Joan S. Fujii

Portrait Corp. of America, Inc. provides portrait photography products and services. The company was founded in 1967 and headquartered in Matthews, NC.

Grill Concepts, Inc. develops and operates restaurant chains. It operates upscale casual and fine dining, full service restaurants primarily under the brand names of The Grill on the Alley and Daily Grill, as well as a quick service restaurant called In Short Order–Daily Grill. The company was founded by Robert Spivak in 1984 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

Tween Brands, Inc. retails personal care products, apparels and jewelry for teenage girls. Its brands include Limited Too and Justice. The company sells apparel, such as jeans, skirts, shorts, dresses, and outerwear, as well as accessories. Tween Brands also provides footwear and lifestyle products, such as bedroom furnishings, music, and toiletries. The firm was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New Albany, OH.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

WEDBUSH, Inc. provides financial, securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services. The company was founded by Edward William Wedbush and Robert Werner in 1955 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Red Mountain Capital Management, Inc. provides investment services. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

HPS Investment Partners LLC (HPS) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Scott Kapnick and Payne D. Brown in 2007 to focus on credit and longer-dated less liquid investment opportunities. HPS provides investment advisory services to certain private investment vehicles (HPS Funds), a closed-end management investment company (HPS BDC), and separately managed accounts and single investor vehicles.

Young America Capital LLC provides investment advice services. The company was founded by Peter Formanek in 2010 and is headquartered in Mamaroneckm, NY.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Davis Cos., Inc. operates as a staffing agency. It provides contract staffing, direct hire, payroll, managed staffing, and contract-to-hire services. The company was founded by Robert Davis in 1985 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Part of National Vision Holdings, Inc., Frame-n-Lens Optical, Inc. is a company that retails optical products. The company is based in Glendale, CA. Frame-n-Lens Optical was acquired by National Vision, Inc. on July 29, 1998 for $37 million.

Macy's West, Inc. owns and operates departmental stores. The company offers shirts, trousers, shoes, and blazers. It operates a chain of departmental stores in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Guam. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of R.H. Macy & Co. Macy's West was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Threadstone LP is an American private company located in New York, NY, that provides investment advice.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Dailey & Associates Advertising provides creative development and campaign management services. It provides marketing and communications services to some of America's brands including Nestle, Safeway, Dole, Ford, StarKist, Best Western, CONOCO, Phillips 66, Circle K, Princess Cruises, Honda, Countrywide, Weyerhaeuser, Intuit, Lego, Australia and others. The company is located in West Hollywood, CA

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles operates a gallery for contemporary art. It services include collection, presentation, and interpretation of art and to preserving for future generations. The company was founded in 1979 and headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Equity Alliance Advisors LLC (The Equity Alliance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Richard D. Parsons, Ronald S. Lauder, Kenneth Lerer, Benjamin Lerer, Eric Hippeau, Eric Zinterhofer, Scott Kapnick and Michael Novogratz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Skandia Group Försäkrings AB provides provides solutions for long-term savings and investments. The company was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Davis Petroleum Corp. provides private oil and gas exploration, development and production services. The firm specializes in drilling, completions, production operations, pipelines, and marketing staff. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Music Associates of Aspen, Inc. provides music education services. The firm's services include, chamber, opera, contemporary music, master classes, orchestral concerts and lectures. The company was founded by Walter Paepcke and Elizabeth Paepcke in 1949 and headquartered in Aspen, CO.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Cabot Credit Management Ltd. engages in the provision of consumer debt acquisition and management services. It specializes in the debt purchasing, contingency collections, process outsourcing, and litigation. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in West Malling, the United Kingdom.