Gregory B. van Inwegen

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

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).

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.

Fiduciary Trust Co. International is an investment and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirectly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments is a global investment management organization offering investment services under the a global investment management organization offering investment services under the Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Bissett, Fiduciary Trust, Darby, Balanced Equity Management and K2 brand names. Franklin Templeton Investments, through current and predecessor subsidiaries, has been engaged in the investment management and related services business since 1947. Fiduciary Trust was founded in 1931 and provides personalized investment solutions to high net-worth individuals, families, endowments, foundations and institutions.

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.

Cowen Investment Management LLC (Cowen Investment Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.

Bank of America, NA (Private Banking) (Bank of America-PB) is the private banking arm of Bank of America, NA, which is a subsidiary of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1947 and is also known as US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. Bank of America-PB provides comprehensive wealth management products and services that focuses on wealth structuring (wealth planning, trusts and estates, philanthropy, custody services), investment management (portfolio consulting, asset management, capital markets, specialty asset management) and credit and banking (financial management tools, liquidity services, custom credit, real estate finance) for high net-worth and ultra-high net-worth individuals and families.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Butlr Technologies, Inc. is a company that uses actual usage data to create a better workplace. The company was founded by Honghao Deng and is based in Burlingame, CA. The company offers cutting-edge technology to provide a smarter way of looking at space and predictive insights based on resident movement. The company's platform is the world's only 100% wireless, anonymous people counting and occupancy detection system. Deng has been the CEO since incorporation.

Centure Applications Ltd. engages in the development of artificial intelligence technology to disrupt the agricultural pest control process. It uses cameras to identify and spray only weeds using a proprietary data set of weeds in the world. The company was founded by Nadav Bocher, Itzhak Khait, and Alon Klien Orbach in March 2016 and is headquartered in Canada.

MachineMetrics, Inc. provides monitoring software for manufacturing companies. The firm products include data driven manufacturing, downtime and quality reporting, shop floor reports, machine reports, machine reports, data collection and job scheduling. The company was founded by William M. Bither II, Jacob Lauzier and Eric Fogg in 2014 and is headquartered in Northampton, MA.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Oportun, Inc. provides consumer financial services. The firm focuses on offering unsecured credit to under-banked Hispanic families that lack FICO scores, credit histories, and traditional banking relationships. It provides loans without collateral to clients who lack credit history by using its sophisticated risk-scoring system that emphasizes a client's true capacity to afford a loan and engages with customers in their neighborhoods, in their language and with familiar faces from the community to build relationships of trust that lead to a lifetime of growth and prosperity. The company was founded by James Gutierrez and Gabriel Manjarrez in 2005 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

First Chicago Bancorp provides commercial banking services in the United States. Its services include real estate, and construction and commercial loans to individuals, and small and medium-sized businesses. The company also provides mortgage services and alternative investment products. First Chicago Bancorp was founded in 1905 and is located in Chicago, IL

Citibank AG provides banking services. Its products include banking, financing, and insurance services. Citibank is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Boston New Technology, Inc. is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes the growing tech startup community. The American company was founded by Vivjan Myrto.

Citibank (Switzerland) AG (Citi Switzerland) is the Swiss private banking subsidiary of Citicorp Banking Corp., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Founded in 1963, the firm is headquartered in Zurich and provides a range of wealth management and advisory services to corporations, institutions and ultra-high-net-worth private clients. Citi Switzerland is a socially responsible investor which seeks to advance environmental and social progress and conduct business in a way that creates value for clients, customers, communities and employees.

Ramius Archview Credit & Distressed Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to generate total returns while minimizing the risk of loss. The fund was founded on May 12, 2015 is headquartered in New York, NY.

Elucidata Corp. operates as a data science to transform decision-making processes in R&D labs in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Its services includes data processing, data modeling and analysis and data visualisation. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Neurolaunch is an American company that emphasizes the importance of reading and its impact on cognitive abilities, including creativity. The private company explores how reading stimulates creativity and how self-expression is a fundamental aspect of human nature. The company also discuss the effects of nicotine on the brain and the promising results of neuroplasticity exercises in managing tinnitus symptoms. The company was founded by Christopher W. Klaus.

Founded in 2008 Navidar Group LLC is a broker-dealer headquartered in Austin, Texas. Navidar Group is registered with FINRA and SIPC. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navidar Holdco LLC, an investment banking firm that provides businesses and investors in dynamic industries with strategic merger and acquisition advice, capital raising solutions and corporate advisory services. Navidar focuses on SaaS software, eCommerce & Internet, IT & engineering services, specialty manufacturing, and healthcare information technology companies.

UserZoom Technologies, Inc. develops and provides customer experience analytics software. It offers usability testing, UX measurement, information architecture testing, user feedback monitoring, and mobile testing solutions. The company was founded by Alfonso de la Nuez Magarzo, Xavier Mestres Montia, and Javier Darriba-Fernández in 2007 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.