Keyan Shahdi

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

AKO Capital LLP is the alternative investment management subsidiary of AKO Capital Management Ltd., itself owned by AKO Capital (Jersey) Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 2005 by Nicolai Tangen. Headquartered in London, AKO Capital manages the assets of long-term oriented investor base that includes endowments, charitable foundations, institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Payward, Inc., also known as Kraken, is a cryptocurrency platform that offers spot trading, staking, regulated derivatives, and index services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA, and has subsidiaries in Australia, United Kingdom, and United States. Kraken's mission is to accelerate the adoption of crypto to achieve financial freedom and inclusion. The platform is trusted by over 10 million individuals, traders, and institutions worldwide, and offers professional 24/7/365 client support. Kraken has set the industry standard for transparency and client trust, and was the first crypto platform to conduct proof of reserves audits. The company was founded in 2011 by Karsten Nilsen and Jesse William Powell, and the CEO is David Ripley.

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.

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.

Part of CFRA Research Inc., The Center For Financial Research & Analysis (UK) is a leader in financial intelligence solutions. The company is based in London, UK. The British company offers expert analysis and insights to help businesses and investors make smarter, faster decisions. CFRA's Legal Research provides non-correlated, alpha-focused legal insights, assessing risks and identifying potential mispricings related to major patent, litigation, crisis, and regulatory events. The company offers real-time insights on legal themes, cases, and regulatory events for event-driven investors.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. provides credit rating services. The firm also provides other banking and financial services. The entity was founded by Jules B. Kroll in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dealogic LLC provides financial software. It designs, develops and markets software, communications and analytical products for the investment banking industry. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NTT DATA, Inc. provides infrastructure, business process outsourcing and application solutions and services. It offers advisory services, application development and management, bi, analytics and performance management, business process outsourcing, cloud lifecycle services, digital business, enterprise application services, infrastructure services and strategic staffing services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

MSCI ESG Research is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of MSCI, Inc. (NYSE: MSCI). The firm provides in-depth research, ratings and analysis of the environmental, social and governance-related business practices of thousands of companies worldwide. MSCI ESG Research builds on the expertise and achievements of sustainability pioneers KLD, Innovest and IRRC, acquired through MSCI's acquisition of RiskMetrics.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides security services for innovation and technology markets. The company was founded in June 2005 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. operates securities and exchanges markets as well as equities. The company is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is a non-profit organization, which engages in the development and maintaining of robust reporting standards that enable businesses around the world to identify, manage, and communicate financially material sustainability information to their investors. Its market use include supporters, perspectives and case studies, SASB resources, SASB reporters, firm licensing SASB. The company was founded by Jean Rogers in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Modern Bank NA operates as a commercial wholesale bank that provides financing and banking solutions. It offers commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate, and private client services. The company was founded by Bippy M. Siegal in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Modern Financial, Inc. is engaged in providing commercial banking services. The company was founded by Stefan V. Reyniak in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Medley Global Advisors LLC (MGA) is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard H. Medley in 1997. They are a subsidiary of Energy Aspects Ltd. in Great Britain. MGA provides macro policy research services for hedge funds, institutional investors and asset managers around the world. The firm issues reports and provides analysis on political economy in the developed world and key emerging markets. Their core strengths are global central banks, fiscal policy, politics and geopolitics.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

The RAND Corp. engages in conducting research and analysis to improve policy and decision-making. Its services include benchmarking, case study analysis, cost analysis, economic analysis, modeling, simulation, and optimization, performance measurement and measurement development, policy analysis, program evaluation, risk assessment and analysis, strategic planning, survey research, and technology assessment and development. The company was founded on May 14, 1948 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.