Matthew A. Janiak

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1919 and manages pension assets for active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. They are legally separated from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, do-business-as Carnegie Investment Counsel (CIC), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2009, taking over the former RIA which was registered in 1991 and commenced operations in 1974. CIC provides investment advice and/or management supervisory services to individuals, non-profit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations or business entities, independent trust companies, and government entities.

Part of CoreLogic, Inc., First American Capital Management, Inc. is a financial services company that provides investment management services to institutional clients. The company is based in Newport Beach, CA.

Charity Deposits Corp. provides bank deposit management services for investors and banks. It offers investing, funding, and fee income solutions through money market deposit programs. The firm also provides Target Account and Money Market Account Xtra (MMAX). The company was founded on May 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

D&L Energy, Inc. provides natural gas and oil exploration services. Its services include mineral rights leasing, geological surveying, engineering, drilling, completion, field operations and selling natural gas. The company was founded by Ben Lupo in 1986 and is headquartered in Youngstown, OH.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Cohen & Co. provides accounting services. The firm offers services in the areas of investment industry, private company, and management advisory. Its services include collective investment trust, enterprise tax solutions, ownership succession, management consulting, and business valuation. The company was founded by Ron Cohen in 1977 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

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.

Stout Risius Ross, Inc. engages in the provision of financial advisory services. It specializes in investment banking, valuation and financial opinions, and dispute advisory and forensic services. It offers services such as mergers and acquisitions, private market financings, distressed transaction advisory, fairness opinions and solvency opinions, securities and value analytics, succession and shareholder planning, real estate valuation, bankruptcy related valuation, antitrust disputes, commercial disputes, family law valuation, and fraud and forensic services. The company was founded by Craige L. Stout in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Community Bank of the Bay engages in the provision of banking services. The company offers financial services to businesses, professional service firms, and owner-operators and non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay area. Its services include business, personal, and non-profit banking, and credit services such as checking, money markets and certificate of deposits, loans, and cash management. The company was founded by Frank Tsai on July 22, 1996 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Energy Harbor LLC provided energy-related products and services to retail and wholesale customers. The firm owned, leased, operated and maintained fossil and hydroelectric generation facilities, as well as owned nuclear generation facilities. It was a energy supplier, serving residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. The company was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in Akron, OH.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

KeyBank, NA engages in the provision of commercial banking services. The company was founded on January 1, 1849 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

The American Institute of Architects operates as a professional association of architects. It provides support services for architects who wants to continue education experience and maintain their licensure; web-based resources; and conducts market research and provides analysis of the economic factors that affect the business of architecture. The company was founded by Richard Upjohn, H. W. Cleaveland, Henry Dudley, Leopold Eidlitz, Edward Gardiner, Richard Morris Hunt, J. Wrey Mould, Fred A. Petersen, J. M. Priest, John Welch, Richard Upjohn Jr., Charles Babcock, and Joseph C. Wells on February 23, 1857 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The American College of Healthcare Architects provides healthcare services.

National Fire Protection Association provides fire, building, electrical and life safety materials. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

Keystone Bank, SSB provides banking services. It offers business loans, home loans, and online banking. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Wilkinson in 2018 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Cleveland, OH and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 2015 by Benjamin Mackovak.

United Security Bank operates as a state chartered commercial bank. It offers online banking, online bill payment, 24-hr full service ATM’s, wire transfer services, safe deposit boxes, merchant card services, money orders and cashiers checks, wealth management services, courier services, remote capture and cash management. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Fresno, CA.

Idaho First Bank engages in the provision of commercial banking services. It offers personal and business deposit products, including checking, savings, and money market accounts. The company also provides personal lending services, such as home mortgage and custom construction, home equity lines of credit, home equity, personal lines of credit, auto, and other secured personal loans; and commercial loans comprising working capital lines of credit, asset based lines of credit, equipment lines of credit, owner occupied commercial real estate loans, investor commercial real estate loans, equipment financing, airplane financing, SBA guaranteed loans, USDA B&I guaranteed loans, and letters of credit, as well as mortgage lending services. In addition, it offers credit cards; online and mobile banking services; and cash management services consisting of deposit and sweep services, payments and transfers, and fraud protection services. The company was founded by Greg Lovell on March 2, 2005 and is headquartered in McCall, ID.

The Cleveland Play House operates as a regional theater. It produces plays and theatre education programs. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

PNC Capital Advisors LLC (PCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of PNC Bank, NA, which is wholly-owned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), a financial holding company. The firm was founded in 2009 from the business combination of PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. and Allegiant Asset Management Co. following the acquisition of National City Corp., the parent of Allegiant, by PNC. PCA provides taxable fixed income discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts.

EV Management LLC develops and explores oil and gas. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The CEOs of the company are Mark A. Houser, Michael E. Mercer.

EnerVest Ltd. (EnerVest) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by John B. Walker and Jon Rex Jones. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.