Jerry F. Niles

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.

Thomas White International Ltd. (TWI) is an investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In 2023, they were acquired by Ramirez Asset Management, Inc., ultimately owned by SAR Holdings, Inc. The firm was founded by Thomas S. White in 1992. TWI provides advisory services to pension and profit-sharing plans, investment companies, which include mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, state or municipal government entities, foundations, endowments, and charitable organizations, corporations, individuals, and high-net worth individuals, such as their trusts and estates.

Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC (CAI) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Investments, Inc., which is owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CAI provides advisory services to private investment companies, such as private equity funds and funds of one or more private equity and real estate funds. The investors in the funds advised by the firm are institutional investors, funds of funds, high-net worth individuals and employees, and former employees of Citigroup, Inc.

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.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. provides loans to agriculture-producing companies and individuals. The company engages in issuing, marketing, and handling the Farm credit system’s debt securities. It offers discount notes, designated bonds, floating rate bonds, fixed rate bonds, and retail bonds. The company is headquartered in Jersey, NJ.

Isram Wholesale Tours & Travel Ltd. (doing business as Isram World) offers travel packages and tours. Its tours destinations include Israel, the Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa and Europe. The company also operates tours under brand names such as Latour (Latin America), Flexi-Pak Orient Tours (China, India, Australia and the South Pacific area) and Escapade Vacations (Spain, Portugal and Morocco). It also conducts event and festival tours such as Holy Lands Sun Tours (for Christians) and AJCongress Travel (for American Jewish Congress Travel Program). Isram Wholesale Tours & Travel was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

NFP Risk Management Services, Inc. provides insurance and brokerage services. The company offers brokerage and insurance services for the individuals and business units. NFP Risk Management Services was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Valley Stream, NY.

The Weston Group, Inc. operates as a rehabilitation service firm. It offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and rehabilitation nursing case management services. The company was founded on March 16, 1992 and is headquartered in Easton, PA.

The Harbor Group, Inc. (THG) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Bedford, New Hampshire. THG was founded in 1981 and provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities.

ROC Resources LLC (ROC Resources) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Brian Williamson. The firm is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Wealth Management) (Oppenheimer & Co.) is the investment management division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., which is ultimately owned by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: OPY), an integrated financial services holdings company. Headquartered in New York City, Oppenheimer & Co. provides customized investment advice on a range of traditional and nontraditional products to individuals, families, corporate executives and institutions.

Highmore Group Advisors LLC (Highmore) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in New York City. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highmore Group Holdings LP. The firm was co-founded by Brian Altenburg and Dipak Jogia in 2014. Highmore provides investment advisory or sub-advisory services to high-net worth individuals, businesses, and institutional clients, such as private funds.