Richard H. Brown

Part of AT & T, Inc., Illinois Bell Telephone Co. LLC is a company that provides telephone communication services. The company is based in Springfield, IL.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. (MFIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1986 and their sole shareholder is Mesirow Financial Services, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., a Chicago-based financial services firm that was founded in 1937. MFIM provides advisory services to individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-qualified plans, state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

Rodman & Renshaw, Inc. provides securities brokerage services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by John Ferrara.

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Surgilight Inc. provides corrective eye surgery services, develops medical equipment and sell ophthalmic laser related products for the use in photorefractive keratectomy and Laser in-Situkeratomileusis procedures. The company's OptiVision product is sold for laser presbyopia reversal for clinical trials and other ophthalmic applications including incision, excision and vaporization of eye tissue. The company operates throughout the United States. Its products are used in various medical and industrial applications. The company was founded on July 31, 1996 and is located in Orlando, FL.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The National Science Foundation supports fundamental science and engineering researches. It offers services to people in all scientific and engineering disciplines. The firm focuses on the promotion and progress of science to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The National Research Council provides science, technology and health policy consulting and advice. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

11 2 VENTURES LLC (11.2 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Illinois.

American Arbitration Association provides conflict management and dispute resolution services. It provides a forum for the hearing of disputes, rules, and procedures, and a roster of impartial experts to resolve cases. In addition to dispute resolution services, the American Arbitration Association offers training and helps develop arbitration and mediation systems. It maintains offices in the U.S. and one in Ireland; in addition, it works with arbitration groups located in other countries. It was founded in 1926 and is located in New York, NY.

Active Media Services, Inc. provides marketing and business solutions. Its products include media, retail marketing, travel and hospitality, freight and logistics, displays and lighting solutions, sponsorships, and client-directed trading. The company was founded by Alan S. Elkin and Arthur Wagner in 1984 and is headquartered in Pearl River, NY.

All About Life Marketing, Inc. is a holding company that manages portal sites and engages in sampling business. It manages and operates Sample Hyakaten online shop. The company was founded on November 19, 2004 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

Movidius, Inc. provides multimedia applications for mobile phones and other electronics. It designs compact, high-performance, ultralow power, multi-core, computational image-processor chips, software and development tools and reference designs, to revolutionize computational imaging and computer vision on mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and electronic eyewear. The company was founded by Paul Joseph Costigan, Sean Patrick Mitchell, David Macdara Moloney, and Valentin Muresan in 2005 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association administers intercollegiate sports activities. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Part of Broadcom Inc., SiByte, Inc. develops high performance, highly integrated processor chips for networking and communications applications. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company was founded by Leo Joseph, Daniel W. Dobberpuhl, Amarjit Gill. SiByte was acquired by Broadcom Corp., part of Broadcom Inc. from February 02, 2016 on December 18, 2000 for $1,381.69 million.

Climos, Inc. explores various natural processes for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The firm’s ocean iron fertilization, a mitigation technique for sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming, ocean acidification, and other environmental change. The company was founded by Daniel G. Whaley and Richard Daniel C. Whilden in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

SenDEC Corp. provides electronic manufacturing services including: high quality design for manufacturability, assembly and test, PCB layout, prototyping/new product introduction, PCB and electromechanical assembly, test engineering, rework, turnkey box build and supply chain management services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered New York, NY.