Chris Tackney

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (SIMNA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Schroder US Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR) in Great Britain. SIMNA manages separate accounts on a discretionary basis for institutions, endowments, foundations, pension funds, government retirement plans, and insurance companies and, as sub-adviser, to registered investment companies sponsored by other advisers. The firm also acts as the investment adviser to the Schroder Funds, which are sold in the US predominantly to institutional clients. They also serve as the manager and general partner of private investment partnerships or funds.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

A division of Cargill Financial Services, Black River Asset Management LLC is an independently run global hedge fund manager located in Hopkins, Minnesota. The firm is wholly-owned by Cargill, Inc. and was founded in 2003.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Gramercy Funds Management LLC (Gramercy) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Robert Koenigsberger in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Gramercy Financial Group LLC, itself a subsidiary of Cerro Negro Capital Management LLC. Gramercy provides investment advisory services and products to pooled investment vehicles, pension plans, foundations, public retirement funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, insurance plans, high net-worth investors, other investment advisors and corporations.

Greylock Capital Management LLC (Greylock Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Hans Humes, Jr. in 2004. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Greylock Capital Associates LLC. Greylock Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to private funds (the Greylock Global Funds) and separate accounts for institutional investors.