Zachary G. Brown

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1919 and manages pension assets for active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. They are legally separated from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

Werner Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of climbing products, access systems, fall protection equipment, and jobsite truck and van storage equipment. It also offers attic and loft ladders, scaffolding, stages, planks, truck ramps, and pump jacks. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Greenville, PA.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Geological Society of Nevada operates as a scientific society that promotes the geological sciences. It encourages the dissemination of scientific and practical knowledge through semiformal presentations, field trips and symposia as well as by publishing the literature resulting from the activities. The company is headquartered in Reno, NV.

BrightView LLC(Brightview) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Peppertree Capital Management Inc. (Peppertree Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Sequoia Financial Group LLC provides financial planning and wealth management services. It offers asset management, estate and retirement planning, fiduciary consulting, insurance, institutional, family wealth and corporate services. The company was founded by Thomas Arthur Haught in 1991 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

American Cleaning Institute is a company that emphasizes the importance of reading product labels before use to ensure safe and effective use. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company specializes in the chemistry of cleaning and the use of surfactants in detergents and other cleaning products. Melissa Hockstad has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Fund For Our Economic Future of Northeast Ohio provides grant making, research and civic engagement. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Farmers Trust Co. is an investment advisor headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2009 and is subsidiary of Farmers National Banc Corp. (NASDAQ: FMNB). They provide investment management and trust administration services to high net worth institutional clients.

JFS Wealth Advisors LLC (JFS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Bob Jazwinski in 1986 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately held by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). JFS provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations and foundations, businesses, and municipal government entities.