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

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.

Griffin Williams Critical Point Management provides management consultancy services. The private company is based in Westerly, RI.

CBOE Stock Exchange LLC engages in electronic trading of securities. It trades listed, over-the-counter securities, and exchange traded funds. The company was founded in March, 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fenton Communications, Inc. provides public-interest consulting services. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by David Fenton.

Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation engages in the provision of emergency relief services. It focuses on worldwide issues that demand urgent action, solutions and measurable results - global climate change, Human Immune deficiency/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the developing world, childhood obesity and economic opportunity in the United States and economic development in Africa and Latin America. The company was founded by William Jefferson Clinton in September 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Children's Defense Fund, Inc. provides policies and programs that supports children out of poverty, abuse and neglect. The firm also provides health care, education, moral and spiritual foundation for them. The company was founded by Marian Wright Edelman in 1973 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs. The company was founded by Robert Greenstein in 1981 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

City Year, Inc. offers school-based service and leadership programs. It support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs that keep kids in school and on track to graduate. The company was founded by Miuchael Brown, Alan Khazei, Jennifer Eplett Reilly and in 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Common Cents New York, Inc. is a non profit organization that provides learning services. It offers primary and secondary education to the youth. The company was founded on February 26, 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. is an American company that provides an array of industry data prepared by NAREIT staff and other outside sources. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company specializes in REITs, or real estate investment trusts, which are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate across a range of property sectors. Most REITs trade on major stock exchanges, and they offer a number of benefits to investors. Steven A. Wechsler has been the CEO of the company since 1997.

CMP Media LLC (dba CMP Technology) provides information and marketing solutions. Its services include controlled-circulation magazines distributed free (CRN) and subscription-based (InformationWeek). The company offers web versions of its print publications & portals such as channel web (for computer resellers and VARs) & TechWeb (technology news) through its web sites. CMP also provides hardware and software testing services, events & forums hosting, custom research and consulting, mailing list services & custom publishing. The company is headquartered in Manhasset, NY.

1620 Investment Advisors, Inc. (1620) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Todd A. Johnston in 1999. 1620 provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, business owners, and financial services firms.

Altiva Financial Corp. is a specialized consumer finance company that funded, purchased, made and sold consumer loans secured by deeds of trust on single-family residences. The company retained the right to service a substantial portion of the loans it sold. The Company's borrowers generally do not qualify for traditional A credit mortgage loans.

Wasserstein Perella & Co. provides investment banking services. The private company is based in New York.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

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

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette is a private company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP provides legal services. The firm offers advertising litigation, advertising, marketing, media, antitrust, competition, branding, trademarks, copyright, business strategy and consulting services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.