Kate Bedford

Global Analytics, Inc. provides predictive analytics and risk management solutions. The firm offers analytic consulting and access to proprietary underwriting and servicing platforms to companies around the globe. Its portfolio of brands includes Drafty and Lending Stream. The company was founded by Krishna Gopinathan, Steve Biafore, and Purna Patnaik in 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.