Courtney K. Efird

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

Regions Investment Management, Inc. (RIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1971 as Morgan Asset Management, Inc. In 2016, they became a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Bank, which is another wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF). RIM provides model strategies and provides portfolio management to Regions Wealth Management (RWM), a business unit of Regions Bank, for use by RWM with their clients.

American Medical Association engages in promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. It offers services to physicians, residents, medical students, and patients. The company was founded by Nathan Smith Davis in 1847 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Washington Analysis LLC is an institutional research firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in 1973 and is a subsidiary of Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, which is owned by MSCI, Inc. (NYSE: MSCI). Washington Analysis focuses on anticipating and analyzing changes in public policy that will impact the financial markets. Their expertise lies in assessing investment risks and opportunities arising from legislative, judicial and regulatory developments across the sectors most impacted by policy developments including financial services and housing, healthcare, energy (including utilities/FERC, oil & gas, pipelines and renewables), defense, tax, trade and TMT (tech, media and telecommunications).

Altus Capital Partners, Inc. (Altus Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Gregory Greenberg, Russell Greenberg and Elizabeth Burgess. The firm is headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.

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.

West Financial Services, Inc. (WFS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sandy Spring Bank, which is owned by Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SASR). WFS provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations and other business entities.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

The American Psychiatric Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychiatrists. The private company is based in Arlington, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company works together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all individuals with mental illness, including substance use disorders. Marketa Wills has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals provide cardiovascular and orthopedic services. It also offers orthopedic services, neurosurgical services, imaging and diagnostic services, emergency care, physical rehabilitation, treatment of sleep disorders and a wide range of inpatient and outpatient surgeries. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

AEI Services LLC generates, transmits, and distributes natural gas and electricity. Its business segment includes power distribution, power generation, natural gas transportation and services and natural gas distribution. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Zaff Capital LP provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The American company was founded by Brian R. Zatarain.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (CGC) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., (TSE: CF; OTCMKTS: CCORF) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 and is locally known as Financière Canaccord ltée. Headquartered in Vancouver, CGC offers corporate and institutional clients with versatile and responsive sales and execution services that range from Institutional Equities and International Equities to Electronic Trading and Fixed Income. Their sales & trading team execution capabilities encompass a wide range of products and services such as Equities, ADR’s, OTC, ETF’s, Fixed Income, Options, Preferreds, Investment Companies.

PowerToFly, Inc. provides services that find work-from-home jobs for female tech talent. It acts as a platform that''s bridging the gap between companies who need more diversity in tech talent. The company also offers job opportunity for women around the world. PowerToFly was founded by Milena Berry and Katharine Zaleski in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dennis Corp. provides engineering, surveying and construction management services. Its services include aviation, bridge civil infrastructure land planning, construction engineering, emergency survey, pipe inspection, branding and forensic engineering. The company was founded by Dan Dennis in 2005 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Duchossois Capital Partners LLC (Duchossois Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of The Duchossois Group, Inc founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

BioWink GmbH develops and provides a mobile application for female cycle tracking. It uses science and data to provide insights into female health. The company was founded by Ida Tin, Hans Raffauf, Moritz von Buttlar and Mike LaVigne and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Rubicon Founders LLC (Rubicon Founders) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Adam Boehler. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. operates as America’s development bank. The firm offers equity and debt financing, political risk insurance and technical development products. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Davlyn Group Holdings LLC engages in investing industry. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Spring City, PA.

Edmodo, Inc. provides online social platform for students, teachers, and educators. It provides a global education network that helps to connect all learners with the people and resources needed to reach their potential. The company was founded by Crystal Hutter, Jeffrey O'Hara and Nicolas Borg in 2008 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.