Dan Farris

UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC (UBS AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as UBS Global Asset Management (Americas), Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Americas, Inc., ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SIX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS AM provides investment products and services to corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions and advisors, central banks, charities, foundations and individual investors around the world.

Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. (KCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The firm was founded by John Kornitzer in 1989. KCM manages assets for institutions, mutual funds (the Buffalo Funds), and private clients.

William Harris Investors, Inc. (WHI) is a privately-owned investment and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm serves as the family office for the Irving B. Harris family. Founded in 1976 by Irving B. Harris to manage his own family's capital, WHI has expanded its services and today provides a broad range of professional and wealth management services, including financial and estate planning, trust services, cash management, accounting and administrative services, tax preparation, and a variety of philanthropic services to four generations of the Harris family.

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.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Towle & Co. (Towle) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by J. Ellwood Towle in 1981. Towle manages public equity portfolios for families and institutions on a fully discretionary basis.

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of the Jones Financial Cos. LLLP. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors and businesses in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Edward Jones registered as a broker–dealer in 1941 and as an investment adviser in 1993. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They cover stocks that perform over the long-term, focusing on US, Canadian and Western European companies with long, stable, operating histories.

Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC (Steel Grove) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Darrell Horn and Steve Sansom in 2001 and formerly known as Green Square Capital LLC. Steel Grove offers investment advisory services to affluent individuals and families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities.

SigmaTel LLC designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits. Its products are used in the digital media players, printers, and televisions. The firm has operations in Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan. The company was founded by Spence H. Jackson in 1993 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Tortoise Capital Advisors LLC (Tortoise) is a SEC-registered investment advisor firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded by Harold Birzer in 2002 and is a subsidiary of TortoiseEcofin Borrower LLC (formerly Tortoise Borrower LLC), ultimately held by TortoiseEcofin Investments LLC. Tortoise provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors and pooled investment vehicles.

DeMarche Associates, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Overland Park, KS.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Neighborhood Networks Publishing, Inc. publishes specialty magazines and newsletters. It offers customized publications of news. The company was founded by Duane D. Hixon and Earl J. Seals in 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Jingtian & Gongcheng Law Firm provides legal services. The private company is based in Beijing, China. and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong.

Copaken Brooks LLC provides commercial real estate services. Its services include corporate services, investment acquisition and sales, brokerage, development, property and facilities management, construction management and consulting. The company is headquartered in Kansas, MO.

Morningstar Corporation is a leading supplier of solar controllers and inverters, with over 4 million products installed and sold since 1993. The private company is employee-owned and headquartered in Newtown, PA, with an engineering research and development center in Jessup, MD, and a network of dedicated distribution and manufacturing partners. Morningstar has deployed over 4,000 off-grid solar products annually since 1993. The company was founded in 1993 by Lee Gordon and Ken Gerken, with Lee Gordon serving as CEO since then.

Vector Marketing Corp. markets kitchen cutlery, accessories and sporting knives. The firm operates as a direct sales distributor for Cutco Cutlery. It has offices in Puerto Rico, the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Olean, NY.

Lightpost Digital, Inc. provides online marketing services. Its services include web design and management, search engine optimization, business listings management, and reputation management. The company was founded by Patrick Dillon and Jimmy Hendricks in January 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP provides forensic, dispute, and other consulting services. It helps clients tackle complex and challenging issues such as mergers and acquisitions, fraud, litigation and reorganizations. The firm advises clients on managing business controversy and disputes, executing deals and maintaining regulatory compliance and investigates activities such as fraud or money laundering, value real estate and other assets, assist with corporate restructurings, consult on litigations, help execute strategic investments for mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Love Funding Corp. provides refinance, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, bridge financing programs, affordable housing, seniors housing, healthcare facilities and hospitals. It also offers acquisition or refinance loan, streamlined refinance loan, loan modification and interest rate reduction, and bridge loan platform. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

DC Capital Partners Management LP (DC Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Thomas Campbell. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Marshall & Stevens, Inc. provides valuation and litigation support services. The firm assists its clients with planning, due diligence, negotiation and reporting issues related to financings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, insurance placement and tax-related transactions. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the fields of bankruptcy, financial reorganization, creditors’ rights, corporate law, employment and labor, employee benefits, executive compensation, investment management, hedge funds, litigation, real estate, and more. The company was founded by Alan V. Lowenstein in 1961 and is headquartered in Roseland, NJ.

Apple Bus Co. provides passenger transportation services to students, businesses and residents in Midwestern states. The company's services range from pupil transportation management, public transportation and non-ambulatory van service to transportation consulting and transportation technology enhancement and management. It works with schools, local companies and organizations that require regional, customized passenger transportation. Apple Bus was founded in 2001 by Michael Oyster and Paul Larson and is headquartered in Cleveland, MO.

Association Management Resources, Inc. provides association management services to trade associations, individual member organizations, and foundations. It also offers conference and event planning, marketing and creative, and technology services. the company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY.

Two West Capital Advisors LLC, do-business-as Two West Advisors (TWA), is a registered investment adviser headquartered in Overland Park, Missouri. The firm was co-founded in 2010 by Marko Ungashick and Ryan Rink. They are a subsidiary of RAM Ventures LLC. TWA provides portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and business entities.