Brian Matthew Lockwood

Piton Investment Management LP (Piton) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by James “Jim” Fortescue and Kristopher Konrad in 2015. They are owned by Piton Management LLC. Piton specializes in fixed-income investment management services to institutions, other investment advisors and high net worth individuals.

ClearShares LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Marco Island, Florida. The firm was founded by Thomas “Tom” Deegan and is majority-owned by Deegan Holdings LLC. ClearShares provides investment and strategic advice, investment solutions, and related advisory services to Registered Investment Companies (RICs).

HSBC Global Asset Management (USA), Inc. (AMUS) is the US-based wholly-owned investment advisory and fund management subsidiary of HSBC USA, Inc., and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, NYSE: HBC) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York City. AMUS provides discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services to clients in several major markets and is a multi-product provider of investment and fund management services. For institutions, the firm provides active and tailored portfolio management on a global, regional, asset-class and country specific basis. They also serve as investment adviser to US registered investment companies. AMUS is a signatory to the UN-supported Principles of responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

Cowen Investment Management LLC (Cowen Investment Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.