Rick Damico

Broadmark Asset Management LLC (Broadmark) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Christopher J. Guptill in 1999 and became a majority owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG) in 2023. Broadmark manages and/or sub-advises mutual funds, retail and institutional separately managed accounts. Tactical Growth is their flagship strategy.

Headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Minneapolis, Chicago and Boston, ThinkEquity Partners is a broker/dealer. The firm offers targeted research and investment banking services for institutional investors and corporate clients. They specialize in identifying, analyzing and understanding the technological, macroeconomic and cultural trends that impact key growth verticals, with a particular concentration on healthcare, technology, media/education and business/consumer services. The firm starts with a top-down analysis approach and then allocates resources based on a long-range research roadmap.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage services. Their clients include corporations, institutions, governments and individuals. They are engaged in segments that encompass capital markets, wealth management and global clearing services. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.