Dennis Tito in 1972 as Wilshire Associates, Inc. Wilshire provides innovative investment solutions, consulting services and multi-asset analytics to institutional and intermediary clients worldwide.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Variant Alternative Income Fund is a close-ended interval fund, which engages in the provision of portfolio of unconventional income-generating assets. The company was founded on October 2, 2017 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

The Relative Value Fund, acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Infinity Core Alternative Fund operates as a closed end investment trust. The investment objective of the trust is to seek long-term capital growth. It also invests in general or limited partnerships, funds, corporations, trusts or other investment vehicles that invest or trade in a wide range of securities and currency interests. The company was founded on October 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

First Trust Private Assets Fund is a non-diversified and closed-end management investment company. The company was founded on February 14, 2022 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

First Trust Private Credit Fund is a a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, It intends to operate as an interval fund. The company was founded on February 14, 2022 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Varian Impact Fund operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company was founded in November 2021 and is headquartered in Wisconsin, US.

First Trust Real Assets Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that intends to operate as an interval fund. The company was founded on December 8, 2021 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

First Trust Hedged Strategies Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust. The company was founded on March 22, 2023 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

GAI Agility Income Fund is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund objective is to seek investment returns over various market cycles, with a majority of such returns derived from income. The company was founded on July 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Wildermuth Endowment Fund is non-diversified, closed-end management investment fund, which engages in the provision of long-term capital appreciation and income by employing investment strategies and asset allocation policies followed by traditional endowment funds. The company was founded by Daniel Lloyd Wildermuth on August 28, 2013 and is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

B. Riley Capital Management LLC (BRCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). BRCM provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles operating as private investment funds which are offered to institutional and high net-worth investors.

Client Services, Inc. provides accounts receivable management and customer relationship management solutions. It offers call center solutions in the areas of first-party delinquency outsourcing, post charge-off recovery, retention programs, and customer-acquisition. The firm’s accounts receivables solutions include post charge-off collections, pre charge-off and outsourcing, consulting, skip tracing, bilingual services, debt buying, contact accounts receivable management, and government services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in St. Charles, MO. C

At UMB Fund Services, they recognize the unique challenges clients face. Their goal is to leave clients free to focus on client's primary goals: investment performance and growing assets under management. Having confidence in Client's back office will enhance client's ability to deliver on these goals. Their cutting-edge combination of service, product depth and technology is designed to deliver the unparalleled customer experience the kind clients expect and deserve. In today's marketplace, clients need more than a provider; clients need a partner that recognizes they are a critical part of how clients do business and treats client's business as if it were their own. That's how they do business at UMB Fund Services, and how they deliver on their brand promise.

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund operates as a non-diversified closed-end management investment firm. It intends to invest primarily in general or limited partnerships, funds, corporations, trusts or other investment vehicles that invest or trade in a wide range of securities. The company was founded on November 10, 2020 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Real Asset Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long term capital appreciation. The Fund intends to invest primarily in general or limited partnerships, funds, corporations, trusts or other investment vehicles (collectively, “Investment Funds”) that invest substantially all their assets in real estate, infrastructure, commodities and other real asset securities and funds. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Keystone Private Income Fund LP is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to produce current income. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

The Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico (PERA) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The firm was founded in 1947 as a retirement system for State of New Mexico public employees. PERA manages retirement plans and benefit tiers for state, municipal and county employees. This includes police, firefighters, judges, magistrates, legislators and volunteer firefighters. The association also manages retirement plans for other political subdivisions, such as special districts and housing authorities.

GSAM Strategist Portfolios LLC (Inv Mgmt) (GSAMSP) is the investment management division of GSAM Strategist Portfolios LLC, a research company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 as Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC. They were acquired by GSAM Holdings LLC in July 2019. GSAMSP offers multi-asset and rules-based equity strategies to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Patomak Global Partners LLC provides strategic advice, compliance consulting and litigation and enforcement services. Its services include strategic regulatory advice, risk management and compliance and enforcement and litigation support. The firm’s clients include broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and funds, institutional investors, commercial banks and insurance companies, asset managers, private equity firms, hedge funds, publicly-traded companies, trade associations, and other business organizations. The company was founded by Paul Stewart Atkins in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cliffwater LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Marina del Rey, California. The firm was founded by Stephen L. Nesbitt in 2004 and serves as the investment adviser to corporate and public pension plans, endowments and foundations, financial institutions, investment advisers, other business entities, trusts, family offices, high net worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP provides legal services. It offers legal solutions to areas such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, credit, insolvency, and restructuring, investment management, tax, and litigation. The company was founded by Francis N. Bangs in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Council on Germany (ACG) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that was founded in 1952 to strengthen German-American relations. The ACG is based in New York, NY and aims to inform and influence public debate, as well as conversations among American and German opinion leaders and decision-makers. The ACG works across generations to provide a deeper understanding of transatlantic relations, social justice, and inclusion. The organization hosts study tours, conferences, and video discussions on current economic and political issues.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers.