George T. Kanganis

Wyeth Holdings LLC manufactures and distributes chemicals. The firm's chemical contains phosphate rock, calcium, lime, carbide and nitrogen which are used in fertilizers. The company was founded by Frank Washburn in 1907 and is headquartered in Wayne, NJ.

Texaco, Inc. explores and produces oil and natural gas. It engages in the worldwide exploration, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Union Carbide Corp. engages in the production of chemicals and polymers. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Its products include polyethylene and polypropylene, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, ethyleneamines, biocides, surfactants, deicing and anti-icing fluids, amines, solution vinyl resins and polyethylene glycols. The company was founded on November 1, 1917 and is headquartered in Seadrift, TX.

Russell Investment Management LLC (RIM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They are a holding firm of Russell Investments US Retail Holdco, Inc., ultimately owned by Russell Investments Group Ltd. The firm was founded in 1936 and was formerly known as Frank Russell Investment Co. RIM provides investment advisory services to affiliated pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, insurance companies, foreign official institutions, financial intermediaries, and wrap-fee program clients of third-party financial intermediaries.

Standard Chartered Bank Ltd. provides commercial and financial banking services. The firm offers credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, deposit taking and wealth management services to individuals and small to medium sized enterprises. It provides trade, finance, cash management, lending, securities services, foreign exchange, debt capital markets, and corporate finance services to corporate and institutional clients. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Founded in 2001, Divine Capital Markets LLC is an independent, woman-owned full-service brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm's clients include institutional fund managers, pension plan administrators, corporate treasurers, and accredited high net-worth individuals. Divine Capital Markets looks at relevant macroeconomic, industry and security fundamental and technical analysis and leveraged alternatives (convertible bonds, preferreds and covered calls) to provide long-term investment strategies. Their research philosophy is based on analyzing business cycles. The firm also focuses on emerging markets with a particular focus on Brazil, Russia, India and China. Divine Capital Markets is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

GE Commercial Finance, Inc. provides commercial lending, financing and leasing services. It offers healthcare, manufacturing, fleet management, communications, construction, energy, aviation, infrastructure and equipment services. The company is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Selective Insurance Co. of America provides property and casualty insurance products and services. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Branchville, NJ.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (Invt Mgmt) (NSI-IM) is the investment management division of Nomura Securities International, Inc., a broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Nomura Holding America, Inc., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. NSI-IM provides advisory research services for a fee to institutional clients, such as banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations or other businesses, state government entities, investment companies, other investment advisers, corporations, or other businesses.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Emerging Managers Group LP engages in the distribution of offshore asset management products. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. is a fire and casualty insurance company which provides various personal and commercial insurance products in the United States. Its insurance plans include auto, health, home, boat, airplane, business and prepaid legal. The company sells its products through independent insurance agents. It was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.

TVR Communications LLC provides interactive patient education, entertainment, and communication services. Its products and services include analog and digital television sets; digital terrestrial and cable high definition television solutions; digital satellite television systems; meeting room, training room, and video conferencing solutions; event broadcast closed circuit systems, including rental services; and cable plan distribution planning, upgrades, and installation. The company was founded by Edward Koch in 1950 and is headquartered in Elmhurst, NY.

Quantum Management Group, Inc. provides program and project management services. Its services include environmental, health and safety support, remediation, information management systems, construction management, and decommission and demolition. The company was founded by Vincent D’Aco, George Hollerbach and John Lang in 1994 and is headquartered in Clifton, NJ.

StoneCastle Partners LLC provides asset management and financial advisory services. Its activities include cash management, investment management, investment banking, and financial advisory. The company was founded by Joshua Stuart Siegel and Matthew Reuben Mayers in June 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gilbane Building Co. provides construction management services. It specializes in building site selection, programming and construction through transition, planning and management. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Juna Equity Partners LP (Juna Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Patrick O. Kocsi. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Elemental Cognition LLC develops Artificial Intelligence systems that autonomously learn from human language and interaction. It facilitates decision making in the areas ranging from healthcare to economics. The company was founded by David Ferrucci in 2015 and is headquartered in Wilton, CT.

4 Catalyzer Corporation (4 Catalyzer Corp.) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Jonathan M. Rothberg. The firm is headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut.

Eldridge Industries LLC (Eldridge Industries) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 2015 by Duncan Bagshaw, Todd L. Boehly and Tony Minella. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.