Kate Troendle

KippsDeSanto & Co. engages in the provision of investment banking services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, private financing, and strategic conducting services. The firm focuses on the aerospace, defense, government technology solutions, and next generation information and technology. The company was founded by Robert D. Kipps, Marc B. Marlin, and Kevin P. DeSanto in May 2007 and is headquartered in Tysons Corner, VA.

Bluestone Investment Manager LLC (Bluestone Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by John Allen, Bill Strang, Susan Gabay and Sean Everett. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Founded in 2009, Bluestone Capital Partners is a broker/dealer located in McLean, Virginia.

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.

VetCentric, Inc. provides veterinarian home delivery pharmacy services. The company was founded by Kimberly C. Thomas, Daren Roa and John Schroeder in 1999 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.