John P. O'Grady

ConnectOne Bank provides financial products and services. It offers cover personal and business accounts, mortgage, consumer and business loans, and home equity line. The company was founded by Frank Sorrentino in 2005 and is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

American Spraytech LLC is a full-service contract developer and filler of aerosol and bag-on-valve spray products primarily for the personal care, cosmetic, and OTC medical end markets. The company is based in North Branch, NJ. AST's in-house research and innovation team collaborates with its customers to proactively develop new products or improve on existing products or product categories to enhance consumers' experience and complement their evolving lifestyle. The company was founded in 2003 and provides turnkey contract manufacturing solutions, including formulation, testing, filling, and packaging services.

The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants is a professional association for certified public accountants operating statewide. The non-profit company is based in Pennsylvania.

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.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Cedar Holdings (Cedar) is a private institutional-quality family office headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Keith Kosow in 2005. Cedar manages the assets of their clients and has investments around the world.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) is a professional organization that represents over 22,000 public finance officers throughout the United States and Canada. The GFOA is based in Chicago, IL and has more than 21,000 members from cities, counties, towns, school districts, state, provincial, the federal government, and other special districts in the United States and Canada. The GFOA's mission is to advance excellence in government finance by providing best practice guidance, leadership, professional development, resources and tools, networking opportunities, award programs, and advisory services. The organization is dedicated to the sound management of government financial resources and provides professional development opportunities to more than 12,000 state and local finance professionals each year.

The Hampshire Generational Fund LLC is an American company that functions as a Real Estate Investment Trust/REIT.

Inpoint Commercial Real Estate Income, Inc. acquires and manages a portfolio of commercial real estate (CRE) investments primarily comprised of CRE debt, including first mortgage loans, subordinate mortgage and mezzanine loans, and participations in such loans and CRE securities, such as commercial mortgage-backed securities, senior unsecured debt of publicly traded real estate investment trusts, and collateralized debt obligation notes. The company was founded on September 13, 2016 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

The Hampshire Cos. LLC is a privately held, fully integrated real estate firm and real estate investment fund manager based in Morristown, NJ and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company has over 60 years of hands-on experience in acquiring, developing, leasing, repositioning, managing, financing and disposing of real estate. The CEO of the company is James E. Hanson.

New Jersey Apartment Association operates as an association of apartments. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Monroe Township, NJ.

National Apartment Association operates as non-profit trade association of apartment communities and owners. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Customers Bank engages in the provision of commercial and consumer banking services. It offers cash management, commercial and industrial loans, small business loans, commercial and multi-family real estate loans, certificates of deposit, residential mortgages, consumer loans, and savings, checking, and money market accounts. The company is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA.

Lentz, Cantor & Massey, Ltd. provides legal services. The private company is based in Malvern, PA.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

Part of NVE Bancorp MHC (New Jersey), NVE Bank is a financial institution based in Englewood, NJ. With 11 offices conveniently located throughout the area, NVE Bank is committed to providing its customers with exceptional service and support. The bank, established in 1887, offers a wide range of personal and business products and services.

American Investment Services, Inc. (AIS) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is wholly-owned by American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), a non-profit scientific and educational organization. AIS provide asset management services to individuals, estates, trusts, retirement plans and charitable organizations.