Poorva S. Upadhyaya

BNP U.S. Funding LLC engages in acquiring, holding, and managing debt instruments consisting of mortgage obligations. It offers asset backed security services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1992, Sunrise Securities Corp. is an investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm specializes in debt and equity financings. They provide a full range of investment banking and corporate financial advisory services for small- to mid-size public and privately-held companies. Sunrise Securities' research efforts focus on a variety of traditional industries and emerging growth sectors including: biotechnology, energy, financial services, information technology, manufacturing, medical devices, metals, natural resources, paper/packaging, pharmaceuticals, precious metals/mining, services, shipping, software, telecommunications and transportation. The Sunrise Sales and Trading team works with a broad group of investors and maintains portfolio-manager level relationships with some of the largest institutional investors in the world including: mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, banks and prop desks. Their investors are active in both the primary and secondary markets for debt and equity. Sunrise offers a suite of electronic trading solutions and execution tools including: (1) algorithmic trading including VWAP, Pairs Trading, etc. (2) list trading (3) basket trading (4) block placement and (5) trading of 144 and 144A securities.

Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Inc. (Credit Agricole Securities USA) is a full service broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and formerly known as Calyon Securities USA, Inc. and Credit Lyonnais Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Global Partners, Inc., which is owned by Rue la Boétie SAS’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Credit Agricole Securities USA provides investors’ customized solutions to ensure they achieve their execution objectives in the tradition of service excellence and product innovation.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp. engages in the provision of brokerage services. It offers commercial banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management, fleet services, and real estate. The company was founded on September 7, 1984 and is headquartered New York, NY.

R. W. Pressprich & Co. (RWP) is an employee-owned institutional broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1909, RWP’s principal focus is to provide fixed-income relative value and market timing research for clients.

PNC Bank NA provides banking services. It offers online banking, investment banking, mortgage banking, and bills payment services. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

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.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Graham Capital Management LP (Graham) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment manager headquartered in Rowayton, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Kenneth Tropin in 1994. They are a subsidiary of KGT Investment Partners LP, owned by KGT Capital LP. Graham provides investment advice to global institutions, endowments and foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, investment management advisors, and qualified individual investors.

Founded in 1999 by the late Thomas Watson, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (JMS) is a full-service financial services firm and registered broker/dealer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Independence Square Properties LLC, itself a subsidiary of Penn Mutual Insurance Co. Their ultimate parent is Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. JMS is a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm provides comprehensive financial advice and services to individual, corporate and institutional investors. Their primary coverage verticals include the consumer, technology, financials and infrastructure sectors.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Part of NatWest Group Plc, RBS Equity Corp. is a private equity firm. The company is based in New York, NY.

Part of Standard Chartered Plc, Standard Chartered Bank (Los Angeles Branch) is a company based in Los Angeles, CA.

Brattle Foods Pvt Ltd. provides logistics solutions. It engages in handling, storing, and transporting perishable food products. Its services include supply chain management, temperature controlled distribution and warehousing. The firm also offers integrated solutions across freight forwarding, warehouse and inventory management, transportation and food handling. The company was founded by Mrinal Sinha and Kunal Agarwal in 2009 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

World Gold Council, Inc. is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of World Gold Council Ltd. in Great Britain. World Gold Council focuses on the global gold investment market globally. The firm works with institutional investors, pension funds, wealth managers, financial intermediaries and family/multi-family offices to present the case for gold as a foundation asset in portfolios, a portfolio diversifier and as a discrete financial and monetary asset class.

Standard Chartered Bank (New York) provides commercial banking services. Its products and services include cash management, foreign exchange and treasury products, commodity finance, and structured import and export finance services. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Norges Bank Investment Management (New York) (NBIM NY) is the US-based investment advisor and sovereign wealth management division of Norges Bank Investment Management, a subsidiary of Norwegian Government’s Norges Bank. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1998 and is responsible for investing the international assets of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund. NBIM NY also manages the major share of Norges Bank's foreign exchange reserves and the Government oil fund.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

Alliance Grain Co. engages in the provision of grain marketing and handling services. Its services include grain storage, marketing assistance and off-farm hauling. The company was founded in September 1991 and is headquartered in Gibson City, IL.

National Association for Business Economics operates as a non-profit organization. It offers corporate planning, financial, health economics, small business, real estate, construction, technology and transfer pricing. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

MTN Capital Partners LLC (MTN Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Olivier Trouveroy. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.