Michael Bishopp

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.

Freeman Investment Management Co. LLC is a registered investment advisor located in San Diego, California. The firm was originally founded in 1985 as Investment Research Company (IRC). From March 1994 until January 2001, IRC was a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Asset Management. In January 2001, IRC became an independently owned and operated firm through an MBO and changed their name to Freeman Associates Investment Management. In February 2009, the firm merged with San Diego-based Investment Science Corp. (ISC) and became known as Freeman Investment Management Co. LLC.

Barra LLC provides investment analytics, trading solutions and software to investment professions. The company provides risk management technology for investment professionals. Barra was founded by Barr Rosenberg and Andrew Rudd in 1975 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.