Matthew R. Rapoport

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.

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

Compass Capital Management, Inc. (Compass) is an independent registered wealth management firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Charles Kelly and David Carlson in 1988. Compass provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to corporations, corporate and public pension plans, investment partnerships, profit-sharing plans, savings-investment and 401(K) plans, Taft-Hartley plans, private and public foundations and endowments, individual investors and other investment advisors.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management) (BNY Mellon) is the investment management arm of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 due to the merger of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation. BNY Mellon is the umbrella organization for BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms and global distribution companies. They provide investment management services to financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments/foundations and high-net-worth individuals.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

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.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

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.

The Bank of New York Mellon is a state chartered bank. It offers asset servicing, issuer services, treasury services, broker-dealer, and advisor services and bank-advised business of asset management. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The Bank of New York Mellon SA. engaged in the provision of financial services. It provided asset servicing, collateral management, and cash processing services. The company was founded in 1995 and was headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

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.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Three Bridges Capital LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Eugene “Gene” Salamon in 2011. Three Bridges Capital serves as the investment adviser with discretionary trading authority and provides investment supervisory and management services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

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).

Montefiore Medical Center engages in the provision of healthcare, clinical and surgical services. It offers treatments including cardiology and cardiac surgery, cancer care, tissue and organ transplantation, children’s health, women’s health, surgery and the surgical subspecialties. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

LiveIntent, Inc. provides email advertising and trading services. It offers branding, direct response, retargeting, mobile application and attribution, email Ad serving, direct selling email inventory, and real time email offer optimization solutions. The company was founded by Matt Keiser and David H. Hendricks in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

NorthCoast Asset Management LLC (NorthCoast) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was co-founded in 1988 by Paul Dean, James Semels and Harry Suber. They are a subsidiary of Connectus Group LLC, ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). NorthCoast provides advisory services to individual investors, financial advisors and institutions.

Part of SouthGobi Resources Ltd., SouthGobi Resources (Hong Kong) Ltd. mines and supplies coal. The company is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

Zurich Alternative Asset Management LLC (ZAAM) is a registered alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, which is owned by Zurich Insurance Group AG (SWX: ZURN) in Switzerland. ZAAM manages investments solely for Zurich affiliates worldwide in alternative asset classes.

New York University Tandon School of Engineering engages in the provision of educational services focusing on science and technology. Its degrees and programs include bachelor of science, master of science, doctor of philosophy, advanced certificate programs, a bridge program to NYU Tandon, and industry partner programs. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.