Shoaib Haroon

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

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.

CREtech provides real estate services. The company was founded by Michael Beckerman and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

General Inception Management LLC (General Inception Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Vikram Chaudhery, Paul A. Conley and Jim Buzzitta. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

RSM US LLP engages in the provision of accounting services. It offers audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm serves the energy, government, life sciences, manufacturing, private equity, and real estate and construction industries. The company was founded by Ira B. McGladrey in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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).

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.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

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.

Winona Capital Management LLC (Winona Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Laird Koldyke and Luke Reese. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Sanivation engages in developing and operating city-wide sanitation solutions. It designs, builds, and operates fecal sludge treatment plants; and manages non-sewered sanitation services. The company was founded by Emily Woods and Andrew Foote and is headquartered in Nakuru, Kenya.

McNally Capital LLC (McNally Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Ward S. McNally and John P. Rompon. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Tensile Capital Management LP (Tensile Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Larkspur, California. The firm was founded by Arthur C. Young and Douglas J. Dossey in 2012. Tensile Capital provides portfolio management services to pooled investment vehicles.

OneChicago LLC engages in providing electronic exchange services. It focuses on futures on individual stocks, narrow-based indexes, and ETFs. The firm offers single stock futures exchange services to invest and trade equity products for traders, brokers, and investors. It also provides market data, including quotes, list of market data vendors, market data vendor fees and licensing and various products. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of University of Illinois, The University of Illinois Foundation is an American company located in Champaign, IL, that functions as a foundation or endowment.

AIS Capital Management LP (AIS) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut. The firm was founded by John Hummel and Bradley Stern in 1993. AIS investment advice to family offices, endowments, foundations, individuals, investment funds, pension plans and trusts.

Indigo Ag, Inc. provides microbial solutions. The company was founded by Noubar Afeyan, David A. Berry, and Geoffrey von Maltzahn in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA.

Serra Ventures LLC (Serra Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Tim Hoerr. The firm is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.

Murf Electric Bikes LLC, founded in 2016, is a brand that aims to revolutionize urban commuting and outdoor adventures. The company is based in Bend, OR, and orders can be picked up from Cubicle Surf. The American company seamlessly blends cutting-edge technology with sleek design to deliver powerful and comfortable e-bikes for cyclists of all levels. With a range of models tailored for diverse riding experiences, Murf e-bikes offers approachable options and unbeatable customer service. Murf's popular mini electric bike is a great option for adults and kids, featuring a 40-50 mile range on a single charge and speeds of up to 25mph. The cargo e-bike is also available for those hauling a child or a heavy backpack, with passenger or non-passenger options. The company was founded by Josh Jones, who has been the CEO since 2016.

Brandt Consolidated, Inc. engages in the manufacture of agricultural specialty products. Its products include aquatics; adjuvants; pest and disease control; plant growth regulator, and soil amendments. The company was founded by Glen Brandt and Evelyn Brandt Thomas in 1953 and is headquartered in Springfield, IL.

Agrible, Inc. provides predictive analytics tools for farmers and growers. Its software provides field-level forecasts and data on yield predictions, nutrient availability, fieldwork timing, spraying conditions, hail events, potential pest problems, and weather. The company was founded by Bill Northcott, Christopher M. Harbourt, Eric Snodgrass, and Paul S. Miller in 2007 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

J.P. Morgan Infrastructure Investments Group (J.P. Morgan Infrastructure) is an infrastructure private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm headquartered located in New York, United States with an additional office in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mumbai.

Impact Engine (Impact) is a private Equity and venture capital firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

GEF Capital Partners LLC (GEF Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Alexandre Alvim, Stuart Barkoff, Sridhar Raj Pai, Daniel Prawda and Anibal Wadih. The firm is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

ValueAct Capital Management LP (ValueAct Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Ubben, Peter Kamin and George Hamel. They are a subsidiary of ValueAct Holdings II LP, which is owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). ValueAct Capital provides discretionary investment advice and management services to private investment funds and certain other investment vehicles.

Champaign County Economic Partnership is a non-profit organization which engages in the provision of economic development services. The firm offers assistance for business startup, expansion, relocation, patent consideration, workforce development issue, incentive consideration, and access to professional resources or parts supplier and any other internal or external business operation. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

Waterborne Environmental, Inc. provides risk assessment consulting services that offers solutions to environmental problems. It offers crop protection, water and wastewater assessment, field studies and data collection, environmental modeling, toxicology support, geospatial analysis and data science, and literature review and scientific writing. The company was founded by Patrick W. Holden and W. Martin Williams in 1993 and is headquartered in Leesburg, VA.

Lifecycle Renewables, Inc. is an integrated food waste recycling and renewable fuels company. The company is based in Marblehead, MA. The company produces LR100TM, a renewable heating oil, by using recycled waste oils and fats from the food service industry. LR100TM is a drop-in fuel for oil-capable facilities that competitively replaces fossil fuels. The company seeks to create closed-loop waste-to-energy solutions for cities across the globe. The company provides used restaurant cooking oil collection, recycling, and grease trap cleaning services for metro Boston, New York City, and the Tri-State area. The company was founded in 2008 by Rory Gaunt, who has been the CEO since 2008.

Blum Capital Partners LP (Blum Capital) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Richard C. Blum in 1975. Blum Capital provides investment management services to various private, pooled investment funds. Investors in the funds include corporate and state/local pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and estates, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, banks and thrift institutions, and high net-worth individuals.

Pir Tano Construction Co., Inc. is a construction company that offers heavy highway construction, communication construction, and communication installation services. The company is based in Addison, IL and has been a leading provider of heavy construction services in the area for more than four decades. Pir Tano Construction Co. has twenty underground sewer and water crews deployed from their location, and their crews install aerial and underground cable, along with telephone and fiber optic projects. The company was founded in 1982 by Michael D. Piraino, Jack G. Horn, Joseph Pantano.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

RF Investment Partners LLC (RF Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Peter Fidler and Peter E. Rothschild. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Sender Co. & Partners, Inc. (SC&P) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Adam D. Sender in 2016. SC&P provides investment management services to private investment vehicles which are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Advisor Partners II LLC (Advisor Partners) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. The firm is related to Pathstone Family Office LLC (Pathstone) as a result of common control and ownership. Pathstone is a multi-family office investment advisory practice owned by Pathstone Holdings LLC. Advisor Partners provides discretionary investment advisory, sub-advisory and consulting services primarily to clients of registered investment advisers (RIA) and financial institutions through two distinct investment programs: Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) and Model Portfolio Consulting (MPC).