Alec Castellanos

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Atherton Capital, Inc. is a private company based in San Bruno, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

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 Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

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.

BRED Banque Populaire SA engages in the provision of commercial banking services to corporate and individual clients. It offers savings and deposit accounts, loans, mortgages, financing, insurance, pension plans and credit card issuing, as well as financial advisory, and investment fund management services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Dexia SA specializes in public and project financing. It provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and SMEs, asset management, and insurance sectors. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Passport Capital LLC (Passport) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2000 by John H. Burbank III. Passport serves as the investment manager to privately offered pooled investment vehicles.

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) is an investment research firm headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1985 and is owned by Viss Intermediate LLC, which is ultimately held by Deutsche Börse AG (ETR: DB1) in Germany. ISS provides corporate governance and responsible investment solutions globally to other investment advisers, including investment advisers to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, broker-dealers, asset owners, asset managers, banks or thrift institutions, hedge funds, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and other institutional investors, as well as law firms, and universities. The firm also provides data to third parties for use in thematic based indices. Their solutions include objective governance research and recommendations; responsible investment data, analytics, and research; end-to-end proxy voting and distribution solutions; turnkey securities class-action claims management provided by Securities Class Action Services, LLC (ISS SCAS); reliable global governance data and modeling tools; asset management intelligence, portfolio execution and monitoring, fund services, and media.

Riskmetrics Group LLC provides financial risk management services. The firm provides financial analytics and wealth management solutions to different financial institutions, corporations and central banks. It consists of three primary business units–risk management, governance services and financial research. The company was founded by Ethan M. Berman in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Remediant, Inc. offers secureOne a complete defense against compromised credentials and insider threats. The firm provides critical functionality for security teams, particularly as teams adopt data-centric security with fine-grained access control. The company was founded by Paul Lanzi and Timothy Keeler in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Atia Vision, Inc. provides medical device services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Shifamed LLC (Shifamed) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Amr Salahieh. The firm is headquartered in Campbell, California.

deltaDOT Ltd. develops and commercializes technologies for the separation and analysis of biomolecules. It offers High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis and Conventional Capillary Electrophoresis, and analytical services and contract research. The company was founded by Stuart Hassard and John Hassard in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Buildzoom, Inc. provides service designed to connect homeowners with licensed contractor. It offers building permit search, remodeling analysis, and finding home improvement contractors. The company was founded by David Petersen and Jiyan Naghshineh Wei in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Banque Pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao provides commercial banking products and services. Its products and services include deposits, loans, cards, electronic banking, ATMs, fund transfers, trade finance, and other related services. The company was founded on December 2, 1975 and is headquartered in Vientiane, Laos.

ACLEDA Bank Plc engages in the provision of lending and financial services. The firm provides E-banking, credits, deposits, cash management, funds transfer, trade finance, financial lease, and life insurance services. It provides superior financial services to all segments of the community. The company was founded by In Channy in January 1993 and is headquartered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

New York Business Development Corp. provides loans to small businesses. The company is headquartered in Albany, NY.

SFIL SA engages in provision of financial activities and services to the public sector. It supports local government, public hospitals and local investment and export services for financial needs. The company was founded on February 01, 2013 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

RangeForce, Inc. develops cloud based cyber security simulation and training platform. It specializes in cyber security, security attack, defense and incident response, threat intelligence, security monitoring, incident response, security simulations, skills assessment and development. The company was founded by Taavi Must, Jaanus Kink and Margus Ernits in 2014 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.