Jeffrey M. Bilbrey

Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (Sit Investment) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Eugene Sit in 1981. Sit Investment manages client assets on a discretionary basis for several types of clients, which includes public and private institutional investors, pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment companies, collective investment trusts and high-net-worth individuals.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

New York Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance products and services. It offers life insurance, retirement income, long term care, investments, and premier services. The company was founded on April 12, 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Iconixx Corp., Enterprise Works is a company that provides systems integration, application and enterprise services. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by Darius Derrik Deyhimi. Enterprise Works was acquired by Iconixx Corp. on March 28, 2000 for $55 million.

Annex Advisory Services LLC, do-business-as Annex Wealth Management (Annex), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by David "Dave" Spano in 2003. Annex offers a wide range of advisory services to individual investors, high net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, small businesses, partnerships, corporations, and other similar entities.

Mayo Medical Ventures (Mayo Medical Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Mayo Clinic founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory provides nuclear testing services. The Laboratory's security needs include countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and strengthening homeland security against the terrorist use of such weapons. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA.

Part of Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is a company that provides financial consulting services. The company is based in Bangkok, Thailand and was founded in 1993.

VITA is a non-profit company that provides IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, governance, and procurement services to the executive branch. VITA is based in Fountain Hills, AZ. The company aims to connect Virginians with their government by driving critical business connections.

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP (Edward Jones) is a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1993 and is the primary operating subsidiary of The Jones Financial Cos. LLLP. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors and businesses in the US, Canada and the UK.

RBC Wealth Management (RBCWM) is wealth management division of RBC Capital Markets Equity Research, which is ultimately owned by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE; TSE: RY). Formerly known as RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., the firm was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RBCWM provides trusted advice and wealth management solutions to individuals, families and institutions.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte LLP (United Kingdom) provides brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK. David Sproul has been the CEO of the British company since 2003.

Qlaris Bio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded by Thurein Htoo and Barbara Wirostko and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) is a non-profit corporation that develops and endorses standardized benchmarks and tools to evaluate performance and energy efficiency for the newest generation of computing systems. The private company is based in Gainesville, VA and was founded by Kirk W. Cameron. SPEC develops benchmark suites and also reviews and publishes submitted results from its member organizations and other benchmark licensees. SPEC's benchmarks cover a wide range of areas, including cloud, CPU, graphics/workstations, high-performance computing, Java client/server, machine learning, storage, power, and virtualization. The company also offers tools such as the SERT suite, PTDaemon interface, and Chauffeur WDK. SPEC has recently formed the International Standards Group (ISG) to collaborate with international stakeholders to develop and enhance standardized server, client, and datacenter benchmarks for use primarily in government regulations and compliance programs related to energy use and sustainability.

The National Federation of Municipal Analysts is an organization that aims to promote professionalism in municipal credit analysis. The non-profit company is based in Pittsburgh, PA.