Megan C. Pierpont

Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. (Johnson) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by Timothy Johnson in 1965. Johnson offers investment advisory services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business or governmental entities.

St. John Knits, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets fine women's clothing and accessories. It offers jackets, skirts, pants, tops, jeans, pumps, sling backs, loafers, boots, sandals, earrings, necklaces, chokers, pins, bracelets, handbags, belts, barware, candle holders, and napkin rings. St. John Knits was founded by Robert E. Gray and Marie Gray in 1962 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 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.

Part of Helloworld Travel Ltd., Council Travel is a travel agency that specializes in serving students. Council Travel was acquired by STA Travel, part of Helloworld Travel Ltd. from November 30, 2021 on May 06, 2002.

BMO Financial Group, Inc. provides wealth management and other financial services. It is a diversified financial services provider which offer clients a broad range of personal, commercial, corporate and institutional financial services across Canada and in the United States through BMO Bank of Montreal, BMO Nesbitt Burns, BMO Capital Markets and Chicago-based subsidiary, Harris Bank. BMO Financial Group is located in Toronto, Canada

University of Nevada functions as a college and university. It provides education, research, scholarship, creative activities, and clinical services. The company was founded on September 10, 1957 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc. engages in organizing a professional football team. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered Kansas City, MO.

Voya Services Co. offers insurance and other financial investment services. The firm offers retirement plans, life insurance, mutual funds, managed accounts, alternative investments, direct banking, institutional investment management, employee benefits, and financial planning. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kinecta Federal Credit Union provides financial products and services. It offers checking and savings, real estate center, auto buying center, personal loans and credit cards, and business services. The company was founded in October 1940 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Baker Avenue Asset Management LP (dba BakerAvenue) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Simon Baker in 2004. BakerAvenue provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, and other US institutions.

Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Inc. produces, presents and promotes in musical theatre and the performing arts for diverse audiences of all ages, with continued programming for families and children. The firm specializes in Broadway shows, concerts, theatre education and munity outreach. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Credit Capital Investments LLC is an investment manager and advisor that provides independent and timely fixed income, equity, economic, and quantitative research. The private company is based in Short Hills, NJ, and was founded in 2003. CCI manages separate accounts and is an advisor to the Teak Hill Fund and the Teak Hill Indus Fund. Varkki P. Chacko has been the CEO of the American company since 2006.

Part of NFP Holdings LLC, NFP Retirement, Inc. is a company that offers game-changing solutions for businesses to factor in all the considerations of employee and compliance needs. The company is based in Aliso Viejo, CA and was founded in 2000. The company provides provider searches and fee benchmarks as cornerstones of their service model, using an RFP approach to ensure that apples-to-apples comparisons are used.

S&B Christ Consulting LLC provides engineering and environmental management services. The firm’s services include operations research, civil engineering, environmental engineering, construction management, and vulnerability assessment. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Chit Fai Public Transport (HK) Holding Co., Ltd. engages in the operation of green minibus routes. The company was founded on April 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

AppliedVR, Inc. offers an mobile virtual reality platform for enhanced patient experience in healthcare around pain and anxiety management. The company was founded by David Sackman, Matthew Stoudt and Jeremy Bailenson and is headquartered in Van Nuys, CA.

Part of Aussie Broadband Ltd., J2 Global Inc/ 2 Sub/ develops a proprietary technology platform for telecommunications. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. J2 Global Inc/ 2 Sub was acquired by Over The Wire Holdings Ltd., a SUB of Aussie Broadband Ltd. from Ziff Davis, Inc. on September 01, 2020 for $25.77 million.

Livexlive Media, Inc. is a platform for live stream and on-demand audio, video, and podcast content in music, comedy, and pop culture. The private company, headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, has become a go-to partner for the world's top artists and celebrity voices as well as music festivals and concerts, including Rock in Rio, EDC, and many others. Livexlive has streamed over 1,500 artists since January 2020 and produced its first 48-hour music festival called "Music Lives" in April 2020, which earned over 50 million views and over 5 billion views for #musiclives on TikTok on 100+ performances. Livexlive's library of events, video-audio podcasts, and original shows are also available on Amazon, Apple TV, Roku, and Samsung TVs in addition to its own app, destination site, and social channels. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, PodcastOne, generates more than 2.1 billion downloads annually across more than 300 podcasts.